Someone who uses the genetal mutilation crisis in many other countries to justify a political agenda to keep Trans people from transitioning in America.
by Letaberealhere22 May 17, 2022
Get the INTACTIVIST mug.Activism to end infant circumcision based on human rights grounds, i.e. on the grounds that infants cannot consent to genital surgery that lacks any corrective or other immediate health benefit.
Due to some timely intactivism, the young woman was able to resist the doctor's suggestion that her healthy and happy newborn son be circumcised merely to mirror his father's circumcised penis.
by intactivist2 November 11, 2009
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the act of raising awareness that men should have the right to choose whether or not they keep their entire penis they were born with and that partial genital amputations should not be performed on babies.
Thanks to some well-timed intactivism, the expectant mother realized that we as a society should not be cutting erogenous body parts off of non-consenting members of our society.
by Pat Quest February 3, 2008
Get the intactivism mug.Sporting different color magnetic ribbons or bumper stickers that say "Free Tibet" on your car. It may be a "support our troops" yellow ribbon, a pink breast cancer ribbon, or any number of preposterous incarnations meant to capitalize on this trend. When you put stickers and magnets on your car, you aren't doing anything to support the cause. Thus, inactivism.
Julie has a "Free Tibet" sticker on her Subaru. But she hasn't done anything to actually help free Tibet. She also has an orange-spotted green ribbon that supports narcoleptic dogs. This doesn't do anything for narcoleptic dogs. This is inactivism.
by Jamie Perkins May 12, 2008
Get the inactivism mug.An interactivist is somebody who takes part in virtual activism on the internet, this is known as interactivism. Either through blogging or social media, petitions or hashtags, the spreading of ideas on the internet is becoming more and more effective.
I had Facebook apprehension so I signed an online petition through Facebook to get them to protect our privacy, and they changed their privacy policy! I'm an interactivist!
by MikeSynonymous October 7, 2010
Get the interactivist mug.Portmanteau word formed from infection and activist, used to describe someone who not only denies the scientific consensus on the safety and efficacy of immunisation but whose obsessive anti-vaxxer activism effectively makes them an advocate for infectious disease.
When asked why measles was sweeping the country after people stopped immunising their children after reading his anti-immunisation book, the infectivist bleated “fake news” and ended the interview.
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Get the infectivist mug.One who half-heartedly supports a cause without actually doing anything, by signing the occasional online petition or putting a banner on their myspace.
Usually emos or 16 year old girls.
Usually emos or 16 year old girls.
by Johnny The Homicidal Maniac March 25, 2007
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