Definition of kneeâjerk. : readily predictable : automatic kneeâjerk reactions; also, disapproving : reacting in a readily predictable way The man was such a bleeding-heart knee-jerk liberal that you could predict the rest of the column after reading the first sentence. â Andrew M. Greeley.
And if the name is as old as Women's Liberation, the problem is at least as old, if not older. Horizontal hostility is a form of power-as-domination between and among women. the most appropriate context for discussing it is in terms of relations of power among women. values, attitudes and behaviours and never behave badly towards other women. important to keep in mind the main enemy, i.e. male domination.
Two examples of horizontal hostility. Posted on July 6, 2009 by Julie. 1) A feminist deciding that the main focus of her activism will be attacking women who she thinks are doing feminism wrong. 2) A Jew deciding that because anti-Semitism wouldnât exist if it werenât for Israel, he or she will end anti-Semitism by attacking other Jews.