Chris Matthews

Reagan was all about America, and you talked about it. Obama is, 'We are above that now. We're not just parochial, we're not just chauvinistic, we're not just provincial. We stand for something.' I mean, in a way, Obama's standing above the country, above - above the world. He's sort of God. He's going to bring all different sides together.

American Journalist

Rick Perlstein

The only times during my religious instruction I remember hearing God's name invoked with any sincere conviction at all was in the oft-repeated and breathtakingly chauvinistic claim that Israel's 'miraculous' military victories over much-stronger enemies proved that He was ever on Zion's side.

American Historian

Gemma Arterton

The industry is quite chauvinistic generally. Expectations of women, girls, what they should look like, how they should be, what they should say, what they should wear, how their hair should be, what colour their skin should be.

English Actress

Pedro Almodovar

La Mancha is a very macho, chauvinistic society. I saw very clearly that my life had to be in Madrid, and I liberated myself from my mum and dad after high school.

Spanish Director

Barbi Benton

I don't wish to sound chauvinistic, but I feel the female body is beautiful to look at, more so than a male's.

American Model

Anushka Sharma

If you are chauvinistic mind, you will not be able to take the fact there is a strong, successful girl.

Indian Actress

Irvine Welsh

People should be able to express their culture without getting into all that chauvinistic thing.

Scottish Novelist

Michelle Payne

It's such a chauvinistic sport, a lot of the owners wanted to kick me off.

Australian Athlete

Jerry O'Connell

I think it's chauvinistic to think that women don't like to get scared.

American Actor

Gordon Ramsay

Scottish Chef

The word 'chauvinistic' often carries a negative judgment and is used to criticize.

Negative Connotation

Be cautious using 'chauvinistic' as it can offend if misapplied to someone's cultural pride.

Cultural Sensitivity

'Chauvinistic' is less about general pride and more about perceived superiority based on nationality or race.

Current Context

'Chauvinistic' applies to any group, not just country, like sports teams or companies.

Beyond Nationalism

'Chauvinistic' is often used to critique excessive loyalty that harms fairness or equality.

Critical Usage

While commonly negative, 'chauvinistic' can describe pride in one's group without condemnation.

Not Always Negative

 In your own mind, what do you believe the chances are that walking around on some other planet is non-carbon-based life, walking or oozing or something? I think it's 100 percent. Because the thing is, we are so chauvinistic to biology,

Lee Cronin: Making...

 have our own standards of what we think make for a just legal system within our own borders we should not take a parochial or chauvinistic view of those standards no country has a monopoly on