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Dominator Culture

A model of culture and human relations based on hierarchy, ranking, power, and control. Masculinity is equated with control, conquest, and violence: men dominating women and children.

Opposite to Partnership Culture.

In a domination system...

Humans are flawed and dangerous.

Difference is equated with superiority or inferiority.

Power is used to control and destroy through hierarchies of domination.

Competition means "dog eat dog"; "every man for himself".

People cooperate to dominate others.

Huge gaps between haves and have-nots

Nature is a resource to be dominated, depleted and polluted.

Morality of insensitivity, control, and coercion.

(Based on the Center for Partnership Studies' summary of points from Riane Eisler's _The Power of Partnership_ and David Korten's _The Great Turning_)
Dominator culture teaches all of us that the core of our identity is defined by the will to dominate and control others. We are taught that this will to dominate is more biologically hardwired in males than in females. In actuality, dominator culture teaches us that we are all natural-born killers but that males are more able to realize the predator role. In the dominator model the pursuit of external power, the ability to manipulate and control others, is what matters most. When culture is based on a dominator model, not only will it be violent but it will frame all relationships as power struggles.
(bell hooks)

Dom Dominator 

Another name for someone who often has a commanding influence or tries to exercise control over others and is often selfish and very pretentious. Comes from the term Dominator.
Rob:Shall we gwan down beach?
Jack:Yeah that sounds safe!
Bill:No i cba sounds swag lets go to town plus mans needs to get sum jeans.
jack:Ohh shut up you wasteman stop being such a Dom Dominator.
Rob:Yeah go play xbox or sumfing you noob.
Dom Dominator by Gary Browning September 18, 2011

Daiginator

The person who Daiginates
Person #1: "That's total griggs"

Person #2 (Daiginator): "What did you just say?" (then evil stare)
Daiginator by Hugo O'Bizzle January 20, 2009

Darbinator 

The nickname to the coolest last name ever, Darby. It is a sort of take on the Terminator only better. A cyborg sent from the future to attract new friends with his puffy blond afro and slowly take over the world with his guitar hero skills and dancing abilities.
Watch out! The Darbinator is coming!

The Darbinator cannot be stopped, not even with its favorite food, pizza.
Darbinator by cheesehead 4 July 14, 2009

Coney Island Dominators 

The main gang in the novel "The Warriors" by Sol Yurick who have to get from the Bronx back to Coney Island, their native turf. The gang itself consist of 7 members ( possibly more, but only the 7 are named) by the names of; "Papa" Arnold, "Uncle" Hector, Bimbo, Lunkface, Hinton, The Junior, and Dewey. Out of the seven, only 4 make it back to Coney.
Guy 1: "Yo man, I was readin' The Warriors today and dem Coney Island Dominators are the sheit!!!"

Guy 2: "I would take you more seriously if you would talk normally."

Dominatory

Adjective: very impressive.

First coined by Sujay on March 26, 2008.
"Wow, Chris, your essay is dominatory. Please allow me to bow down and worship you, for I know that I will never be as good a writer as you. You are amazing."
Dominatory by Christophe A. March 27, 2008