Concept in Definition ABC

It is called as sexism To that attitude, behavior that someone displays, and in which the discrimination and the devaluation of the female universe, as a consequence of considering that women are inferior to men.

Behavior in which discrimination and devaluation of the female gender predominate, considering it inferior to the male

Now, it is worth noting that although it has traditionally been a behavior displayed by men, attributed to them, it is also possible to find samples and expressions of machismo in women, especially in those who have been raised in the framework of a macho culture in which it is considered superior to man.

Machismo does not allow or support women to take the lead in the work, social and personal plane

For example, for machismo it is not at all well seen that women work alongside men, be independent in economic matters, that is, develop in all the planes beyond what machismo considers the primary, which is in her house, taking care of her, her husband, the children and everything that has to do with what domestic.

Of course, machismo will not understand, it will not support that women study a career, graduate and then work in her profession.

Physical and verbal violence of the male chauvinist

Obviously, in machismo there is and coexists an important load of violence which can manifest itself physically or verbally.

In the physical case, it can even be life-threatening for the woman who is the object of it.

And on the psychological plane, likewise, serious damage can occur, generating in the recipient woman, states of depression, a decrease in her self-esteemof her, sadness, among other states.

On the other hand, as the object of attack of machismo is women, the devaluation of everything do this, it is also that everything that is perceived to be linked to the feminine will be attacked with the same force.

So it is very common for machismo to aggravate homosexuals or metrosexual men, due to excessive care of the body, of the physical aspect, which is more associated with a conduct of women than men.

However, there is also a negative consequence of extreme machismo that can affect the men themselves, especially those who do not display rude behavior as exalted by the sexism.

So it is that a sensitive man, who cries, who is not aggressive is usually discriminated against and mocked by those who fly the macho flag.

That is, all those characteristics that are taken as feminine and that are appreciated in a man may be the objective of cruel teasing and so will those men who carry out professional activities associated with women, for example dance.

Although at present machismo has lost ground and is losing it more and more, in some cultures still observe and respect the worst of machismo, such as that a woman cannot participate in politics or that she is assassinated in case of committing adultery, something that of course does not happen in the opposite case.

Current movements are imposed on machismo

To provide a concrete example of how these archaic ideas are changing, fortunately, we cannot ignore world movements, especially raised by women but in which men also participate, and that promote the end of domestic or gender violence against women, popularly known as not one less.

And on the other hand the recent movement baptized me too and whose main leitmotif is to fight against the sexual and power subjugation of men against women and to achieve the recognition of the feminine gender in equality conditions with the male, especially with regard to work, that women earn the same amount of money that men do hold the same positions, something that has not happened yet, or for now is not equaled in most of the world.

In this sense, we cannot ignore the relevance that the adherence to this movement has had on the part of celebrities belonging to various fields such as politics, music, the show, the sport, who from their places of power and recognition have encouraged this aforementioned current which day by day adds more and more followers.

Public denunciations of abuses in Hollywood by actors and actresses and suffered by producers, Star directors and actors was undoubtedly the trigger for the movement that today is deeply rooted in the collective popular.

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