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OP > I have to admit that you've got me flummoxed on this one!
My reading of the OED (under chauvinism) relates early usage (1870s ff) to (the British) 'jingoism' exclusively. It goes on
to give citations for other forms of chauvinism, with adjectival modifiers, such as male chauvinism, female chauvinism,
carbon chauvinism (from Carl Sagan!), etc. All of the citations for male chauvinism are post-1970. This puts about 100
years between the original sense and the sexist sense -- and what I objected to was totally dropping the modifier; i.e.,
chauvinist == male chauvinist.
The original definition is indicative of chauvinism being a uniquely male trait (though not in all males, I hasten to add!) which would imply that the 'male' prefix is redundant. I can't see members of the opposite sex being called 'female chauvinists' (though there are plenty of female sexists about!) - unless it is an antinym of the male definition. I was unaware of the many other definitions you have given above, tsuwm (Carl Sagan - a chauvinist? Shurely not.) but perhaps the current meaning has evolved from the resurgence of the word through contemporary '60s/'70s literature. However, I hate speculating too much without some solid material to back me up so I shall trawl for references. Looks like we have a discussion on our hands. Ladies. Care to throw in your valuable comments?
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Decimate Rubrick 05/20/00 09:56 PM Re: Decimate lusy 05/20/00 10:54 PM Re: Decimate tsuwm 05/21/00 01:59 AM Re: Decimate juanmaria 05/21/00 07:14 AM Re: Decimate tsuwm 05/21/00 01:59 PM Re: Decimate juanmaria 05/21/00 06:43 PM Re: Decimate Rubrick 05/22/00 12:42 PM Re: shifting meanings tsuwm 05/22/00 01:13 PM Re: shifting meanings Rubrick 05/22/00 01:20 PM Re: shifting meanings juanmaria 05/23/00 07:22 PM Chauvinist Rubrick 05/25/00 07:51 AM Re: Chauvinist jmh 05/25/00 10:43 AM Re: Chauvinist tsuwm 05/25/00 10:29 PM Re: Chauvinist Rubrick 05/26/00 01:48 PM Re: Chauvinist tsuwm 05/26/00 02:02 PM Re: Chauvinist Rubrick 05/26/00 02:14 PM Re: Chauvinist tsuwm 05/26/00 02:25 PM Re: Chauvinist Rubrick 05/26/00 02:35 PM Re: Chauvinist tsuwm 05/26/00 02:40 PM Re: Chauvinist Rubrick 05/26/00 02:45 PM Re: Chauvinist tsuwm 05/26/00 09:37 PM Re: Chauvinist jmh 05/27/00 04:54 PM Re: Chauvinist Rubrick 05/28/00 04:11 PM Re: Chauvinist tsuwm 05/28/00 07:11 PM Re: some other examples David108 05/28/00 07:24 PM re: millennium tsuwm 05/30/00 02:54 PM Re: re: millennium Jackie 05/30/00 11:46 PM Re: Chauvinist Jackie 05/26/00 07:13 PM Re: usage panels tsuwm 05/22/00 03:52 PM Re: usage panels Rubrick 05/22/00 10:40 PM Re: usage panels tsuwm 05/23/00 08:13 PM Re: usage panels jmh 05/23/00 08:23 PM Re: usage panels jmh 05/24/00 07:30 AM Re: usage panels Rubrick 05/24/00 01:00 PM Re: Decimate juanmaria 05/23/00 07:21 PM Re: Decimate Rubrick 05/24/00 09:47 AM Re: Decimate juanmaria 05/24/00 10:47 AM Globalisation jmh 05/24/00 12:44 PM Re: Globalisation AnnaStrophic 05/24/00 02:16 PM Re: Decimate Rubrick 05/24/00 12:51 PM Re: Decimate juanmaria 05/24/00 01:58 PM Re: Latin jmh 05/25/00 10:35 AM Re: Latin wsieber 05/26/00 11:55 AM Re: Latin Jackie 05/26/00 07:08 PM Re: Latin juanmaria 05/27/00 07:11 PM Re: Latin Jackie 05/27/00 07:21 PM Re: Latin juanmaria 05/27/00 08:02 PM Re: absence makes it hard to find 'er tsuwm 05/27/00 09:24 PM Re: Ladies AnnaStrophic 05/28/00 12:50 AM Re: absence makes it hard to find 'er juanmaria 05/28/00 10:20 AM Hmmmmm jmh 05/28/00 02:51 PM Re: Hmmmmm tsuwm 05/28/00 07:05 PM Re: Hmmmmm jmh 05/28/00 07:43 PM Re: Hmmmmm tsuwm 05/29/00 07:21 PM Re: Latin Jackie 05/28/00 01:42 AM Re: Latin jmh 05/28/00 03:09 PM Re: Latin Rubrick 05/28/00 04:34 PM The spoken word jmh 05/28/00 07:56 PM Re: Latin juanmaria 06/01/00 03:44 PM Re: Other Planets jmh 06/02/00 06:19 AM Re: Latin Rubrick 05/28/00 04:14 PM Re: Latin jmh 05/28/00 08:01 PM
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