Misandry

What is misandry, you might ask? Even those among you astute enough to guess what it is have to agree the word is obscure. So obscure, I had to look it up to resolve the nagging doubt whether I had formed it correctly — "formed", as in, not pulled from memory like nearly every other word, but constructed from scratch Greek parts.

For the love of God, Eric, what does it mean? Misandry is the counterpart to misogyny; it means "hatred of men". And it is illustrated by a few choice examples from this article about the Vagina Monologues.

Point number one: Men are forbidden, by the playwright, to appear onstage during the play, on pain of losing one's approval to perform the play.

Point number two: Even these provocateurs discussed in this article (who are breaking this taboo) express misandry: One describes the men's role in the play as "nothing but props." Hmmm. How dignified; how — shall we say? — androphilic. Women were once (wrongly) treated as nothing but chattel; today feminists treat men has nothing but props. (For the record, if I had to choose between being treated as chattel and being treated as props, I'd choose the chattel.)

Point number three: The same provocateur said she chose to include men to represent patriarchal institutions and also to show that men can be feminists. That is, to portray the enemy, but also to portray those who choose to toe the line laid down by the play. In other words, here are the good men who say yes to our philosophy.

This shows the truth about the feminist movement. Nothing but a hatefest towards men rather than promoting the equal dignity of both. Let us step on you so we may ascend. Treat us equally, until we get a foothold, then we shall ascend over you.