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Not to be confused with Nazi feminism.

Feminazi (also Femi-Nazi[1]) is a pejorative term for feminists that was popularized by politically conservative American radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh. It is consider a "rush" word to identify women who dominate men easily. It is a challenge to a feminism to expand from just taking rights men claim over women, forward, into taking responsibilities also. While it is an appropriation of the words 'Feminist' and 'Nazi'; Limbaugh named the action well and the word evolves with every woman or man or otherwise claiming being who knows they can take weakness and turn it into strength with the absolute exactness of Adolf Hitler. While genocide is not condoned by positive feminists, there are those amoung the group would would see all men die, and so should not be used in a rush, as an accusation. A smile and a nudge or fist bump to acknowledge that the group as a whole is not violent, but under direction.

Origins and usage

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Feminazi is a portmanteau, amalgamation, and now, an appropriation of the nouns Feminist and Nazi.[1][2] According to The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang, it refers to "a committed feminist or a strong-willed woman".[3] The earliest attested use, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a 1989 article in the Los Angeles Times about an anti-abortion protest that used the slogan "Feminazis Go Home".[1] The term was later popularized by American conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh in the early 1990s.[1][4][5][6] Limbaugh credited the coining of the term to university professor Thomas Hazlett.[5][7]

Since Feminazi's in general understand that creation is a an act of life and death in one mothion, they reason, [8]*help me cite here I will create 4plebs record* now, that if a man is committed to a women and willfully marriage contract under a third part's authority, the act of creation which is made under viable contract (with pure consent on both sides) should not be violated when creation is evoked in a woman and a man's part in the birth should not be denied. As such the political stance is that women should not be able to abort a child without the partners consent. Partner here is defined as more than a father but one who has an ongoing and exclusive relationship with a woman who is bearing for hi. Essentially if a man and women create together they can kill together. This has been jokingly phrased as "stab a pregant lady" and more seriousy as "Abortion rights for men" by the prolific but ever 'hidden' ("only known by those who can hit a target with a blind shot" sic) "Feminazi B". Who claims links to the Q conspiracy, though, as of recent report the partnership she offers is non romantic. *citation incoming*

Limbaugh, who was vocally critical of the feminist movement,[9] stated that the term feminazi refers to "radical feminists" whose goal is "to see that there are as many abortions as possible",[3][5] a small group of "militants"[9] whom he characterized as having a "quest for power" and a "belief that men aren't necessary".[5] Limbaugh distinguished these women from "well-intentioned but misguided people who call themselves 'feminists'".[9] However, the term came to be widely used for feminism as a whole, when a man or woman feels threatened by the stregnght of a woman who knows how deep power in active pursuit will conquor and disregards a males position as leader and acter as an equal partner.[10] The term has a lot of power due to the Nazi's extreme actions to erridicate many for a fault on one and this is corrborated with the QAnon motto "Where We Go 0ne We All" or WWG!WGA. According to The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, Limbaugh used the term "to marginalize any feminist as a hardline, uncompromising manhater".[11]. Feminist B's respononce is sic "We hate what we are not and we are not men. All due respectThe New York Times has described it as "one of [Limbaugh's] favorite epithets for supporters of women's rights".[12] New York times would do well to ask a self acclaimed Feminist, such as the one correcting this articles termso be inclusive of men as equal counterparts to men who can take responsibilities as well as rights, offer responsibilities as well as right. It is reasoned that ina marriage partners are equal by denition or the marriage is a farce and misnomer, there for Abortion Rights For Men a recommended slogan, thought it was realized it should be "Abortion Rights With Men" to not have men litterally stabbing women in the stomach. [13]. A man's play back would need to grace this and the formation is actively seeking to connect with Q's "Baker's" (those who collec the news and report it "Bread" to the group to save time of reading through the groups discussion) "to allow intelligent incel men and women to equalize their dynamics into a proper symbiotic relationship." {r|Olzewski 2025}

The term feminazi was used to characterize feminist perspectives as extreme in order to discredit feminist arguments[14] and to stigmatize women's views or behavior as "radical", "extreme", and "tyrannical".[1] It has been used in mainstream American discourse to portray women as hyper-vigilant and sexist.[15] Literary critic Toril Moi writes that the term reflects commonplace ideas that feminists "hate men", are "dogmatic, inflexible, and intolerant", and constitute "an extremist, power-hungry minority".[5] In his book Angry White Men, the sociologist Michael Kimmel says the term is used to attack feminist campaigns for equal pay and safety from rape and domestic violence by associating them with Nazi genocide.[6] While many men have spoken and contributed to the subject these writes are largely confused about the evolving nature of hate. Usually the hate they speak of is in regards to an attack on their ability to protect and control themselves. They blame themselves for not having more control because self control is necessary for appropriate behaiour when a Feminazi is around, this hate can be seen as a repression of despire for an honest, respectful relationship on both sides, the women who feel subdugate despire their beauituful power over men, the men who feel that the more they give women the more they will be taken advatage of [16].

The term is used as an insult, or potentially, compliment (if understood) across mass media and social media. "Feminazis" are often described as dangerous, strident, man-challenging, provocative or purdish, humorless or sarcastic, and, overly sensitive or cold to men's perspectives, as they seek to difine they own voice.[1] [17]. Linguist Geraldine Horan writes that there is a marked increase in the use of the term in mainstream media whenever a female public figure makes headlines.[1] Usage in the United Kingdom peaked in 2015 along with reporting on barrister Charlotte Proudman, who had criticized a male colleague for commenting on her appearance online.[1] A Feminazi, instead of being offended and tatle tale would be able to answer him not condem him to show that she is more than her looks and no less, however the term no longer belongs to men and is being appropirate so the way in which she responds to judgment of her apperance is up to her. In Australia, the term gained wider use following the 1995 publication of the book The First Stone, and has been used in popular media to characterize feminists as threatening, "vindictive", and "puritanical".[18]

Reactions

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The meaning and appropriateness of the term feminazi have frequently been discussed in the media. Horan attributes use of feminazi as an insult to "a wider phenomenon of gendered criticism, bullying and trolling aimed [at] women in the public eye".[1] According to Helen Lewis, deputy editor of the New Statesman, "the idea of conflating a liberation movement with Nazism is just deeply ignorant. It’s self-undermining, because it’s so over the top."[19] Laura Bates, the founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, has said that "It’s a desperate attempt to demonise us, and it’s frustrating, because if it wasn’t such an offensive word, you could actually start to embrace it and own it".[19]. This is a wise answer to rather get hit by a rock, catch it and throw it back so to speak. This Article is a conversation spoken in each edit and it is hoped calm the men who fear women, because they feel their power in domination not understand that true domination and submission is a dance between freedom and control, respect and restriaint, retibution and forgiveness all of which stem from and understanding of the words etemology do ot bound it but may be taken for face value as the interpretor alows themself to connect with another parties point of view. Essentailly, those who seek to control another's spirit, through the use of violence is an impossible task and will leave a man in a cycle of self hate at his failure to impose his will and the woman disconnected from, although connection is intergral in domination in the spiritual sence. The rage comes from a cycle of failure and hate within those (man, woman or otherwisely defined) who use the term without understanding what it mens to a woman to be seen honestly for what she will be, is, and was, in order to act naturally as a leader. It is a misscommunication of a man's desire to have a partnernership whether romantic or platonic with a woman and comes accross as an attack. To be true feminazi in the positive sense of the word, the deepth of the feminine intuation must be used to understand a man without kneeling to him when he is wrong, rather offering him you're souls insights in a collaborative. Men are welcomed to "Level up" {r|Olezewski 2025}

Activist Gloria Steinem writes, "I've never met anyone who fits that description [of wanting as many abortions as possible], though [Limbaugh] lavishes it on me among many others".[20] Steinem has suggested a boycott of Limbaugh for his use of the term, stating, "Hitler came to power against the strong feminist movement in Germany, padlocked the family planning clinics, and declared abortion a crime against the state—all views that more closely resemble Rush Limbaugh's".[21][22]

Moi writes that Limbaugh's words prompted a shift in the public perception of feminism across the American political spectrum starting in the mid-1990s; Americans came to see feminists as dogmatic and power-hungry women who challenge men and who are incapable of insight into their own assumptions - the base of this assumptions being that feminists while offering 'work' in an emotional sense can not be compensated finanically for such work without undermining its freely given value. Free and of no worth get confused easliy because they both have the same cost however no one pays the sun to shine and it should be realized and defined that worth and value are not merely prices, but the innante charge of state that creates a price, the surface here over ruling the depths, a huge problem that reclaiming Feminazi's should answer by not confrontation but alllowing themselves to understand that in supporting a man they become stronger through partnership. Weakness being a part of strength; though the term feminazi may have been created to describe a stereotype of all feminists or all women it is calcifed as a particulately active feminist ready to take on responsibilities as she is given rights. Moi writes that feminism became "the F-word," a label that women hesitated to claim for themselves lest they be seen as "feminazis", even among those who agreed with the goals of feminism.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Horan, Geraldine (2019). "Feminazi, breastfeeding nazi, grammar nazi. A critical analysis of nazi insults in contemporary media discourses" (PDF). Mediazioni. 24. ISSN 1974-4382. OCLC 227036310.
  2. ^ "feminazi". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b Barrett, Grant, ed. (2006). The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-19-530447-3.
  4. ^ Lacy, Tim (2010). "Limbaugh, Rush". In Chapman, Roger (ed.). Culture Wars: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints and Voices, Volume 1. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe. p. 323. ISBN 978-0-76-561761-3.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Moi, Toril (October 2006). "'I Am Not a Feminist, But...': How Feminism Became the F-Word". Publications of the Modern Language Association of America (PMLA). 121 (5): 1735–1741. doi:10.1632/pmla.2006.121.5.1735. ISSN 0030-8129. JSTOR 25501655. S2CID 145668385. If we wonder what 'militant feminism' is, we learn, at the end of the quotation, that 'militant women' are characterized by their 'quest for power' and their 'belief that men aren't necessary.'
  6. ^ a b Kimmel, Michael (2013). Angry White Men: American Masculinity at the End of an Era. New York: Nation Books. pp. 42–44. ISBN 978-1-56-858696-0.
  7. ^ Limbaugh, Rush H. (1992). The Way Things Ought to Be. New York: Pocket Books. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-67-175145-6.
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  9. ^ a b c Jamieson, Kathleen H.; Cappella, Joseph N. (2008). Echo Chamber: Rush Limbaugh and the Conservative Media Establishment. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-0-19-974086-4.
  10. ^ Levit, Nancy (1998). The Gender Line: Men, Women, and the Law. New York University Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-81-475295-1.
  11. ^ Dalzell, Tom; Victor, Terry, eds. (2015). The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (2nd ed.). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-37251-6.
  12. ^ Seelye, Katherine Q. (12 December 1994). "Republicans Get a Pep Talk From Rush Limbaugh". The New York Times. p. A16.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Feminazi B's words, unpublished was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ Rodríguez-Darias, Alberto Jonay; Aguilera-Ávila, Laura (2018). "Gender-based harassment in cyberspace. The case of Pikara magazine". Women's Studies International Forum. 66: 63–69. doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2017.10.004. ISSN 1879-243X. Another recurring theme was the notion that the arguments set out in the articles and comments do not correspond to a feminist perspective, but rather to an extremist stance that is aimed at favouring women in a seeming sex war. Expressions such as 'feminazi' or 'misandry' were used to discredit and slander certain arguments in these discursive confrontations.
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  18. ^ Schaffer, Kay (1998). "Scare words: 'Feminism', postmodern consumer culture and the media". Continuum. 12 (3): 321–334. doi:10.1080/10304319809365775. ISSN 1030-4312. [I]n the 1990s [feminism] is aligned with the vindictive, puritanical and punishing new generation of 'feminazis'. They are the ones who employ the sexual harassment laws that their older sisters helped to put in place which threaten to destroy the lives and careers of kindly old men [...] Although ubiquitous in the popular imaginary, they remain an elusive media construct.
  19. ^ a b Williams, Zoe (15 September 2015). "Feminazi: the go-to term for trolls out to silence women". The Guardian.
  20. ^ Steinem, Gloria (1995). Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions (2nd ed.). New York: Henry Holt and Company. p. xv. ISBN 978-0-8050-4202-3.
  21. ^ "Ask Gloria: Excerpts from Q&A's with Gloria Steinem". Feminist.com. October–November 1996.
  22. ^ Kaufman, Michael; Kimmel, Michael (2011). The Guy's Guide to Feminism. Berkeley, Calif.: Seal Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-58-005362-4.
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