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Internalized misogyny

distancing and belittling women along with shaming them due to believing your gender is inferior.
"I'm not like THOSE girls."

"I'm one of the guys! Girls are too dramatic and prissy!!!"

"Feminists make me SOO embarrassed to call myself a woman!!"

"Those girls are slutty!"
"Woah calm down with all this internalized misogyny"
by Femsociety June 2, 2015
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Internalized Gender Phase

The gender which society as assigned to an individual.
"Much to my chagrin, society has declared me a male. I guess I have now entered the internalized gender phase of my existence."
by zeezer43 June 26, 2021
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Internalized misandry

1.) the male counterpart to internalized misogyny; usually done by "nice guys" or leftist men who aim to raise their appeal with leftist women, in hopes of laying with them in the future;

2.) to belittle, shame, or hate men while being a man yourself.
"All men are trash except for me because I do this and that"
"Wow, what a long way to say you have internalized misandry"
by TheLegendaryChronos March 15, 2021
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Internalized racism

The phenomenon that occurs when victims of racism, through coercion or conditioning, turn racist attitudes and actions in against themselves or their racial/ethnic group.

Predominantly occurs with Asian females.
Internalized racism involves using racist terms against other members of the same racial/ethnic group; placing higher values on members who appear or act more like the dominant group, i.e. valuing people who appear more 'white'.
by spicy>bland November 26, 2020
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Internalized oppression

Technical meaning: To internalize the fact of being oppressed. In other words, to treat the state of oppression as if it were normal.
Internalized oppression: as the tyrannical king ruled over the country, its citizens have eventually learned to treat the harsh oppression as a part of their normal everyday life, never questioning their freedoms.
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Internalized transphobia

Wishing you were “normal” when you are transgender.
Jack: I heard Sara has internalized transphobia, I don’t get why she hates trans people.
Tom : She doesn’t hate trans people, she just never thought she would be trans and has internalized hate towards herself.
Jack : So she’s not transphobic?
Tom : No, she’s just scared.
by Transtuber August 11, 2023
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Internalized Whoraphobia

Internalized hatred of your actually being a whore . A range of negative attitudes and feelings towards your whoring behavior.
For example, some women may be uncomfortable or embarrassed by other women who are open and free about their sexuality. You try really hard not to let anyone see your inner "whore". Your internalized whoraphobia is what makes you judgmental of others who may also practice whore like behavior.
by lyricallesbian November 1, 2010
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