what is the opposite of misogyny?

Question

if misogyny is the term for hatred of women, what is hatred of men called?

Answer 1

It's called misandry, from the Greek, literally, hatred of men.

"Misandry (IPA [mɪ.ˈsæn.dri]) is the hatred of men. The word comes from misos (Greek μίσος, "hatred") + andras (Greek ἀνδρας, "man"). Although misandry is sometimes confused with misanthropy, the terms are not interchangeable, since the latter refers to the hatred of humanity. An idea related to misandry is androphobia, the fear of men (male humans), but not necessarily the hatred of them."

Causes of misandry

Misandry is usually, but not exclusively, associated with women although men can also hold misandric views. Misandry is discussed less frequently than misogyny, and is also less understood, there is increasing research into and discussion about the topic. However, according to pioneering researchers Nathanson and Young (2001), "misandry in popular culture remains a dark secret" and "gender watchdogs" use a double standard that exposes the evils of mysogyny but is "notably silent" about even the existence of misandry. They assert that "unlike misogyny, misandry is still generally unrecognized as a problem".

Nathanson and Young believe that the gynocentric use of the word "gender" as a tool to blame all men "as those who created the problem of "gender" in the first place" form the root assumptions for modern misandry. To Nathanson and Young, this has meant that men are society's official scapegoats responsible for all evil, women are society's offical victims responsible for all good, and that men must be penalized and women compensated collectively for crimes against women throughout history. They believe that underlying "gender" as social construct are core assumptions that "the end justifies the means", and that "collective rights trump individual rights".

Nathanson and Young (2001) assert that the roots of misandry can be found in 'ideological', (as opposed to other forms of) feminism. They believe that 'political correctness', academic deconstructionism and what they call "fronts" are strategies used by feminist ideologues to "make the world safe" for promoting a misandric worldview. They posit that underlying ideological feminism is "an ideology derived from Marxism and romanticism but with class or nation replaced by gender as the central concept" to perpetrate the intolerant hatred of men as a class.

Some feminists and masculists posit that the "war of the sexes" arising from traditional gender roles and their breakdown are the primary source of both misogyny and misandry.[citation needed]

Some masculists maintain that misandry has been endemic since the 1980s (Nathanson & Young, 2001, p. 234) stemming from the spread of anti-male feminist advocacy in popular culture, and thus assert that misandry has become a social pathology. Some feminists, however, controversially claim that misogyny is a verifiable social disease, but misandry may not exist at all (Nathanson & Young, 2001, p. 18].

[edit] Types of misandrists

* Male feminists or what Nathanson and Young call "honorary women" who self-righteously defend women from men to seek favor from women.
* Ideological feminists who see all men as evil brutes and all women as 'good' human beings
* Women who justify misandry is a legitimate "choice" for women or a "voice" for those who have been "silenced."
* Women who justify misandry as an expedient for political purposes.
* Women who justify misandry with "something far more sinister in mind: revenge".

Many of the quotes listed in the section below from famous feminist misandrists contain one or more of the types of misandry.

[edit] Types of misandry

Nathan and Young noted the following types of man-hating behavior in Spreading Misandry (2001):

* Laughing at Men: The Last of Vaudeville
* Looking Down on Men: Separate but Unequal
* Bypassing men: Women Alone Together
* Blaming Men: A History of Their Own
* Dehumanizing Men: From Bad Boys to Beasts
* Demonizing Men: The Devil is a Man

[edit] Degrees of misandry

Misandry may be exhibited to differing degrees. In its most overt expression, a misandrist openly hates all men simply because they are 'men', exhibiting 'masculine' traits that are not to the speaker's liking. Stereotypically, these 'masculine' traits include machismo, emotional bluntness, and a loutish demeanor. Or, a misandrist might simply hate men for a perceived common physical attribute, such as large muscles, a large gut, or copious body hair.

Other forms of misandry are more subtle. Some misandrists simply hold all men under suspicion, or hate men who do not conform to one or more acceptable categories. Entire cultures may be said to be misandrist if they treat men in ways that are perceived hurtful. Misandry is often not recognised, since it exists under many different guises, disguised and qualified. {Judith Levine, 'My Enemy, My Love', 1992}

Misandry is a negative attitude towards men as a group, and as such need not fully determine a misandrist's attitude towards each individual man. The fact that someone holds misandrist views may not prevent them from having positive relationships with some men. Conversely, simply having positive relationships with some men does not necessarily mean someone does not also hold misandrist views.

Answer 2

Misogynist Antonym

Answer 3

love of women. WHY would we say that the opposite of misogyny (hatred of women) would be misandry? Women are not the opposite of men. We are complementary.

Answer 4

Opposite Of Misogyny

Answer 5

philogynist is the opposite of a misogynist that I found....2.philogynist (A lover or friend of women; one who esteems woman as the higher type of humanity; -- opposed to misogynist)

Answer 6

i think they use misanthropy which will define as hatred of man but man in the more general 'people' sense.

actually i just looked it up--it's misandry

Answer 7

Misandrosy

Answer 8

misandry

Answer 9

Oh sorry, I answered the wrong post, please disregard the previous.

Answer 10

Misandry: a form of prejudice and discrimination that has become institutionalized in North American and some western society. Feminists and women frequently tell men to "man up" while at the same time deconstructing and abusing masculinity. The view of men by some radical feminists as highly disposable, walking dildos. Where all men are viewed as pigs, self absorbed, sex starved, murderers, rapists, pedophiles. The now becoming more common occurrence of preferential treatment and promotion of females in the office by female bosses. The result of where feminism pushed to relieve women of their traditional gender roles and expectations, but did not afford men that same option. Thus what we see today is a lot of modern women who choose to opt out of their traditional roles and responsibilities, while clinging on to their traditional privileges and expectations of men. A societal viewpoint where "manspreading" is a problem even though the male genitalia being external requires the legs to be slightly open when sitting forward to ease uncomfortable compression. Where circumcision on men is insisted by feminists that its not a big deal and denies evidence of rampant erectile dysfunction later in life in the circumcised, cases of botched circumcision including loss of penis and deaths to bleeding. They dismiss that historical references that circumcision was used as a control measure to desexualize/defunction the penis. In cases where women have men under their thumb in court decisions in paternal matters and paternal fraud is legal and more common than you think. The 1 in 5 rape theory has been debunked to near 6 in 1000 in north america. Sexual assault cases have been noted where a consenting partner suddenly became a victim only out of spite because they can get away with it. The media propagates misandry where men are frequently stereotyped as stupid, neglectful and lazy. The education system has become misandric where with all these external pressures noted, females are being favored and coddled and males are being neglected and dropping out of school and career.

Answer 11

MothersBoy is the opposite, and who could hate men, we're lovely.