Feminazi

Feminazi is usually a disparaging and derogatory expression, composed of the words feminist and Nazi, the US- American talk show host Rush Limbaugh coined in the 1990s.

As Feminazi Limbaugh called feminists and members of the National Organization for Women and other organizations participating in the March for Women's Lives, a large pro-choice demonstration, participated. In addition, he coined the expression on outspoken proponents of abortion, as it felt that abortion the most important way for " militant feminists " are to seek power and to promote their belief in the uselessness of men.

Meanwhile, the expression in the United States has entered into the political vernacular and is used as a slogan of anti-feminist groups or in general for defamation of feminist positions, but also individuals. In the U.S. media, the expression also of feminist and liberal authors such as Katha Pollitt or Joe Klein is used in ironical way, eg anti-feminist positions to caricature.

The term is set speech by some authors in the context of the strategy of Hate. Especially anti-feminist Männerrechtler, gender equality policies also call " Femifaschismus " sweeping and see feminism as a bogeyman put, this term feminist women with the same monsters.