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PRONUNCIATION OF BODY FASCISM

body fascism  [ˈbɒdɪ ˈfæʃɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BODY FASCISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Body fascism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BODY FASCISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

body fascism

Lookism

Lookism is a term used to refer to the positive stereotypes, prejudice, and preferential treatment given to physically attractive people, or more generally to people whose appearance matches cultural preferences. The pejorative term body fascism is also used as a synonym and Warren Farrell has proposed the term genetic celebrity to describe adoration of the attractive. Physical attractiveness is associated with good things, such as beautiful princesses; in contrast, physical unattractiveness is associated with negative things, such as wicked witches. Many people make automatic judgments of others based on their physical appearance that influence how they respond to those people. Research on the "What is beautiful is good" stereotype shows that, overall, those who are physically attractive benefit from their good looks: physically attractive individuals are perceived more positively and physical attractiveness has a strong influence on judgement of a person’s competence. In return, physically attractive people benefit from these stereotypical beliefs.

Definition of body fascism in the English dictionary

The definition of body fascism in the dictionary is intolerance of those, whose bodies do not conform to a particular view of what is desirable.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BODY FASCISM


anti-fascism
ˌæntɪˈfæʃɪzəm
Birchism
ˈbɜːtʃɪzəm
Britishism
ˈbrɪtɪˌʃɪzəm
Bushism
ˈbʊʃɪzəm
churchism
ˈtʃɜːtʃɪzəm
criticism
ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm
Englishism
ˈɪŋɡlɪˌʃɪzəm
fascism
ˈfæʃɪzəm
fetichism
ˈfɛtɪˌʃɪzəm
fetishism
ˈfɛtɪˌʃɪzəm
Irishism
ˈaɪrɪˌʃɪzəm
journalism
ˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm
mechanism
ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm
metabolism
mɪˈtæbəˌlɪzəm
monoecism
mɒˈniːʃɪzəm
neo-fascism
ˌniːəʊˈfæʃɪzəm
revanchism
rɪˈvæntʃɪzəm
tachisme
ˈtɑːʃɪzəm
terrorism
ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm
tourism
ˈtʊərɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BODY FASCISM

body building
body cavity
body clock
body colour
body combat
body copy
body corporate
body count
body double
body dysmorphic disorder
body fat
body fluids
body hair
body horror
body image
body language
body lotion
body mass
body mass index
body mike

WORDS THAT END LIKE BODY FASCISM

aestheticism
agnosticism
athleticism
Catholicism
cynicism
eclecticism
eroticism
exorcism
exoticism
Islamofascism
literary criticism
mysticism
neoclassicism
neuroticism
ostracism
racism
romanticism
scepticism
self-criticism
skepticism

Synonyms and antonyms of body fascism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «body fascism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BODY FASCISM

Find out the translation of body fascism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of body fascism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «body fascism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

身体法西斯主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fascismo cuerpo
570 millions of speakers

English

body fascism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शरीर फासीवाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفاشية الجسم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тело фашизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fascismo corpo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শরীর ফ্যাসিবাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le fascisme du corps
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fasisme badan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Körper Faschismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボディファシズム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

몸 파시즘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Awak fasisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơ thể chủ nghĩa phát xít
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடல் பாசிசம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॉडी फासीवाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Vücut faşizm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corpo fascismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

faszyzm ciało
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тіло фашизм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fascism corp
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φασισμού σώματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

liggaam fascisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kropp fascismen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kroppen fascisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of body fascism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BODY FASCISM»

The term «body fascism» is barely ever used and occupies the 196.309 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BODY FASCISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about body fascism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BODY FASCISM»

Discover the use of body fascism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to body fascism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Body Fascism: Salvation in the Technology of Physical Fitness
This is an exciting, erudite, and passionately argued work ... which will stimulate new thinking on an important and timely subject.
Brian Pronger, 2002
2
Saint Foucault: Towards a Gay Hagiography
And yet, I think gay people have equally good reasons against joining in the chorus of straight disapproval of gay male "body fascism," reasons above and beyond the constant suspicion that straight indignation at "fascism" becomes ...
David M. Halperin, 1997
3
International Journal of Religion and Sport
... to the politics of fascism and nationalism are lost, and the emergence of Japan as a globalizing influence and cultural movement is neglected as well. 37 Ibid, 152. 38 Glass. Working Emptiness, 2. 39 Pronger. Body Fascism. 88. 40 Pronger.
Christopher J. Anderson, Gordon Marino, 2009
4
Homofiles: Theory, Sexuality, and Graduate Studies
On his chest the phrase "0% Fat” is written in a stencil style font and the headlines of the magazine that accompany this image are positioned to the left of the model. The first headline reads "In praise of body fascism” and the second poses the ...
Jes Battis, 2011
5
The Fat Jesus: Christianity and Body Image
sex and power expressed through the size they wish to be will be a rebellion against not simply the body fascism of patriarchy but also many other aspects of that pernicious system. Women need to transform the need to be desired into an  ...
Lisa Isherwood, 2008
6
Therapeutic Groups for Obese Women: A Group Leader's Handbook
What this exercise addresses is the negative messages that many women constantly give themselves about their bodies and how they reinforce those messages by using magazines, etc., to practise a sort of body fascism. If you look at ...
Julia Buckroyd, Sharon Rother, 2007
7
Breakfast with Socrates: An Extraordinary (Philosophical) ...
We're familiar, for instance, with “body fascism,” the notion that, if you want to belong, your body must conform to a certain type: not too fat, not too short, not too wrinkly. It's a set of rules that disadvantages women in particular, for whom fat is a  ...
Robert Rowland Smith, 2010
8
Meat Market: Female Flesh Under Capitalism
... feel free from the tyrannies of body fascism is a really great bra and the chance to stand on a stage and be judged approvingly by men. When I began to eat again and started to approach a healthy weight, I was bombarded with compliments.
Laurie Penny, 2011
9
Claiming Space: Racialization in Canadian Cities
Both Baker and Matti refuse the prison house of circuit party queer life in critiques of subjects ranging from the use of drugs, to unsafe sexual practices, to body fascism. They are explicitly critical of how queer liberation has given way to forms of ...
Cheryl Teelucksingh, 2006
10
Gender Politics: Citizenship, Activism, and Sexual Diversity
Citizenship, Activism, and Sexual Diversity Surya Monro. the self-perceived need for transsexuals to distance themselves from transvestites because of the stigmatisation of transvestite sexuality (see Chapter 5). Body Fascism Body fascism ...
Surya Monro, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BODY FASCISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term body fascism is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Book For Her by Bridget Christie Book review by Steve Bennett
... to the appalling (female genital mutilation), by way of inappropriately displayed porn magazines, body fascism and the marketing department ... «Chortle, Jul 15»
2
Comedian Luisa Omielan: 'Weaker sex? My body makes life — men …
Omielan hates body fascism more than anything else: “I'm a size 12 or 14. I'm a bit fat sometimes but who cares? Why is it anyone's business? «Evening Standard, Jun 15»
3
After marriage equality, isn't gay kinda over?
... including drug use, unsafe sex practices, the criminalization of AIDS, porn and body fascism, the marginalization of older and effeminate gay ... «Daily Xtra, Jun 15»
4
Is fat the new normal?
But will the decline of 'body fascism' make us ill? Eleanor Mills Published: 24 May 2015. Print. The popularity of actress Rebel Wilson shows attitudes to obesity ... «The Sunday Times, May 15»
5
You Can Do These 6 Things And STILL Identify As A Feminist, So …
You can want to be a ripped size two in full makeup at all times — but don't promote body fascism or sizeism to your friends, or shame your sister for eschewing ... «Bustle, May 15»
6
Spot the masterpiece amid a $1bn orgy of patronage and hype
Tender but heroic, gentle but monumental, they surely rank among the finest of all ripostes to our age of body fascism, from an artist whom his ... «The Independent, May 15»
7
10 Fab Flicks For Gays—and Others
That's always been there in the gay world, with body fascism and that kind of thing. Have you heard the expression "wrinkle queen"? Yeah ... «Out Magazine, May 15»
8
Why Joey Essex's Liberal Democat gaffe left me feline good about poll
We're used to hearing actresses speak about the body fascism which blights their trade, the ridiculous pressure to maintain unhealthy shapes ... «Belfast Telegraph, May 15»
9
Why it's time to hold out a helping hand to obese people
Isn't that body fascism? Maybe the body shape of the model in the Protein World ad is unattainable to some people. Maybe they think they ... «Gloucestershire Echo, May 15»
10
Protein World is not the first to use sex for a hard sell
... idealism takes the form of aspiring to a sculpted, agreeably proportioned woman in a swimsuit, it suddenly becomes nasty body fascism. «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Body fascism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/body-fascism>. Apr 2024 ».
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