Definition
To assert that sexism is involved in a situation, especially in order to exploit sexist or antisexist attitudes.
In Context
- "Oh, I don't wanna play the gender card card right now. You wanna play a card? Let's play the "let's not die" card."
- "What worries me is that she is accused of "playing the gender card" when citing the old boys’ club, while he is seen as unifying by citing civil rights confrontations."
- "[…] the CAS was going to lose two of its best teachers; tolerate a mediocre one who had skillfully played the gender card by hiding behind her pregnancy; and retain an ineffective one."
- "How can you tell the difference between someone playing the gender card and someone actually calling out misogyny when you so obviously have no expertise on the matter?"