phallocentric

Adjective

Meaning

phallocentric (comparative more phallocentric, superlative most phallocentric)

Focused on the phallus, especially as a symbol of male dominance; characterised by male attitudes, focused on men. [from 20th c.]

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Adam Phillips, On Flirtation (London 19940 pp. 161–2) Lacan has similarly been seen as trapped in the very phallocentric mastery his language ostensibly sought to undermine. Source: Internet

Helene Cixous argues that writing and philosophy are phallocentric and along with other French feminists such as Luce Irigaray emphasize "writing from the body" as a subversive exercise. Source: Internet

The claimant alleged that the A&W marketing scheme was "heteronormative", "phallocentric" and promoted "cross-sectional hegemony." Source: Internet

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