The term ‘misandry’ often strikes me as a kind of urban myth. Misandry is defined as the hatred or dislike of men or boys, characterised by discrimination, denigration, sexual objectification, and/or violence against males. It is often considered a feminist reaction against misogyny

ifelsedowhile · 2017-08-19T13:55:56+00:00

her use of the word institutional is incorrect: institutional refers to something upheld by law while she lists examples of cultural/social discriminations (or perceveid ones).

EricAllonde · 2017-08-19T14:30:02+00:00

It’s quite understandable why someone might interpret these texts as hateful or mocking of men, but they’re really no such thing. In Angry White Men, Kimmel points out that these shows don’t actually make fun of men at all – they make fun of patriarchy. They mock “…the inflated sense of entitlement, the arrogant bluster, and the silly prerogatives that any illegitimate form of power would confer on the powerful.”

This is a textbook demonstration of feminist apologia, aka "When men do it, it's hateful (misogyny) and sexism. When women do the exact same time, it's harmless or completely justified, because reasons".

Feminists do this shit all the time. It's nothing more than doublethink to excuse their truly awful behaviour and still let them think they are the good guys.

2017-08-19T18:24:19+00:00

Bleh.

Misandry is not institutionalised.

Yes it is. Men are more likely than women to be convicted for the same crimes and are given longer sentences. Men can be forced to fight in wars against their will. Men can be forced to pay child support for children that aren't even theirs. These are all instances of prejudicial treatment towards men by societal institutions.

Misandry is not about hating men.

Basically, the author is arguing that misandry is about hating masculinity, not men. This is no different from the religious rhetoric of "hating the sin, not the sinner" regarding homosexuality. It's intellectually dishonest nonsense. But if you're still not convinced, here's how dumb it sounds when applied to women: "Women should cover their faces with burqas when being outside of the house, not because we hate women, but because we hate the temptation their celestial beauty creates when men gaze upon their faces. We don't mean to punish women; we love women! We just hate the concept of feminine beauty and how it tempts men into immorality and sin."

The illusion of misandry in popular culture.

The author was genuinely doing well in this section, but eventually regressed to the above line of thinking. This time, they use the argument that pop culture doesn't make fun of men, but rather it makes fun of the Patriarchy. "Think about it," the author says. "In these shows, how often is the man being the butt of a joke the result of him trying to tell someone else what to do, to assert authority over others?" Honestly? Very rarely. Off the top of my head, I remember an entire episode arc from The Big Bang Theory involving a "war" between Sheldon and Penny, because Sheldon banned her from the apartment for breaking certain rules. So, in this case, Penny was entirely in the wrong. She was a guest in Sheldon's house, she behaved in ways that Sheldon didn't approve of, so, after "three strikes", he told her that she was no longer welcome in his house. A person has the right to do that. But no, Penny actually fought against him, at some point uttering the phrase "I don't care. I was in Junior Rodeo. I can hog-tie and castrate him in sixty seconds." simply because Sheldon changed the password of his WiFi that she had been using for free. In the end, she wins this "war" by calling Sheldon's mother who then humiliates him and forces him to apologize to Penny. And, of course, throughout this whole thing, the audience keeps laughing at Sheldon and cheering for Penny.

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Whether or not misandry is "the equal and opposite reaction to misogyny" is, in fact, irrelevant. This isn't Oppression Olympics. Since the author admits that misandry exists, it should be enough that something must be done for it. Why compare it to misogyny? What purpose does it serve to compare the two, other than cause more division in an already divisive topic?

William__F0ster · 2017-08-19T14:22:31+00:00

It's a 3 year old blog post on an obscure Wordpress site. I'm not sure I should care about this to be honest ...

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MagicTampon · 2017-08-19T20:14:21+00:00

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