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Misogynist equivalent

If a misogynist is "one who hates women" we have no equivalent term in English for "one who hates men", and I happen to enjoy symmetry.

Joanne

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[/nq] Why would you leap to that conclusion? Misandrist is the term you require. John Dean Oxford

  • [/nq] Why would you leap to that conclusion?
  • Misandrist is the term you require.
  • John Dean Oxford
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[nq:1]If a misogynist is "one who hates women" we have no equivalent term in English for "one who hates men", and I happen to enjoy symmetry.[/nq]
Why would you leap to that conclusion?
Misandrist is the term you require.

John Dean
Oxford
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[nq:2]If a misogynist is "one who hates women" we have ... "one who hates men", and I happen to enjoy symmetry.[/nq]
[nq:1]Why would you leap to that conclusion? Misandrist is the term you require. John Dean Oxford[/nq]
Google gives over a thousand hits; I'll be damned, as I never heard of it and thought you were pulling my leg.
Joanne
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[nq:1]If a misogynist is "one who hates women" we have no equivalent term in English for "one who hates men", and I happen to enjoy symmetry.[/nq]
The term is "woman."

Bob Lieblich
Living proof
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[nq:2]English for "one who hates men", and I happen to enjoy symmetry.[/nq]
[nq:1]The term is "woman."[/nq]
Most women I know love men.
I'd have suggested "Feminist".

Michael DeBusk, Co-Conspirator to Make the World a Better Place Did he update http://home.earthlink.net/~debu4335/ yet?
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[nq:2]The term is "woman."[/nq]
[nq:1]Most women I know love men. I'd have suggested "Feminist". Michael DeBusk, Co-Conspirator to Make the World a Better Place Did he update http://home.earthlink.net/~debu4335/ yet?[/nq]
I don't think feminists hate men, though some feminists may hold them suspect. Be
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[nq:2]Most women I know love men. I'd have suggested "Feminist". ... the World a Better Place Did he update http://home.earthlink.net/~debu4335/ yet?[/nq]
[nq:1]I don't think feminists hate men, though some feminists may hold them suspect. Besides, I wasn't looking for an antonym, ... billing. One article
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[nq:2]I don't think feminists hate men, though some feminists may ... English word. Joanne whose spell check doesn't like it Emotion: smile[/nq]
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[nq:2]Check out misanthrope. That means someone who hates mankind iirc, but maybe it includes your meaning too.[/nq]
[nq:1]I'd argue misanthrope is not an equivalency here meirman. Mankind may be masculine but is gender neutral, stipulating the entire ... ever developed along side it for hatred of men. I've been hanging out in this group for too long. Joanne[/nq]
men caus
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[nq:1]I don't think feminists hate men, though some feminists may hold them suspect.[/nq]
I don't think feminists (lower-case "f") hate men, but Feminists (upper-case "F", which I use to denote the socio-politically organized and small but very vocal minority of women who would like to see men disappear) are not at all secretive about their feelings.
[nq:1]Besides, I wasn't looking for an
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[nq:1]men causing more mayhem against women rather than vice versa . this factis probably the reason for it's greater popularity .[/nq]
You annoy me right now because of your flippant belligerence intent on the slaughter of intelligent communication. I make mistakes in usage even though I'm published; that is why editors have jobs, but your first clause isn't even a sentence, though what follo

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