> Chauvinistic, racist and homophobic attitudes were far too normal at Uber There should be a $10 fine every-time the wonderful word 'chauvinism' is misused. T

> Chauvinistic, racist and homophobic attitudes were far too normal at Uber There should be a $10 fine every-time the wonderful word 'chauvinism' is misused. The law should nevertheless have an exception if the term is appropriately prefixed: 'male chauvinism' even if it hardly makes any sense (1). For those who are curious, the term comes from a soldier named Nicolas Chauvin who lived around the turn of the 18th/19th century. The guy was exaggeratedly nationalistic and subject to mockeries in the pop culture. A 'chauvinistic' person is a person that pushes the boundaries of jingoism and patriotism to the extreme and ends being grotesque. 1:While tolerable, the term 'male chauvinism' makes no sense since a 'chauvinistic' attitude is supposed to contain a great deal of bad faith and demagoguery, and I'm afraid a lot of 'chauvinistic males' are actually sincere in their beliefs. Apparently the misuse started in the 70s, not only in english but in german too (would love to hear a german speaking person weight on this). It's not too late, we can save this word, we can prevent it from being the new 'bistro'!