This should make for one hell of an interesting thread. I present to you: the principles of critical theory but applied to misandry. Tell me which of these points you agree with, which ones you don't.

  1. Misandry and other biases that harm men are the result of complex, changing and often subtle social and institutional dynamics rather than explicit and intentional prejudices on the part of individuals.

  2. The belief that women are superior in some ways (for example superior empathy, superior parenting, superior communication, superior law-abing, etc.) is an intersectional social construction which serves to uphold the interests of women.

  3. Merely making laws gender neutral on paper may not be enough to make the application of the laws disadvantageous to men. Ostensibly even gender-neutral laws can still be applied in gendered ways. Thus there must be explicit protections for men in domains where men were traditionally oppressed (for example gender-discriminatory conscription, custody law, or overrepresentation of men in prison populations, etc.).

  4. Misandry is intersectional - meaning it disproportionately impacts men with some traits but impacts other men less.

  5. Men who have suffered unequal legal treatment (for example fathers in custody court) have an authority and ability to speak about men's issues that other groups (like feminists, for example) do not have.

  6. No one can change a narrative on misandry and other anti-male biases simply by offering an alternative narrative. There is insufficient empathy for men and boys. Even if there were, empathy is not enough to change legal bias as most people are not exposed to many people whose custody is relatable to them.

  7. Victims of misandry begin to believe in the ideology that their gender has a negative association, or even that it is inferior. The internalizing of misandry is not due to any weakness, ignorance, inferiority, psychological defect, gullibility, or other shortcomings of the individual man. Instead, it is how authority and harmful gender roles in all aspects of society contribute to a mans feelings of inequality.