Racism and sexism
There is a battle now raging about whether or not sexism and racism have any real element in common, and whether or not the collective struggle of one has any real implications for the other. ... To start off, we need to look at definitions of racism and sexism to understand that there is not a big difference. What is racism? ... What is sexism? ... While the term “sexism” dates from the mid-1960’s and came into frequent use after the rise of women’s liberation movement in 1968-1969, the practice of sexism has a long history. ... More recently, the issue of sexism against men also came into public debate, for example relating to child custody.