From Dictionary.com
e·mas·cu·late ( P )
To castrate.
To deprive of strength or vigor; weaken.
adj. (-lt)
Deprived of virility, strength, or vigor.
In a sentence: “This interpretation emasculates the fourth prong.”
As in one of my top five pet peeves about law school, using gendered/sexually inappropriate words to try and express a concept, through the use of a word like emasculate or sexy or dominatrix, completely missing the point of what you’re trying to say and continuing to maintain and strengthen sexual stereotypes.
An intersectional feminist lesbian attorney's rant.
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