English Dictionary

purplewashing

名詞

不可算名詞

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.

日本語の意味

（否定的な評価や目標を和らげる、または正当化するために）政治的行動などにあえてフェミニズムの要素を取り入れて、その印象を利用する行為を指す。

Many activists criticized the government's purplewashing, arguing that presenting harsh immigration policies as feminist rhetoric only obscured their xenophobic intent.

多くの活動家は、政府のフェミニズムを装う行為を批判し、厳しい移民政策をフェミニズム的な修辞で飾ることが、その排外的な意図を覆い隠していると主張した。

意味（1）

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.