Can a woman be misogynistic?

Question

I mean, I have seen people who are self-racists. But Is it possible for a female to hate other women just from the fact that they are women. Or they feel that they are subperior simply to men?

Answer 1

Yes, it is possible and it is different from jealousy when one woman feels jeopardized by another or wants to have the same what another one has. Misogynist has a problem of accepting herself as a woman. Then she is projecting her hate in another woman who just "reminds" her that she is a woman TOO, what is exactly what she is trying to deny.

But misogynist woman is nothing else but the product of the patriarchal culture that represents woman as inferior, weak, subordinated – so to some extent, it seems normal why some women just cannot stand the fact that they "belong" to this half of humankind. Of course, misogyny is not the right way to struggle against this injustice. What should be changed is the one bad image of women, not the fact that she is the one of them.

Answer 2

/mɪ.ˈsɑ.ʤə.ni/) is hatred of or strong prejudice against women. The word comes from the Greek words μίσος (misos, "hatred") + γυνη (gunê, "woman"). Compared with anti-woman sexism or misandry (hatred of or strong prejudice against men), misogyny is usually regarded as directed against women by some men, though women can also hold misogynistic views. In feminist theory, misogyny is recognized as a political ideology - similar to racism or anti-Semitism - that justifies and maintains the subordination of women by men.

Answer 3

Yes, women can definitely be misogynistic. It usually spawns through jealousy. A woman may become so jealous and envious of other women, that she becomes paranoid. In which case, she no longer trusts ANY woman, and despises them ALL. Actually, from my experience, this is fairly common, but just not referred to as "misogamy".

Answer 4

Yes

Answer 5

It's possible for women to be misogynistic. But that's a long stretch. They maybe jealous of each other but I don't think it borders on hatred. Maybe feminists don't approve of women who allow themselves to be peddled as sex objects. Maybe a heterosexual woman don't approve of lesbians. No, they might not feel superior only to men. But it's unlikely. It's more true of men who feel superior above all else.

Answer 6

Yes,they do exist. Sometimes a woman's worst critic is another woman especially in the professional world where things can get quite catty.

Answer 7

Yep. Lots of women can't stand other women. Some of them are just insanely jealous and insecure. Others are just mean. I have had female managers who have been this way.

Answer 8

yes, definitely
Phylis Schlafy (sp?), queen Victoria, etc

Answer 9

YES