Misandry and misogyny seem to be the same things at opposite extreme ends. On this basis, to me it seems they are as bad as each other and the groups advocating these ideologies are equally as bad as the other group.
However, can misandry be justified? I've heard women argue that because they have been oppressed for the past hundred years, its now time for men to be oppressed for the next hundred. A sign I read seems to encourage this idea - "Too many men and not enough bullets." If a man had a sign reading "Too many women..." what would the reaction be like?
2007-09-25 03:34:59 · 18 answers · asked by Lighthouse 5 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
For the record - I take a neutral stance - I believe in equal rights for both genders.
2007-09-25 03:38:59 · update #1
Troll-shark: I put this question up for the sake of getting answers and opinions. Stalking never entered my mind till you mentioned it. So stop it.
2007-09-25 03:50:44 · update #2
Minipousse, you sound very very angry.
2007-09-25 04:43:19 · update #3
There's too many good answers - I'm going to have to let the public pick.
2007-09-26 12:38:56 · update #4
Hate is wrong in any capacity. As a feminist I promote equality.
2007-09-25 03:37:37 · answer #1 · answered by The Ms. 4 · 5⤊ 3⤋
Advocating that harm befall another human being without specific just cause, i.e. a particular individual having perpetuated a particular wrong, is contrary to the principles of Western liberal democracy and those of us who defend those principles ought to abhor such behavior.
I believe however that terms like "misogyny", "misandry", "racism", "homophobia", et al, are all tossed around too casually. Too often such terms are used to villify those who express views contrary to some agenda to which another is committed. Or they are used to characterize as "hateful" what may be merely uninformed or insensitive.
"Too many... not enough bullets" clearly falls into the advocating harm category... or at least mocking the rights of the targeted group not to be harmed. And no, I don't think it's justified. Understandable in some cases? Perhaps. But never justified.
EDIT
I strongly suspect minipousse is a male putting on a show, because she conforms too perfectly to the stereotype of the bitter, angry, petty, insecure, hateful woman to actually be one.
Yep, "she" is. Obvious trolling straw-woman http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Am2os.q_q2Cj3oUb0x9ccPQYxgt.;_ylv=3?qid=20070925090924AAeienC
2007-09-25 03:48:20 · answer #2 · answered by Gnu Diddy! 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
"Misandry isn't as bad as misogyny (in my opinion) because us women have been oppressed since the beginning of time. It's about flippin' time men got a taste of their own medicine. "
Wow, misandry isn't as bad as misogyny, and is also justified by virtue of the fact that women were "oppressed since the beginning of time"?
Ah, the good ol' "oppression" argument.
Did you know that it was men who gave women the right to vote, and not long before that, the common man himself could not vote - only social elites.
Feminists seem to be good at re-writing history.
Moving on:
Throughout the course of history did you have to:
a) Go to war?
b) Provide and protect the other gender?
c) Have to do all the hard and heavy work?
and that's oppression to you? LOL. Wait, you women still don't do any of those things. I guess the oppression continues then, eh!!
But thanks for reinforcing how equality has nothing to do with the feminists' agenda.
2007-09-25 15:06:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 2⤋
Yes. Anyone who thinks differently is not living in the real world. Misandry is very much accepted for the most part, whereas misogyny is very much considered unacceptable.
2016-05-18 01:09:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm an Equalist, believing that men and women are born different but equal, are of equal worth, and are deserving of fair treatment under just laws.
Yes, misandry and misogeny are equaly wrong. We're all human beings, right?
2007-09-25 03:52:35 · answer #5 · answered by celtish 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I do think misandry has a touch more acceptance than misogyny in the grand scheme of things. However, neither one should be accepted to any degree.
2007-09-25 05:29:13 · answer #6 · answered by Rio Madeira 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
To give misandry more weight based on history is to condone revenge.
We need to coexist now. Cooperation, tolerance and forgiveness might be helpful.
2007-09-30 03:06:37 · answer #7 · answered by tornwax 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The American justice system attacks misogyny, and ignores or supports misandry.
2007-09-25 13:20:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Most women try to justify everything. Hang around here and you'll see it all - the "5,000 years of oppression, so turnabout is fair play" argument, the "best interests of the child" argument, PMS, BWS (possibly IBS), diversion, projection, the "you can't take a joke" back pedal, and the catch-all "well, that's different" are employed here on a daily basis.
Stick around and see.
2007-09-25 03:48:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 1⤋
They're both as bad. I guess one could justify them, but it all depends on your point of view. I don't think there are any valid reasons that can justify them.
Women weren't intentionally oppressed.
They weren't even ''oppressed'' to the extent some feminists would like to have you believe. Some feminists just say it's bad but can't give *why* it's bad or make up nonsensical stuff.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AultlPyNLk1Q.HgsaLDl6dTty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20070904143514AAHUQoR
2007-09-25 04:07:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 3⤋
Yip!
Just like the saying goes...
You dont overcome evil with evil. You overcome evil with good.
Just society and their stereotypes... Can misandry be justified? Its just like using "The Race Card" in my opinion.
2007-09-25 05:04:11 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋