2017年1月28日 星期六

“misogyny”, indefensible, downswing, misandry, misogynistic, nascent upswing, mass murder

When someone—like Donald Trump—has such a long history of saying loathsome things, we should apply “misogyny” without qualms. But misogyny isn't merely a strong version of sexism

“Misogyny” should not become a simple synonym for “sexism”
From the archive
ECONOMIST.COM


"The irony is all too often lost."
Sorry, Feminists: Misandry Isn't Funny


It may be ironic, but it's bad for the cause
TIME.COM

Yes, Elliot Rodger was a misogynist — but blaming a cultural hatred for women for his actions loses sight of the real reason why isolated, mentally ill young men turn to mass murder.


China PMI rise points to nascent upswing

A rise in China's key PMI economic indicator suggests that manufacturing
activity in the world's second largest economy is picking up. The reading
for November is fueling hopes that the global downturn has bottomed out.

 downswing,
Synonyms:downturn
Usage:Panicked investors scrambled to secure their assets as the market took a severe downswing for the third time in a month.


 UKIP foster ruling 'indefensible'Education Secretary Michael Gove and Rotherham Borough Council launch separate investigations into why three children were removed from a foster...

But who’s the “we” here? Bradley wants to legitimize rap by setting it in a canonical context, but aren’t we past the point of justifying it? True, CNN is clueless enough to ask, as it did on a 2007 program, “Hip-Hop: Art or Poison?” But no one is really still debating whether hip-hop is a bona fide art form. “Rap rhymes are often characterized as simplistic,” writes Bradley, who admits to finding himself “in the position of defending the indefensible, of making the case to excuse the coarse language and the misogynistic mes­sages.” He needn’t try so hard; in his tone of unwarranted protectiveness, he seems to forget that hip-hop now earns highbrow props worldwide. After three decades, it doesn’t require a defense attorney.




downswing

音節
dówn • swìng
downswingの変化形
downswings (複数形)
[名]
1 《ゴルフ》ダウンスイング.
2 (商況・出生率などの)下降, 減少(downturn)((in ...)).

indefensible


 音節
in • de • fen • si • ble
発音
ìndifénsəbl
[形]
1 弁護の余地のない, 言い訳のたたない.
2 (攻撃を)防ぎえない;(批判・否認から)守りようのない.
ìn・de・fèn・si・bíl・i・ty
[名]
in・de・fen・si・bly

misogynistic

(-sŏj'ə-nəs)
adj.
Of or characterized by a hatred of women.





misandry

Line breaks: mis|andry
Pronunciation: /mɪˈsandri/

NOUN

[MASS NOUN]
Dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against men (i.e. the male sex).

Origin

late 19th century: from Greek miso- 'hating' + anēr,andr- 'man', on the pattern of misogyny.



misogyny

Line breaks: mis|ogyny
Pronunciation: /mɪˈsɒdʒ(ə)ni /


NOUN

[MASS NOUN]
Dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women:she felt she was struggling against thinly disguised misogyny

Origin

mid 17th century: from Greek misos 'hatred' + gunē 'woman'.

Derivati

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