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the figure who is seen as spoiling others' happiness by naming sexism or injustice, so that she rather than the injustice is treated as the problem.

In cultural studies, feminist killjoy refers to the figure who is seen as spoiling others' happiness by naming sexism or injustice, so that she rather than the injustice is treated as the problem. This meaning comes from Ahmed (2010) in The Promise of Happiness.[1]

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  1. Ahmed, S. (2010). The Promise of Happiness. Duke University Press. https://doi.org/10.1215/9780822392781

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