A misogynist is a person, usually a man, who feels genuine contempt and aversion towards women and everything related to them. It is usually characterized by conditioning their treatment towards them, being despicable and offensive to any person of the opposite gender.
If the treatment is not directly negative, a misogynist is also identified by fleeing the woman's contact and interaction, because he degrades and abhors her company.
Misogyny and misogynist as hate concepts have their origin in antiquity, when women played a very low role in society, which generated an attitude of aversion and reification over the centuries that eventually became a behavior normalized
It has become a negative cultural attitude for the simple fact that women are women. Due to its great historical influence, misogynist attitudes are present in all types of discourse and expressive expression, whether literature, religious texts, treatises and philosophical thought, fine arts, etc. The countercurrent that has arisen partly against misogyny has been feminism.
Over time it has been determined that, although they share certain qualities, misogyny should not be confused entirely with machismo, since this is not only a manifestation of contempt towards women, but a position of power.
Characteristics of a misogynist
Competitive attitude against women
A misogynist man will consider any personal or work situation as an opportunity to compete against the woman, in an aggressive and unhealthy way.
Their main objective would be not only to prove themselves superior, but to humiliate women in the process and mistreat her psychologically . The misogynist man would not accept modestly that a woman is capable of overcoming it, being able to incur offenses of all kinds against her.
Abuse and reification of women
The misogynist does not consider the woman a being equal to the man, therefore he does not respect her. This form of abuse can manifest physically or psychologically, affecting the woman and even making her think that the cause of the conflict is herself.
Misogynistic men usually have no respect for romantic relationships, easily committing deception and infidelity; or being able to disappear when they are no longer comfortable.
Irregular treatment and discrimination
The misogynist man does not maintain a regular attitude when dealing with a woman. At times it can be sympathetic and even seductive, to instantly become aggressive and disrespectful for no reason.
A common attitude of the misogynists is to exonerate themselves from any kind of guilt against these deals.
Disrespect and discrimination, both personal and public and professional are one of the most common factors of misogynist attitudes.
Especially if the misogynist man expresses himself from a position of power and influence, disarming the woman and preventing her from defending herself without paying certain consequences, especially in the professional field.
It boasts in female misery
Every misogynist finds pleasure in humiliation and makes a woman miserable, regardless of the relationship she has with her. If it is a loving bond, it can be even more harmful, since it adopts an aggressive and controlling attitude.
He will always seek the suffering of the female gender, blaming them for themselves, and never considering himself to be the cause. He is able to humiliate them in public, emotionally blackmail them and not recognize their achievements even when they are more than obvious.
Sexually aggressive
In terms of interaction and sexual relations, the misogynist man shows himself to be a controlling and aggressive being, demanding to have relationships whenever he wants and denying certain pleasures to his partner, being the only recipient of such.
He can be physically aggressive and deny his partner having sex whenever he wants. The violence that they are capable of manifesting sexually can be very harmful to women.
Degradation of the social status of women
The last centuries have been of great importance in the struggle of women for greater social, political and professional recognition, as well as the search for equality with men, after millennia being relegated to a few basic social and sexual functions.
The misogynist man of today considers to ignore all the achievements of women for the simple fact of being a woman, and seeks to denigrate and humiliate her in all its functions, reaffirming that the attitudes and aims of a woman towards man and society They are the same as in antiquity.
Psychological manipulation
As mentioned in the previous ones, a misogynist man seeks to have as much control as possible over a woman's mind, in order to manipulate her at ease.
Not only that, but he seeks to disintegrate from his own actions, leading the woman to consider herself inferior to what she really is, turning her into a submissive man.
If manipulation and aggressive psychological control is not enough, the misogynist man is able to resort without remorse to physical violence, leading the woman to a greater state of submission and self-contempt, making it much more difficult for her to detach herself. .
Power position
Even if he does not really have it, the misogynist will make the woman believe that she has power over her and that she can influence her life if she does not act or adapt to his treatment.
This attitude is much more noticeable in work environments where the male presence exceeds the female presence, seeing women in the painful situation of enduring discrimination in exchange for maintaining their job or career. The misogynists take advantage of this situation as the ideal for their acts.
Misogynist attitudes in men tend to be more common in underdeveloped societies with large irregularities and social gaps, where man holds archaic thoughts about the feminine capacities and potential for professional contribution to a company or to society itself.
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