heterosexism
noun 2
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3ADJ.
commercial
VERB + HETEROSEXISM
pervading
HETEROSEXISM + NOUN
media
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noun
1
The assumption made when relating to others that everyone is heterosexual.
One of the driving forces behind slash and femslash is the pervading heterosexism of commercial media – if television will not give us the due proportion of same-sex eroticism we are entitled to expect, then we will make it for ourselves.
2
Discrimination or prejudice in favor of heterosexuals.
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One of the driving forces behind slash and femslash is the pervading heterosexism of commercial media – if television will not give us the due proportion of same-sex eroticism we are entitled to expec
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What are conservatives so interested in conserving? Misogyny, racism, and heterosexism.
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