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	Topics Misandry Topic Home Misandry is the hatred of menMEN The abbreviation MEN can refer to:... or boys, as opposed to misogynyMisogyny Misogyny is hatred or fear of, or strong prejudice against women.... , the hatred of women; or misanthropyMisanthropy Misanthropy is a hatred or distrust of the human race, or a disposition to dislike and mistrust other people.... , hatred of the human species. Misandry comes from misos + andr-ia. Those holding misandric beliefs can be of either sex. Misandry in literature Misandry in ancient Greek literature Classics professor Froma Zeitlin of Princeton University discussed misandry in her article titled "Patterns of Gender in Aeschylean Drama: Seven against Thebes and the Danaid Trilogy." She writes: The most significant point of contact, however, between Eteocles and the suppliant Danaids is, in fact, their extreme positions with regard to the opposite sex: the misogyny of Eteocles’ outburst against all women of whatever variety (Se. 181-202) has its counterpart in the seeming misandry of the Danaids, who although opposed to their Egyptian cousins in particular (marriage with them is incestuous, they are violent men) often extend their objections to include the race of males as a whole and view their cause as a passionate contest between the sexes(cf. Su. 29, 393, 487, 818, 951). Contemporary literary criticism In his book, Gender and Judaism: The transformation of tradition, Harry Brod, a Professor of Philosophy and Humanities in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of Northern Iowa, writes: In the introduction to The Great Comic Book Heroes, Jules Feiffer writes that this is Superman's joke on the rest of us. Clark is Superman's vision of what other men are really like. We are scared, incompetent, and powerless, particularly around women. Though Feiffer took the joke good-naturedly, his misandry embodied the Clark and his misogyny in his wish that Lois be enamored of Clark (much like Oberon takes out hostility toward Titania by having her fall in love with an ass in Shakespeare's Midsummer-Night's Dream). SCUM Manifesto Valerie SolanasValerie Solanas Valerie Jean Solanas was an American radical feminist writer who struggled to be recognized for her writing but became infa... , the radical feministRadical feminism Radical feminism is a branch of feminism that views women's oppression as the basic system of power upon which human relati... who shot Andy WarholFacts About Andy Warhol Andy Warhol , was an American artist, avant-garde filmmaker, writer and social figure.... in 1968, provides a famous example of misandry in her self-published SCUM ManifestoSCUM Manifesto * Radical feminism* Robin Morgan* Sisterhood is Powerful... . Judith Levine on misandry In My Enemy, My Love (1992), Levine classifies these stereotypes of men as targets of women's misandry within intimate relationships: Infants: the Mama's Boy, the Babbler, the Bumbler and the Invalid Betrayers: the Seducer, the Slave, the Abandoner and the Abductor Beasts: the Brute, the Pet, the Pervert, the Prick and the Killer Conservative discourse on misandry Christina Hoff SommersChristina Hoff Sommers Christina Hoff Sommers is an American author who researches culture, adolescents, and morality in American society.... , a conservativeConservative Conservative may refer to:Conservatism, political philosophy, including:... commentator, argues that feminism has a 'corrosive paradox' and that no group of women can wage war on men without at the same time denigrating the women who respect those men." Wendy McElroyWendy McElroy Overview Wendy McElroy* is a Canadian individualist anarchist and individualist feminist.... , a Fox News commentator, argues that some feminists "have redefined the view of the movement of the opposite sex" as "a hot anger toward men seems to have turned into a cold hatred." She argues that men as a class are considered irreformable, all men are considered rapists, and marriage, rape and prostitution are seen as the same. She says "a new ideology has come to the forefront... radical or gender, feminism", one that has "joined hands with [the] political correctness movement that condemns the panorama of western civilization as sexist and racist: the product of 'dead white malesDead white males Dead white males or DWEM, is a politically correct term used most commonly to refer to a tradition of thought and ped... .'" Conservative pundit Charlotte Hays argues "that the anti-male philosophy of radical feminism has filtered into the culture at large — is incontestable; indeed, this attitude has become so pervasive that we hardly notice it any longer." Analogies to other forms of bigotry Masculinist writer and frequent speaker at the Cato InstituteCato Institute The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C..... Warren FarrellWarren Farrell Warren Farrell is an American writer.... compares dehumanizing stereotyping of men to dehumanization of the VietnameseVietnamese When used as an adjective, Vietnamese refers to anything that originates from Vietnam.... as "gooks." Religious Studies professors, Paul Nathanson and Katherine YoungNathanson and Young Paul Nathanson and Katherine K.... make similar comparisons in their ambitious three-book series Beyond The Fall Of Man, which treats misandry as a form of prejudice and discrimination that has become institutionalized in North American society, causing real harm to men. Nathanson and Young credit "ideological feminism" for imposing misandry on culture. Their book Spreading Misandry (2001) analyzes "pop cultural artifacts and productions from the 1990s" from movies to greeting cards for what they consider contains pervasive messages of hatred toward men. Legalizing Misandry (2005) the second in the series, gives similar attention to laws in North America. See also AntifeminismAntifeminism Bold text'Antifeminism refers to opposition to feminism, which may take different forms.... Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them!Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them! Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them! is a slogan on a popular T-shirt by Florida company David and Goliath.... EqualismEqualism Equalism is a name often given to forms of egalitarianism concerned with issues of gender or race.... Female chauvinismChauvinism Summary Chauvinism is extreme and unreasoning partisanship on behalf of a group to which one belongs, especially when the partisansh... Men's movementMen's movement The men's movement is a social movement that includes a number of philosophies and organizations that seek to support men, c... Bibliography Hoff Summers, ChristinaChristina Hoff Sommers Christina Hoff Sommers is an American author who researches culture, adolescents, and morality in American society.... , Who Stole Feminism: How Women Have Betrayed Women, 1994. Farrell, WarrenWarren Farrell Warren Farrell is an American writer.... . The Myth of Male Power. Berkley TradeFacts About Berkley Books Berkley Books is a paperback imprint of Penguin Group that began as an independent company in 1955.... , 2001. ISBN 0-425-18144-8 Schwartz, HowardHoward Schwartz Howard Schwartz might refer to a number of persons:... . The Revolt of the Primitive: An Inquiry into the Roots of Political Correctness. Revised Edition. Transaction PublishersTransaction Publishers has been publishing social science books and journals since 1962.... , 2003. ISBN 0765805375 Levine, JudithJudith Levine Judith Levine is an American author and civil libertarian who was a co-founder of the National Writers Union, a trade union ... . My Enemy, my Love: Man-hating and ambivalence in women's lives. 1992.* External links article critical of the use of the term