I saw a little video-clip of a Dr. Phil episode about the world’s most chauvinistic man. This guy has a website to teach men about the art of chauvinism. This prompts me to ask you guys the following, because this something I’ve come across more and more lately; since when is chauvinism the same as misogynism?
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Chauvinism is hatred towards a group… (Wikipedia) and Misogynism is hatred towards women yeah?
Nicholas Chauvin was a soldier in the Napoleonic army, known for his fierce patriotism. Chauvinism has many interpretations, and recently it has started to mean the prejudiced belief in the superiority of men over women.
No, that’s when you narrow it down to ‘male chauvinism’, only. One of my favorite insults in Polish is “meska szowinistyczna swinia” (male chauvinistic pig). :)
The difference I see is the focus of the two terms. The ‘chauvenist’ focuses on the supposed superiority of men, while misogynism focuses on the supposed inferiority of women. Each presumes the other is true, but they’re different – just share qualities. Kind of like ‘rich’ and ‘wealthy’.