Citations:singlist

English citations of singlist

Noun: "a person who discriminates on the basis of singlehood; one who holds negative views of single people"

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• 2007 — Leslie Talbot, "Stop Singlism!", Forbes, 21 August 2007:

  The fact is, more and more Americans are deciding to marry when it's right and if it's right--not whether or not it's right. That's a state of affairs worth being thankful for. Now, if we could just get the singlists off our backs.

• 2011 — Kay S. Hymowitz, Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men Into Boys, Basic Books (2011), →ISBN, unnumbered pages:

  Like racists and sexists, singlists discriminate against an outcast group.

• 2012 — Tasha R. Howe, Marriages and Families in the 21st Century: A Bioecological Approach, John Wiley & Sons (2012), →ISBN, page 248:

  Are you singlist? To assess your singlist ideologies, see the FYI box, "Singlehood Stigma Scale."