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单词 ableism
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Definition of ableism in English:

ableism

(also ablism)
noun ˈeɪblɪz(ə)mˈābəˌlizəm
mass noun
  • Discrimination in favour of able-bodied people.

    we were fed up with the ableism of the women's movement
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I find it very disturbing that a pregnant woman's wish for a healthy child is being redefined as being an expression of ableism.
    • As Suzanne Pharr points out, ‘it is virtually impossible to view one oppression… in isolation because they are all connected: sexism, racism, homophobia, classism, ableism, anti-Semitism, ageism ‘.
    • Either the reader must identify with the narrator and share her/his view that ableism and sexism are hurting people who need health care, or she/he must find a way to dismiss the story.
    • Their issues-which still are all women's issues-are very much entrenched in institutional oppression feeding off racism, sexism, classism, ageism and ableism.
    • Please try not to promote ableism within the pages of your ‘progressive’ newsjournal, especially after you have shown that you know better.
    • She believes that classes in children's and young adult literature must include works that discuss racism, classism, ableism, sexism, and homophobia; otherwise, discriminatory attitudes will not change.
    • We were placed in workshops where we'd have to face issues of diversity across a wide gamut, forcing us to develop an understanding of women's issues, homophobia and heterosexism, ableism.
    • Nor was this movement particularly interested in challenging racism, classism, anti-Semitism, ageism, ableism or fatphobia.
    • Organizers have dedicated Friday to this year's symposium, which will link sexual diversity with other forms of multicultural diversity and will address homophobia, racism, discrimination and ableism.
    • It is arguable that other forms of oppression, such as gender oppression, sexism, ableism, ageism, etc., are also produced by capitalism.
    • Some of these issues include infanticide, child abuse, incest, forced marriage, marital rape, classism, ableism, and sexism.
    • It is important to realize that women with disabilities often don't conform to the stereotypes of a ‘good’ woman, wife, and/or mother and so experience both ableism and sexism simultaneously.
    • The noble motive of Elliott and Vasquez is to end racism, sexism, ageism, ableism, and heterosexism… just about every type of nonPC ‘ism’ in existence.
    • Overall, Eva's function in the narrative clearly exceeds that of foil to the interlocking systems Thomson lists as ‘racism, sexism, ableism and classism’.
    Synonyms
    prejudice, bias, bigotry, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, unfairness, inequity, favouritism, one-sidedness, partisanship

Derivatives

  • ableist

  • adjective
    • If I have inadvertently displayed any sexist, racist, lookist, ableist, or any other type of bias as yet unnamed, I apologise.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The cover design appears to be rather male-dominated, white, and ableist.
      • Continued racist, sexist, homophobic, ageist, and ableist institutions and behavior create particular circumstances for these groups, usually disadvantaging them in their opportunity to develop their capacities.
      • Having to face a counselor's insinuations that they are ableist if they want to abort because of fetal disability just adds another burden on women seeking abortions.
      • Thomson argues there is now evidence of a departure from and revision of the medicalized ableist legacy to be found in exemplary postmodern black women's writing.
 
 

Definition of ableism in US English:

ableism

(also ablism)
nounˈābəˌlizəm
  • Discrimination in favor of able-bodied people.

    we were fed up with the ableism of the women's movement
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Overall, Eva's function in the narrative clearly exceeds that of foil to the interlocking systems Thomson lists as ‘racism, sexism, ableism and classism’.
    • As Suzanne Pharr points out, ‘it is virtually impossible to view one oppression… in isolation because they are all connected: sexism, racism, homophobia, classism, ableism, anti-Semitism, ageism ‘.
    • Please try not to promote ableism within the pages of your ‘progressive’ newsjournal, especially after you have shown that you know better.
    • Either the reader must identify with the narrator and share her/his view that ableism and sexism are hurting people who need health care, or she/he must find a way to dismiss the story.
    • Organizers have dedicated Friday to this year's symposium, which will link sexual diversity with other forms of multicultural diversity and will address homophobia, racism, discrimination and ableism.
    • It is arguable that other forms of oppression, such as gender oppression, sexism, ableism, ageism, etc., are also produced by capitalism.
    • The noble motive of Elliott and Vasquez is to end racism, sexism, ageism, ableism, and heterosexism… just about every type of nonPC ‘ism’ in existence.
    • We were placed in workshops where we'd have to face issues of diversity across a wide gamut, forcing us to develop an understanding of women's issues, homophobia and heterosexism, ableism.
    • Some of these issues include infanticide, child abuse, incest, forced marriage, marital rape, classism, ableism, and sexism.
    • Their issues-which still are all women's issues-are very much entrenched in institutional oppression feeding off racism, sexism, classism, ageism and ableism.
    • I find it very disturbing that a pregnant woman's wish for a healthy child is being redefined as being an expression of ableism.
    • She believes that classes in children's and young adult literature must include works that discuss racism, classism, ableism, sexism, and homophobia; otherwise, discriminatory attitudes will not change.
    • It is important to realize that women with disabilities often don't conform to the stereotypes of a ‘good’ woman, wife, and/or mother and so experience both ableism and sexism simultaneously.
    • Nor was this movement particularly interested in challenging racism, classism, anti-Semitism, ageism, ableism or fatphobia.
    Synonyms
    prejudice, bias, bigotry, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, unfairness, inequity, favouritism, one-sidedness, partisanship
 
 
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