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amatonormativity

noun

Etymology

A compound of Latin amātō or amātus and normativity, modeled on heteronormativity and coined by philosophy professor Elizabeth Brake in 2011.

  1. derived from amātō

Definitions

  1. The assumption that all human beings pursue love or romance, especially by means of a…

    The assumption that all human beings pursue love or romance, especially by means of a monogamous long-term relationship.

    • Amatonormativity is oppressive when it privileges members of one form of caring relationship at the expense of noncomformists, whose opportunities are thereby significantly worsened.
    • Casual amatonormativity is routine even in scholarly research.
    • "I dislike [Valentine's Day] because I'm aromantic and it's very symbolic of the culture of amatonormativity," thesis student Aiden Juge commented.

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