r/everydaymisandry Apr 10 '25

Please read the rules before posting

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Basically the title, I've been seeing a lot of posts that don't really comply with the rules recently, the problem is mostly with rule 1, 2 and 3, please redact personal information from screenshots and please do not posts links to other subreddits. In addition to that there's been a lot of posts recently that weren't ''perfect examples'' of misandry, please do not focus on posting things that are remotely misandrist when it's already too easy to find examples of extreme misandry everywhere everyday.


r/everydaymisandry Jul 08 '24

meta Some Clarifications on Misandry

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I believe that, given the fact that misandry is commonly reduced to "mean comments", we need to clarify some things. To be clear, I do not intend to give these misrepresentations of misandry too much credit here. Despite that, I still see too many posts/comments responding to these misrepresentations of misandry in ways that implicitly or explicitly accept some premises that should be called out instead.

Here are some thoughts on things that may help resolve some very common misunderstandings. Note that these are extremely complex topics. Assume that there are exceptions to everything. Importantly, this describes these things as I currently think of and conceptualize them, which is subject to change. I will not repeat this throughout the text. My thoughts and ideas evolve as I think and learn about these things. A lot of this has been adapted from comments/posts on this and other related subs.

Misandry is a societal issue

First, as I currently think of it, misandry is a societal phenomenon embedded in the ways we interact with each other and the world through interaction, observation, experience, perception, laws, products, definitions, abstract concepts, education, academia, content moderation, comedy, entertainment, games, sports, you name it. Misandristic comments are just one part of it, aggravated by the fact that some of them implicitly or explicitly deny the lethal reality of misandry (perhaps this deserves its own category, like meta-misandry or something...). Furthermore, the comments themselves contribute to the proliferation of other forms of misandry, as well as the associated suffering. Importantly, misandry is not restricted to those landing the "punch". To merely look at outcomes whilst ignoring or denying the environment that contributed to those outcomes is unhelpful. From the media to bystander behaviors, there are various things that represent some form of misandry. Misandry is not just the behavior, the statement, the punch.

For more on norms/roles and how they relate to misandry, see this series of comments (r-everydaymisandry/comments/1cvtn6a/what_do_you_think_of_the_phrase_toxic_masculinity/l8vi22k/). For more on the empathy gap, see this series of posts (r-MensRights/comments/rycnwn/on_the_gender_empathy_gap_and_its_correlates_a/).

Misandry is not restricted to women

As misandry is a societal issue, it may act through all members of society. Misandry is not restricted to how women behave toward men. Misandry "by men" is still misandry. Neither women nor anti-egalitarianism "caused" misandry as I think of it. Thinking about it as something that was "caused" or "created" seems odd. Perhaps it would be more fitting to say that it developed. Men can and do internalize the misandry they are exposed to, even without recognizing it as such. In fact, that recognition may be impaired by misandry itself.

Misandry is compatible with misogyny

The same statement can share varying degrees of misandristic and misogynistic aspects depending on the perspective taken. Neither women nor men are to blame for misandry or misogyny, which are embedded in culture and society. It is a societal phenomenon reinforced and upheld intergenerationally through the world that those who currently uphold/host it (most members of society, to varying degrees) grew up and developed in. The parenting they experienced, the interactions they had with friends, families, and strangers, the tv shows they watched, etc. There is no need for ill will.

Misandry, like other biases, may manifest with no intent or conscious awareness

From time to time there will be users who advocate for a very narrow conceptualization of misandry. They might argue that in order for misandry to be taken serious, we would need to stick to a very prototypical idea of what misandry is. More or less Solanas-type misandry. In reality, I doubt that requirements for ill intent or something similar are sustainable or appropriate given current discussions surrounding discrimination. I am not sure how that would even work given the way we have come to think and talk about these issues. Misandry is not just some distinct action, consciously engaged in by a "perpetrator". Furthermore, this would vastly underrepresent the frequency and complexity of misandry.

Perhaps the most well-known example of this would be the empathy gap, which I doubt most would think of as some conscious action or decision, yet still agree on it as an example of misandry in action. And this lack of intent or awareness may not be restricted to biases in perception, emotion, or cognition either. For example, I would argue that not calling "misandry" "misandry" is an example of "misandry" as a societal issue. However, some do not even know that term. There does not need to be intent, awareness, or even a decision for something to be an example of misandry. Perhaps the (in my opinion: mislead) desire for some to assign blame to individuals ("misandrists") informs this to some degree. There does not need to be blame. I have been affected by and internalized parts of the misandristic environment I grew up and developed in. I am not sure I will ever overcome the biases in perception this resulted in. It is still misandry to me.

(Internalized) Misandry

As has been argued for years on various subs (see r-everydaymisandry/comments/1cvtn6a/what_do_you_think_of_the_phrase_toxic_masculinity/l8vi22k/), things like the restriction of men's freedom (e.g. sexual freedom, freedom of expression, etc.), their dehumanization (e.g. restricted emotions, denied vulnerability), or the overall lack of value assigned to their own and other men's lives and well-being are manifestations of (internalized) misandry. It is common to mush these issues together with various others and assign them a spectacularly ambiguous term that avoids having to acknowledge misandry. Using labels such as toxic masculinity is an example of misandry, as it contributes to the refusal to acknowledge the nature and severity of misandry, has connotations of victim blaming by failing to acknowledge that the hosts of internalized misandry are victims of misandry (e.g. enforcement of conformity), slows down progress on these issues (see linked comments), obfuscates historical accounts of misandry (i.e. by not calling them misandry), and outright appropriates and reframes some of these issues as (side-effects of) misogyny. The list could go on. This might deserve a dedicated post collecting these comments at some point. Regardless of usage, this would not be adequately represented by the label "toxic masculinity" (see linked comments for more on this) and a proper alternative (misandry) exists. If a more specific description of any given subset of misandry is required, then various options are available, as shown throughout this post.

And if there is any doubt regarding the misandristic nature of the concept of ‘Real Men _______’ left...

EverydayFeminism.com: 4 Common Phrases That Demonstrate Internalized Misogyny

4. ‘Real Women _______’ [...] Once again, this buys into harmful stereotypes. It limits women who don’t fit that prescribed idea about what a woman is and how we should act. [...] Saying that real women have curves also reflects cissexist beauty standards, because women with stockier, less curvy bodies are seen as “masculine” and thus unattractive. This can also affect trans women in especially harmful ways. Real women identify as women. That’s it. That’s all. Beyond that, women are diverse in their appearances, preferences, beliefs, attitudes, and behavior – and none of those things can cancel out their identity as women. Reducing women to whether they have curves, vaginas, or children – or not – is pretty simplistic and misogynistic.

VOXatl.org: If you identify as a female, you probably think there’s no way you can be sexist. The prospect of gender equality would come easily to a person who suffers from the lack of it, right? A common misconception. I myself thought so too. But after hearing this phrase, “internalized misogyny,” all over the media, I decided to really look into it. I found it’s easy to believe that women don’t play a role in the sexism of society. But have you ever felt judged by another girl because you weren’t acting as the stereotypical girl does? Or maybe you’ve heard women dissing other women for being single or wearing provocative clothing. Internalized misogyny sits within us all, whether we are conscious of it or not. It’s possibly more problematic than regular misogyny, and has a lot of not-so-fun outcomes. If all women could learn to not buy into these expectations, I believe we would come away better from it.

UMKC.edu: It can be difficult to identify internalized misogyny. As independent as we think we may be, we have many preconceived notions about how a woman should exist that stem from societal expectations and gender norms.

FeministCampus.org: Women are educated from infancy both explicitly and implicitly on “appropriate” ways to act, think, and feel. These cultural conceptions of womanhood are so deeply ingrained that they dictate performances of femininity, even behind closed doors. The following are ways in which I have seen myself and other women commonly internalize misogyny

BuzzFeed.com: Internalised misogyny is when women police their own behaviour, and that of other women, to conform to societal ideals, even when it's detrimental to them or devalues women.

WomensRepublic.net: Generations of internalized misogyny - For instance, in my own family, I have seen a long line of moms enforcing sexist stereotypes and certain ways of thinking onto their daughters.

FemMagazine.com: Feminism 101: What Is Internalized Misogyny?

When a woman calls the girl who sleeps around a whore, that is internalized misogyny because she is perpetuating the sexist stereotype that women are not supposed to be sexual.

Note that "rebuttals" regarding

a) the supposedly "positive" (I overall disagree) contents of specific descriptions of male norms (e.g. "strength") or

b) the enforcement of male conformity being rooted in "anti-femininity" rather than "anti-non-conformity"

are not convincing as described in the comments linked above (r-everydaymisandry/comments/1cvtn6a/what_do_you_think_of_the_phrase_toxic_masculinity/l8vi22k/). In fact, even the EverydayFeminism quote shows a description of anti-non-conformity and not anti-femininity. And I do not believe that women being seen as "unworthy" of the oh-so-great masculinity would explain the backlash against non-conformity in women. If anything, masculine norms are considered to be less desirable, see this, this, or this.

Similarly, misgendering as a way to make fun of non-conformity ("like a girl") is compatible with this being an instance of misandry. Misgendering (as in some cases of emasculation) may be used to mock/shame and exaggerate non-conformity in an attempt to enforce conformity and restrict men's freedom. The insulting part here is the implied non-conformity, which is made salient via misgendering to highlight the non-conformity. Perceived-women's femininity (i.e. target perceived to be a woman) does not result in the treatment of perceived-male non-conformers, nor does non-conformity to masculine norms necessarily imply conformity to feminine norms (which may still be used as exaggerations for discriminatory attacks). The treatment is contingent on the non-conforming individual's perceived/assigned gender.

Whilst it is technically off-topic, I do want to stress that the traditional stereotypes some of these things (e.g. "like a girl") rely on can negatively affect women, though perhaps in different ways. For example, women who are particularly skilled in traditionally "male" areas may be underestimated as a result. Under certain conditions, such underestimation may affect (important) subsequent decisions. Egalitarianism advocates for an accurate assessment of as well as equal opportunities to develop such skills. In the context of traditional conceptualizations of gender relations, co-occurrence of misandry and misogyny may be the norm.

Misandry kills

Misandry kills and various pathways have been described (e.g. empathy gap, risk-tolerance, downplaying of health issues, biased perpetrator behavior toward men, biased bystander behavior in cases of violence against men, biased laws and law enforcement, biased medical staff, etc.; see r-MensRights/comments/rycnwn/on_the_gender_empathy_gap_and_its_correlates_a/). Violence against men in general may therefore be considered an overall/on average gendered issue. This does not mean that every single instance of it is affected in the same way.

As much as "mean comments" are used to downplay the severity of misandry, "mean comments", like other forms of psychological and emotional violence, may at least contribute to deaths by reinforcing the aforementioned pathways and contributing to suicides (see r-LeftWingMaleAdvocates/comments/rexs2y/more_than_just_jokes_the_societal_treatment_of/).

Misandry is self-obscuring

Those affected by (internalized) misandry are prone to deny it, in part due to the effects of internalized misandry itself (e.g. men may disproportionately underreport victimization, etc.). This may not just apply to conscious decisions. Instead, the biases mentioned previously may contribute to genuine differences in how, for example, things are perceived, memorized, described, or evaluated. This may be important to keep in mind when talking about these matters.

For example, the number of victimized men and the number of men reporting victimization are very different things. It would be theoretically possible for men to make up the vast majority of victims whilst making up a small minority of those reporting victimization in surveys and interviews. Furthermore, various biases will have affected the experiences of victimization that translate into such (lack of) reporting.

Suppose medical staff were less likely to identify certain issues in men. Lets further assume that somehow the case had not been affected wildly by biases at previous stages. Even assuming men's own experiences regarding their victimization did not change as a result of their misdiagnosis (e.g. evaluation, memory, etc.), these men may still incorporate that biased information (diagnosis) into their reporting. They may correctly report not having been diagnosed with something, yet that information (diagnosis) may not properly reflect the actual occurrence of that thing (e.g. an injury). In reality, the medical staff might already have been presented with biased information. And even if their assessment were unbiased, the same may not apply to the attribution (e.g. injury due to IPV?), the chosen terminology, the way the information is shared, you get the point.

There are various accumulating biases at so many points throughout men's experiences (and third parties' observations) of male victimization that any specific numbers are questionable at best and hardly interpretable. Even if men are the vast majority of victims, it would be possible - depending on sample, methodology, etc, - for them to be a small minority of those reporting (in surveys, interviews) to be victims (even without using that term). The fact that the numbers are not (always) skewed in that manner is even more concerning in that context, given what that might say about actual victimization. Same thing goes for reporting of severity, type of victimization, etc. As the example chosen above (medical staff) shows, even supposedly observable statistics regarding hospitalization and deaths may still be affected by biases throughout the case up to that point, as well as by law enforcement, medical personnel, or the definitions used. Whilst these statistics already show a majority of victims to be classified as male, one may wonder what these numbers would look like without these biases.

Note that these biases will occur so long as male victims are disproportionately underestimated, even if female victims are also underestimated at the same time.

This may also manifest in biased evaluations of research (e.g. this, this, and this), biases in interpretation and theory, biases in news reporting, biases in statistical and legal definitions (rape, etc.), etc. In fact, many types of misandry may contribute to its erasure from the record. And to be clear, this is not just some "if we do not find misandry, then that is evidence of misandry". Differences in laws and policies are observable facts, differences in denial and such are effectively undisputed (though at times associated with misandristic labels and concepts like "toxic masculinity" and such), things like the empathy gap are corroborated by the limited research we have (r-MensRights/comments/rycnwn/on_the_gender_empathy_gap_and_its_correlates_a/) and even if one were to disagree on this specific pathway, posts like this one on body shaming (r-LeftWingMaleAdvocates/comments/rexs2y/more_than_just_jokes_the_societal_treatment_of/) prove that there is abuse of outrageous severity (dick size shaming) that I doubt anybody would argue to be genuinely taken serious (especially to that degree) by most parts of society. In fact, if it were, a lot of the examples provided in that post across the most influential parts of society could not exist in the way they do - and their popularity, crowd reactions, and like/dislike ratios paint a clear picture as well. Millions of people - substantial parts of society - are not just underestimating its severity, not just indifferent, they are active contributors and proven to endorse this abuse (which they likely do not recognize and would not classify as such).


r/everydaymisandry 12h ago

social media Not true

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r/everydaymisandry 1d ago

legal Taiwan Man Uses Robot Vacuum To Catch Wife’s Affair, Then Lands In Jail

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So in Taiwan your wife is entitled to her privacy even if she's cheating on you on your own home.


r/everydaymisandry 1d ago

legal Why are male disadvantages taken less seriously?

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I keep seeing arguments over whether “misandry” is real, so I wanted to look at things that can actually be measured instead of just arguing over the word.

One example is criminal justice. The U.S. Sentencing Commission looked at more than 300,000 federal cases from 2017–2021. After controlling for the personal and offense characteristics available in their data, women received sentences 29.2% shorter than men and were 39.6% more likely to receive probation. Even among people who were imprisoned, women's sentences were 11.3% shorter. The USSC doesn't say this proves discrimination, and points out that some factors weren't available in the data. But the difference itself is real.

Then there are countries where military service is compulsory for men but not women. That's a pretty straightforward example of the law treating the sexes differently.

There's also the issue of male victims. UN guidance on sexual violence explicitly recognizes that men and boys can be victims too. So it's reasonable to ask whether legal systems and institutions actually give male victims the same recognition and protection.

Even the Council of Europe has acknowledged that sexism, social norms and gender stereotypes can negatively affect men and boys, and has adopted guidelines specifically addressing this.

I'm not saying this proves that society hates men. I'm saying that these are real things that happen, and they deserve to be looked at seriously.

If a sex-based disparity affects women, we investigate it. If one affects men, why shouldn't we do the same?

If there's a legitimate explanation for the difference, that's fine. But we should actually investigate it instead of deciding beforehand that it isn't worth asking about.

Isn't that what equality is supposed to mean?


r/everydaymisandry 2d ago

social media “Believe all victims”

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This is a classic case of “only 0.000000001% of allegations are false” rhetoric. I believe false accusations are a crime you can be a victim of, so I find it interesting that people like this will preach “believe victims” then say stuff like this. If you really support victims, why would you not believe a victim of defamation and automatically assume they’re guilty?


r/everydaymisandry 2d ago

social media Isn't this is Misandry??

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r/everydaymisandry 3d ago

personal Downvoted for saying I wouldnt rather be a lesbain….

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r/everydaymisandry 4d ago

social media Feminists hate men so much, they're literally supporting old-timey gender norms in order to hate them, which goes against feminism.

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r/everydaymisandry 4d ago

social media How did you get THAT from THAT

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Found these comments under a post that described a situation that had nothing to do with gender. Could anyone explain the psychology behind this tendency to jump to conclusions and forget to differentiate between being mean and being physically violent?

(Besides misandry, of course)


r/everydaymisandry 5d ago

social media Misandrist Exclusivizes the Experience of Rape and Trivializea Men's Suffering

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r/everydaymisandry 5d ago

social media Apparently guys are stupid for not liking a girl??? (Repost)

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What a fucking retarded take. Imagine now if the genders were inverted. 🤦🤦🤦

(Repost because I forgot to blur a name).


r/everydaymisandry 5d ago

social media What is worse is, this person re posted this post, and she has a little son. And I met her 1 time in-person, real life, not online.

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And tell me anti man sentiments are not a problem to me or real life if I ignore all social media and shut my eyes from them?

Also idk like I get men abused women and oppresed them. You talk about it, but why you have to hate all? Will you say same for black peoples? Or Islam? Or? idk why we have to be a bigot?

idk I just wanna hate humanity tbh. I don’t know I sometimes feel I will become a girl then, idk. like this life as man just suck even if I don’t tick off myself as Male or Female in forms.


r/everydaymisandry 6d ago

social media “women are only villainous as a response to the oppressive system and men around them”

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r/everydaymisandry 6d ago

social media Man got slapped for helping a women!

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r/everydaymisandry 8d ago

social media Men should loose the right to vote

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I was reading the comments of Hassan piker chatters and I found this comment.


r/everydaymisandry 8d ago

social media Is any of this true at all

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God forbid people care about minorities and men at the same time. And forgive me for my ignorance, but is any woman getting called a “triggered feminist” for talking about having experienced racism?


r/everydaymisandry 8d ago

social media Misogyny is when big bowl of food

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Misogyny is when man takes comically sized bowl and eats everything. That's why "50/50" is bad and rigged against women.


r/everydaymisandry 8d ago

entertainment media The Internet is Misandrist - Part 1

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This video was made by a guy named Fif Badaki and he nailed his research on man hatred. Deserves so much more views and likes for his effort. ☝️


r/everydaymisandry 8d ago

social media "A little reminder that misandry is just as harmful as misogyny because they promote divisiveness and prejudice."

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Posted this on r/leftwingmaleadvocates and felt it was worth sharing here as well. Found this comment on a Twitter/X post and felt it was worth sharing here. Occasionally once in a while you find postings of both intelligence and value like this. The poster is absolutely correct in that misandry is just as harmful, divisive and prejudiced as misogyny is, no matter how much misandrists themselves want to downplay or mitigate it or outright deny it as existing. I hate it so much when they do either and also claim it's not harmful like misogyny, when it in fact causes a great deal of harm and continues to do so. The major misandrist bias in schools and courts that's caused male students to comprise the majority of dropouts and innocent men often unfairly treated in the legal system, how male victims of violence, abuse, rape, etc. (especially by women) still go unrecognized and unhelped, men still having to register for conscription, the vast majority of homeless people and suicides being male, etc. as well as denying the fact there's plenty of women who harm, rape and even outright kill men/boys. Even if the numbers may not be as high as the other way around, still doesn't change or negate the fact it happens. Yet misandrists will still claim misandry isn't a major issue or even real.

Unfortunately the constant ignoring and dismissal of misandry and downplaying it has been a major reason in recent times why the Left has been doing so poorly with males and was especially bad during the 2024 elections. I'm a very liberal and left-wing person with most of my views and hate so much how misandry is ignored and dismissed so much and treated like a joke, when it needs to be acknowledged and treated as seriously as misogyny. Doing so would do so much to improve the left's standing with male voters and now is a very critical time to do so.


r/everydaymisandry 9d ago

social media Low effort men bad statement getting hundreds of upvotes

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Honestly I wonder how someone can say something like this and still think they deserve a stellar partner.


r/everydaymisandry 9d ago

social media A whole thread gaslighting a male OP about women fear of men like usual.

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Women have said for decades for men to leave them alone, because men are so annoying and dangerous. But when men finally listen to that. All of a sudden men are called paranoid incels who need therapy.


r/everydaymisandry 9d ago

social media Very extreme misandry

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r/everydaymisandry 9d ago

social media Trivializing conversion therapy and sexual violence against gay men

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Video is a skit depicting sensationalized violence by police officers (paid actors pretending to be one) who try to 'convert' an effeminate gay man into becoming straight. One police officer pushes the gay man into a woman's breasts, while the woman reaches lower and tries to grip him into a hug as he falls to the floor. The officer then slaps his chest, and the video ends with the two officers taking him away. It is unclear whether or not the skit portrays the gay man sympathetically without translating the audio.

Although there are no official anti-gay hate crime statistics, LGBT people in Brazil are deeply threatened by violent crime. According to LGBT rights group Gay Group of Bahia, in 2022, 242 LGBT individuals in Brazil were killed violently. 52% of such individuals are gay men, while 42% are travesti or transfems (who face 19% proportionally higher risk of violent crime). Trans men are counted seperately; they face intense discrimination and have accounted for 1 known case in 2022. Some deaths do not have anti-LGBT motivation while others are brutal anti-LGBT attacks - 12 (once a month on average!) of the 242 homicides are stonings of gay men and travesti/transfems. It appears that the gay individual in this video is depicted as a crossdresser as he has tanlines consistent with female clothing.

Thread is full of predictable 'lucky boy' comments from men, or glorification of violence against gay men. None of the comments in the screencaps seem to mention that it's staged (EDIT: except for one who is contemplating about calling the man a "dumbass") and they are all acting like some kind of justice has been served. So doomed. How can we stop misandry when men are this uncoordinated and willing to hurt themselves like this? Why don't LGBT men count as men?