Oxford Dictionaries in hot water for ‘rabid feminist’

Is Oxford Dictionaries perpetuating sexist stereotypes? That’s the question asked by Memorial University of Newfoundland PhD student Michael Oman-Reagan, who has criticized the dictionary’s use of what he calls “explicitly sexist” examples. The word rabid, for example, comes with the usage example “rabid feminist”, according to the entry at OxfordDictionaries.com, while grating is explained with the…

Is Oxford Dictionaries perpetuating sexist stereotypes? That’s the question asked by Memorial University of Newfoundland PhD student Michael Oman-Reagan, who has criticized the dictionary’s use of what he calls “explicitly sexist” examples. The word rabid, for example, comes with the usage example “rabid feminist”, according to the entry at OxfordDictionaries.com, while grating is explained with the…

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