Anyone else annoyed with chauvinism?
Osutoria-Hangarii
07-11-2005, 00:59
Especially the totally unsolicited belitting of wherever-you-are or whatever-you-are, like insisting that nothing in America is authentic, or that anybody who happens to identify themself a certain way holds a certain belief, or that the there's only one "reasonable" way of looking at a problem? :/
( I hope this isn't deleted! :O )
Myrmidonisia
07-11-2005, 01:18
Especially the totally unsolicited belitting of wherever-you-are or whatever-you-are, like insisting that nothing in America is authentic, or that anybody who happens to identify themself a certain way holds a certain belief, or that the there's only one "reasonable" way of looking at a problem? :/
( I hope this isn't deleted! :O )
Sounds like you are against bigotry, rather than chauvinism, but sure I'll sign on.
Linthiopia
07-11-2005, 01:30
According to Webster:
Chauvinism
1 : excessive or blind patriotism -- compare JINGOISM
2 : undue partiality or attachment to a group or place to which one belongs or has belonged
3 : an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex; also : behavior expressive of such an attitude
I'm not quite sure that you used the right word... I learned "Chauvinism" as the third example, and that's how I usually see it used as well, so...
Osutoria-Hangarii
07-11-2005, 01:32
According to Webster:
Chauvinism
1 : excessive or blind patriotism -- compare JINGOISM
2 : undue partiality or attachment to a group or place to which one belongs or has belonged
3 : an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex; also : behavior expressive of such an attitude
I'm not quite sure that you used the right word... I learned "Chauvinism" as the third example, and that's how I usually see it used as well, so...
I mean it as the second definition there. i.e., "I'm right, others are stupid"