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In reply to the discussion: Misogyny should not be tolerated on DU [View all]rrneck
(17,671 posts)The post to which you replied would hold true for misandry as well as misogyny. No doubt the MRA crowd does their share of whinging (I love that word) for it's own sake. The ingrained prejudice comes from both sides, just as both sides have a legitimate axe to grind. It just happens that women have a larger axe that needs attention.
Evaluations of others based on our interpretation of how much they hate us simply are not healthy. They aren't good for individual relationships and they are not good for societies. Claims of either misandry or misogyny are based on such a subjective standard as to be almost useless. If you think somebody hates you but they don't do anything about it, do they really hate you? How would you know without evidence? And strangely enough, even people that hate each other can work together toward a common goal. People don't have to like you to help you, unless liking you is the objective.
All these complaints about misandry and misogyny are based on evaluations of affect. Thus, an ideology that depends on such evaluations can become an affectation. And that's fine, but don't expect it to get you anything other than a convenient enemy to rail at.