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  • noun Plural form of shamer.

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Examples

  • In my experience, the shamers of sexually active young women, are women of any age who think that sex is a bargaining tool and free sex is driving down the market value.

    Matthew Yglesias » Jessica Valenti on Anti-Feminists and So-Called “Hook-up Culture” 2009

  • A textbook third wave feminist rallying cry, the performance is a big Fuck You to slut-shamers and victim-blamers.

    Let’s Spend More Time Talking About Short Skirts « Gender Across Borders 2010

  • Almost nobody arrives at shame on their own; there are shamers and shamees.

    Barbara Ehrenreich: The Shame Game 2008

  • —Dolly Parton, defending Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan by using her folksy touch to obliquely yet pointedly call the tabloids lying, exploitative slut-shamers.

    Quote of the Day 2008

  • —Dolly Parton, defending Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan by using her folksy touch to obliquely yet pointedly call the tabloids lying, exploitative slut-shamers.

    Quote of the Day 2008

  • A textbook third wave feminist rallying cry, the performance is a big Fuck You to slut-shamers and victim-blamers.

    feminist blogs Colleen Hodgetts 2010

  • But what about those who have been listening to the noise, mixed messages, apologists and barterers and shamers?

    Progressive Bloggers 2009

  • Delaney's research included surveying Oswego students on some behaviors, identifying subjects as "perpetrators," "victims" and "self-shamers," the latter those who publicize their own humiliation.

    SUNY Oswego News 2008

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