![]() ![]() While the apparent merging of these senses is subject to some criticism and is sometimes considered a conflation of the terms, this is to be expected. That is to say that the word misogyny is now sometimes used to discuss the societal structures that propagate gender-based discrimination, and sexism is now sometimes used to refer to hatred toward women. However, it has become increasingly common to see the terms misogyny and sexism used more or less interchangeably. By these definitions, it follows that all misogynists are sexist, but not all people who hold sexist beliefs or support sexist systems are misogynists. These meanings are still widely used today. ![]() Misogyny related to feelings of hatred toward women, while sexism was about firmly established stereotypes related to gender, and the discrimination resulting from such conceptions, typically directed toward women. Up until the 1980s, the meanings of misogyny and sexism were distinct. ![]()
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