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purplewashing

noun

Etymology

From purple + -wash + -ing. The colour purple is often associated with feminism.

  1. derived from πορφύρα — “purple-fish”
  2. derived from purpura — “purple dye, shellfish”
  3. derived from purpure — “purple colour”
  4. inherited from purpul — “purple”
  5. inherited from purple
  6. suffixed as purplewashing — “purple + wash + ing”

Definitions

  1. The practice of presenting something as feminist, particularly a political action, in…

    The practice of presenting something as feminist, particularly a political action, in order to soften or downplay aspects of its reputation considered negative or as a justification for economic, political, xenophobic or racist goals.

    • Epilogue: from Islamophobia to purplewashing.
    • View all notes has inspired conceptual tools such as whitewashing, purplewashing and greenwashing, among others.

  2. present participle and gerund of purplewash

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