Oppositional Sexism definition
Oppositional Sexism means to see what is inherently male and masculinity as everything that is the extreme opposite of female and femininity. This means that instead of the artificial or manipulated version of the female, men are everything that is considered “natural”. The performance of masculinity has become invisible. Being a man and achieving masculinity is something that just is. Men are born the way they are and do not or should not have to strive to be anything more or less. To be a man and masculine is deeply rooted in our society as something that just inherently is, causing maleness and masculinity to be the standard for what everyone should want to be. This also allows room for misogyny to play out in our society. What is female and femininity within our society is the opposite of male and masculinity and so those who are not inherently male or masculine are ridiculed and derailed. Since, our society (for the majority) only see’s gender in terms of black and white, male or female, femininity and masculinity, everything that is not male, which only leaves female, is dismissed and derailed as the lesser of the two. So, if women do meet the expectations of femaleness and femininity