"pornotroping" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Coined by Hortense J. Spillers in her 1987 essay “Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe: An American Grammar Book”; porno- + trope + -ing. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|porno|trope|ing}} porno- + trope + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pornotroping (uncountable)
  1. (feminism) The process of reducing a person or group of people to mere flesh, stripped of personhood and made into the object of violent and sexual impulses. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Feminism, Racism
    Sense id: en-pornotroping-en-noun-gyFvpiiq Disambiguation of Racism: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with porno-, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with porno-: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Topics: feminism, government, human-sciences, ideology, philosophy, politics, sciences

Verb

Etymology: Coined by Hortense J. Spillers in her 1987 essay “Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe: An American Grammar Book”; porno- + trope + -ing. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|porno|trope|ing}} porno- + trope + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pornotroping
  1. present participle and gerund of pornotrope Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pornotrope Categories (topical): Racism
    Sense id: en-pornotroping-en-verb-OloHAqY7 Disambiguation of Racism: 55 45
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