The analogous term "jockstrap-burning" has since been coined as a reference to masculism. While feminist women state they did not literally burn bras that day, some stopped wearing them in protest. Author and feminist Bonnie J. Dow has suggested that the association between feminism and bra-burning was encouraged by individuals who opposed the feminist movement.
The term "jockstrap-burning" has been coined as a reference to masculism since then. Feminist women did not actually burn bras, but some stopped wearing them in protest. Author Bonnie J. Dow suggests that the connection between feminism and bra-burning was encouraged by those who opposed the feminist movement.