1. A worldview or cultural system that privileges male sexuality, male perspectives, or masculine values as central or superior; the assumption that the phallus or male experience is the norm or standard.
Usage: academic; critical theory; feminist discourse

Examples

• Feminist scholars have critiqued phallocentrism in classical philosophy for treating male experience as universal.
• The film industry has been accused of phallocentrism in its storytelling and character development.
• Phallocentrism in language is evident when masculine pronouns are used as the default.
• Literary criticism has challenged the phallocentrism embedded in canonical texts.
• Some argue that phallocentrism persists in contemporary advertising and media representation.