ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Purplewashing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Purplewashing is a noun meaning present participle and gerund of purplewash.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of purplewash.

More Meanings

  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.

Example Sentences

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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include redwashing, pinkwashing, wokewashing, greenwashing, sportswashing, whitewishing.

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