Idiom
play the gender card
Meaning
To assert that sexism is involved in a situation, especially in order to exploit sexist or antisexist attitudes.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She accused him of playing the gender card to win the argument.”
“When the manager criticized her performance, she claimed he was playing the gender card to avoid admitting his own bias.”
“Critics argued that the politician was merely playing the gender card to deflect legitimate scrutiny regarding her controversial policy decisions during the heated debate.”
Examples
simple
“She accused him of playing the gender card to win the argument.”
contextual
“When the manager criticized her performance, she claimed he was playing the gender card to avoid admitting his own bias.”
complex
“Critics argued that the politician was merely playing the gender card to deflect legitimate scrutiny regarding her controversial policy decisions during the heated debate.”
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