(i did not write the below essay; i just thought it was interesting)

Extreme Feminism Incites Misandry

Misandry is the hatred of men for being men. I feel like lots of women have turned feminism into some form of misandry. I’ve heard many females say, “I hate all men,” or “All men are pigs,” just because of what one or two men may have done to cause them grief. If you look closely, you can easily find many misandric TV shows, commercials, ads, books, magazines, and clothing.

In many commercials, I see women portrayed as more intelligent than men. In one, for example, a man and a woman are in a commercial for a minivan. The woman is walking around the minivan, folding down the seats, while her husband is standing behind the minivan trying to fold up a baby stroller so that it will fit in the van. The woman walks to the back, gives her husband a look, folds down the back seat in the minivan, and puts the stroller in without folding it. The man gives her a look, as if to say, “How did you do that?” How? Why, she’s a woman, of course!

I see so much misandry in all the sitcoms I watch. In most cases, if a man does something stupid, then one of the women in the show will act like she expected it all along, just because it was a man who did it. I see it most in Roseanne, Just Shoot Me, Home Improvement, King of Queens, and so many others. Men are either presented as selfish jerks who are obsessed only with sports, sex, and pornography, or as bumbling idiots who are told by women that they are incapable.

There is an extremely popular company called David & Goliath that sells t-shirts, buttons, stickers, etc. that say things like: “Boys are stupid. Throw rocks at them!”, “LOBOTOMY – How to train boys.”, “Please don’t feed the boys.”, “Boys lie…Poke ’em in the eye.”, “Never underestimate the stupidity of boys in large groups.”, and so many others. Is it really ok to have 12-year-old girls walking around wearing these t-shirts? The worst thing about them is that they ONLY COME IN ADULT SIZES. Yes, maybe when you’re a six-year-old female, boys DO have cooties. (Good time to mention the D&G brand t-shirt that says “Boys have cooties.”) I thought girls would have gotten over that by the time they were in college, but it doesn’t seem that way, does it? Do you think that maybe young boys will be insulted when they see their big sisters wearing clothes that say these things? Teaching boys not to hit girls is a good thing, but publicly telling girls to throw rocks at boys ISN’T.

There are also the more serious aspects. There are many services that neglect men, such as: domestic violence services, homeless services, and disaster relief services. Men also seem to be treated unfairly in some child custody cases. When people are in danger, there are suggestions of what to do “to protect our women and children,” as if the lives of men are of lesser value. I’ve seen many organizations directed at women and children, which is good, but why not men, too? Women and children may have more needs than men in some cases, but that doesn’t mean organizations can’t help men as well.

What I have described is a mixture of misandry, which is a personal belief, and discrimination, which affects everybody. Behind this kind of discrimination is misandry, whether people see it easily or not. I don’t believe there is always a conspiracy to make men appear less intelligent than women. I think that since it’s so common nowadays, it just comes naturally. It isn’t right for women to demand respect and give none in return.