Misandry: Definition

The definition of the term ‘misandry’ probably followed several tracts of reasoning. Most texts define misandry as the "hatred of men". Since ‘-andry’ can mean either men, boys, or males; I define the misandry as the hatred of males.

I saw a public service advertisement that said something like this: "This is little Bobby asleep in his mother’s arms. Someday, Bobby will go to school, graduate from college, find a good job, and provide a good home. Also, Bobby will batter his wife." I have seen several versions of this message and all maintain the presumption that infant boys will become wife beaters because they are male. Hence, misandry is the hatred of males.

Example: Gary Smalley;

Acts of misandry include:

1. the desire or the acts to subjugate, oppress, punish, harm, injure, or murder males because of their gender.

2. the deliberate preference of a female's lie against the truth.

3. the belief that no father can be a fit parent.

4. the assumption that masculinity, male physiology, and male hormones cause males to become evil, sexually abusive, oppressive, and violent. The corollary assumption is we must raise boys as we do girls, in the image of misandry, without regard to a child's unique qualities, preferences, hopes, and desires.

5. the assumption that every male is or can become sexually abusive, oppressive, and violent.

6. the assumption that females cannot be sexually abusive, oppressive, and violent.

7. the attribution of negative qualities and humanity's historic evils to the entire male gender while ignoring female culpability.

8. the promulgation of false statistics against males regarding rape and family violence. The parallel assertion that female acts of abuse and violence against males are insignificant and are justified as self-defense.

9. the tolerance of female violence and abuse toward males.

10. the suppression of evidence of female violence and abuse toward males.

11. the encouragement, filing, support, or toleration of false allegations and charges against a male because of his gender. The corollary is the encouragement, filing, support, toleration of her false allegations against a male because of her gender.

12.  lying or the deliberate creation of false information against any male because of his gender.

13. the deliberate repression or distortion of facts showing female culpability or affirming a male's innocence.

14. the suppression of a male's testimony because of his gender.

15. the falsification of transcripts, police reports, court reports, and evidence such that the fraud adversely affects a male.

16. the denial of historic male spiritual, intellectual, humanitarian, and material contributions to civilization.

17. the act of coercing women to lie against their husbands.

18. the act of coercing children to lie against their fathers.

19. the act of encouraging and instructing females to contrive, or testify to, false allegations of family violence, child abuse, child molestation, or rape against a male.

20. the act of making false allegations of family violence, child abuse, child molestation, or rape against a male.

21. the act of falsely testifying against a male, supporting false allegations of family violence, child abuse, child molestation, or rape.

22. blaming males for all psychological and social maladies.

23.  encouraging or persuading another to lie against a male because of his gender.

24. the beating or abuse of a male by a female for personal satisfaction or material gain.

25. the violence against women act.

26. failure to provide males equal protection under the law (Amendment 14, Section 1).

27. Child Sexual Abuse: Intervention and Treatment Issues. Kathleen Coulborn Faller, 1993, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Administration for Children and Families - Administration on Children, Youth and Families - National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. " This manual was developed and produced by The Circle, Inc., McLean, VA, under subcontract No. S105-89-1730 to Westover Consultants, Inc."

28. the use of female pronouns to refer to victims and male pronouns to refer to assailants, rapists, and suspects.

Other Parts of Speech

misandrous (mis'-an'-dr?s) adj. (1) practicing misandry (2) of or characterized by misandry.

misandric (mis'-an'-dric) adj. characterized by misandry.

misandrist (mis-an'-drist) n. one who practices misandry.

Dealing with Misandry

Misandry is a world wide problem. Those who practice misandry abuse men, women, and children. These purveyors of hate do not support the right of all people to live safely and free of false accusations. They do not care about the damage they cause. They want to exercise their personal power and influence over others.

Most people are not aware of what is happening in our courts. So, become informed about gender and accusatorial preference in our courts. Take note of this behavior and discuss it with others.

The greatest danger is that judges, prosecutors, and others possess immunities that protect them from criminal prosecution and civil liability for their public crimes and civil torts. These people are not subject to public scrutiny and accountability.

Change the law and provide reparations, restitution, and redress for those who have been wronged. Outlaw immunity. Demand punishment of any public official or other person who has lied or used coercive or persecutive measures to, or in an attempt to, imprison, or distress another. Demand changes in the law that removes the statutes of limitations for these crimes.

Misandry, misogyny (hatred of women), and accusatorial preferences have no place in our society. We cannot have equality and opportunity when gender preference is so prevalent in our justice system.

Edward N.