According to an article in The Nanfang on “Chinese relationship slang,” “straight-man cancer” 直男癌,, refers to a “fictional non-curable disease that straight men can get. Patients infected with this disease usually show symptoms such as having terrible fashion sense, feeling good about themselves and holding disrespect [for] women. The term is now more often being used [to refer to] male chauvinism.”
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