"male, pale and stale" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} male, pale and stale (not comparable)
  1. (derogatory, informal) Dominated by older white men or their interests. Tags: derogatory, informal, not-comparable Categories (topical): Male people, Racism, Sexism Related terms: boys' club, old boys' club, cronyism, dead white European male, old boy network, good old boy network, misogynoir
    Sense id: en-male,_pale_and_stale-en-adj-CkD9vIwC Categories (other): English coordinated triples, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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