Misandry doesn't exist.

blueoak9 · 2014-04-02T17:14:04+00:00

That's a fair comment. Men have been painted as the "big, dumb, ape" to women's "smart sophistication" for a long time. I can't help but wonder if this trope is a carry-over from chivalry.

Think of classic chivalry in the era when the "Patriarchy" was alive and well. Big, strong, wealthy guy gets down on one knee and recites poetry to a fair maiden. The implication is "I am bigger, stronger, wealthier and more powerful than you - but I voluntarily place myself 'beneath you' to curry favour." It's a nice gesture to win over the fair maiden, but once you stand up, you go right back to being bigger, stronger, and more powerful.

I think this is where the dumb ape husband joke comes from (think of every sitcom ever produced). It's a way for men to voluntarily demean themselves to make up for their inherently better status in society. "Yeah, the husband earns all the money, and gets to go out to the bar with guys all the time, but its all fair because he's stupid and she's smart and classy".

Now, of course, men don't have a higher status. The jobs that men used to work in sitcoms are drying up or have disappeared. They don't have that same advantage that they used to have. Now this trope is just plain mean, and offensive.

solaria_mra · 2014-04-02T22:37:36+00:00

Would it make me a bad MRA to say that I thought this gif was funny?? :)

NiceIce · 2014-04-02T22:17:31+00:00

Ugh. The irony.

huzzarisme · 2014-04-02T18:47:10+00:00

Offensively funny! Yes, this is misandristic but it's still quite funny!

Title	Misandry doesn't exist.
Author	lazlounderhill
Upvotes	16
Comments	10
Date	April 2, 2014 5:01 PM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/220ycn/misandry_doesnt_exist/
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