I've been thinking recently about this quote from Littlefinger in Game of Thrones and how much it maps onto how so much of society reads the worst intentions into things men do.

"Sometimes when I try to understand a person's motives, I play a little game. I assume the worst. What's the worst reason they could possibly have for saying what they say and doing what they do?"

Think normal interactions that people chalk up to "mansplaining". Think men looking in women's directions for a literal split second and that being called oppression. Think any of the many many MANY incidents of innocent actions from men being interpreted as misogyny.

So many people view men in the same way that a famously manipulative fictional villain views things (and people openly sharing these views is considered socially acceptable). Let that sink in.