culture war

English

Etymology

Calque of German Kulturkampf.

Noun

culture war (plural culture wars)

  1. (rare) A political struggle for control over cultural institutions.
  2. (often in the plural) Conflict between different ideological groups, especially political conflict for cultural dominance between liberals and conservatives in the United States.
    • 2015, Chris Lehmann, “The Candidates”, in London Review of Books, volume 37, number 12:
      Bush’s other accomplishments in office include […] prolonging the life of the severely brain-damaged Terri Schiavo in a cynical bid to burnish his culture wars résumé.
    • 2019 August 15, Charlie Warzel, “How an Online Mob Created a Playbook for a Culture War”, in New York Times‎:
      This false premise of video game industry collusion spiraled into an online culture war, ensnaring female gaming critics like Anita Sarkeesian and other designers like Brianna Wu who would suffer months of relentless abuse on and offline.

Usage notes

Mostly used to refer to conflict in the 1980s onward, with the 1960s regarded as a different generation.

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