Talk:Misandry

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Opening paragraphs

Thread retitled from "The opening paragraphs don't actually describe misandry".

Whether misandry is a big or tiny problem the article, being an article about misandry, should describe that problem! Instead only the very first line does that. The next few paragraphs are just weird and just seem to make the subjective point that misandry isn't a real problem. Wikipedia articles aren't meant to tell you whether you should care about something or not! That is not their purpose. Ironically you could say that the article itself is misandrist Dlesos (talk) 18:39, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

While I don't agree that the article is unduly biased against its subject, I think you raise a good point here. There is a pronounced lack of concrete description in the lead, which I think results in more than a little mystification. While we're trying to reflect what reliable sources say, we're also trying to explain abstract concepts to a general audience, and there should be more description of what we're actually talking about up front, so that it makes more sense when we talk about it. Remsense ‥ 论 18:46, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

The notion that misandry is a problem is itself a contentious opinion. Wikipedia articles are meant to reflect the predominant views among reliable sources. The majority of reliable sources tend to focus on how the topic is used by MRAs as a false equivalence to misogyny. If you find that weird then your problem is with the published sources, not Wikipedia.

Wikipedia articles aren't meant to tell you whether you should care about something or not is a bizarre statement. Should Effects of climate change not have a section on the impacts to human society? That might lead to somebody thinking they should care about the issue...which is bad, apparently. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 01:22, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

I don't really think that's the core of what they're saying, or at least that's not how I saw it. Remsense ‥ 论 01:28, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Frankly, I don't think even they knew what they were saying. Anyway, if someone wants to expand the introduction with more details from reliable sources, that's fine with me. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 02:41, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

I get working the beat on articles like these is endlessly frustrating, but the rest of us seemed to understand the idea here and the good faith behind it pretty clearly. Remsense ‥ 论 02:50, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

I'm not doubting anyone's good faith, but saying the article itself is misandrist is a pretty tired refrain stemming from a basic misunderstanding of the purpose of Wikipedia. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 03:42, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia should present the main views of reliable sources, that is true, but that does not mean to speak of them as an unquestionable fact. Pol revision (talk) 11:13, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

I think starting with a solid definition and then describing some of the purported manifestations is a reasonable way to start. I'm not sure how much more concrete it could get. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 01:37, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

That's pretty much the extent of what I was thinking. Remsense ‥ 论 01:39, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

I feel like it should be the definition and what it is.If we just say what is is with no opinion It will be good 2601:204:F101:B990:65D1:150D:752D:1798 (talk) 06:11, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

That is the same as a dictionary entry. Wikipedia is more than just a dictionary. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 13:15, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

How is this not biased. “Many scholars criticize MRAs for promoting a false equivalence between misandry and misogyny,“ 2601:204:F101:B990:65D1:150D:752D:1798 (talk) 15:56, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Something isn't biased just because someone doesn't like it. If reliable sources focus on a given facet of a topic (e.g. criticism of MRAs), then so do we. That's the entire basis of WP:NPOV. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 16:51, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

It says Wikipedia:Citation needed next to the message who are the scholar‘s you are talking about? 2601:204:F101:B990:65D1:150D:752D:1798 (talk) 17:25, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

The ones referenced in the cited sources. Click on the little numbers. MrOllie (talk) 17:48, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Nonjudgmental language, opinion vs. fact

Thread retitled from "The opening violates content policies of Wikipedia".

Prefer nonjudgmental language. A neutral point of view neither sympathizes with nor disparages its subject (or what reliable sources say about the subject), although this must sometimes be balanced against clarity. Present opinions and conflicting findings in a disinterested tone. Do not editorialize. When editorial bias towards one particular point of view can be detected the article needs to be fixed. The only bias that should be evident is the bias attributed to the source.

1 The language in the article clearly is judgemental and disparages the subject and sympathize with feminists that it is a myth that some feminists can be misandrists by using words like "false", "myth", "criticize" "claiming" immediately after 2 paragraphs in the opening of the article while at the same time presenting the opinions of unnamed 40 people as facts.

2 - instead of referring to the opinions of the authors in another section, their opinions are referred to immediately after 2 paragraphs in the opening of the article, there are 3 paragraphs critical of the term misandry compared to 2 paragraphs explaining what is misandry, clearly the article is using feminist tone that is why it denied that some feminists can be misandrists, it like saying it is a myth that some Asian people can be racist.

3 - Avoid stating opinions as facts. Usually, articles will contain information about the significant opinions that have been expressed about their subjects. However, these opinions should not be stated in Wikipedia's voice. Rather, they should be attributed in the text to particular sources, or where justified, described as widespread views, etc. For example, an article should not state that genocide is an evil action but may state that genocide has been described by John So-and-so as the epitome of human evil.

The article mentions the opinions of the 40 authors as facts that all people who disagrees with these facts are promoting myths instead of mentioning their opinions in neutral way not as facts that everyone should take it all as gospel.

The tone of the article when referring to the 40 authors should be edited. POTDL (talk) 16:23, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Accurately reflecting the cited sources as in this case is not a policy violation. On the other hand, looking for false 'neutrality' (by which you seem to really mean WP:FALSEBALANCE) would be a violation of policy. MrOllie (talk) 16:46, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

disparages the subject and sympathize with feminists that it is a myth that some feminists can be misandrists by using words like "false", "myth", "criticize" "claiming" there are no forbidden words in the lead or elsewhere in articles. Context matters, and in context the article lead provide attribution and is neutral. I see no opinions presented as facts in the lead. VQuakr (talk) 17:01, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Mentioning misogyny in the article opening of misandry is a proof that the article disparages misandry and sympathize with misogyny more, and words like false and myth clearly present opinions like facts, I asked Chat GPT about the article opening, Chat GPT is extremely liberal and feminist chatbot yet it agreed with me.

Yes, the opening you provided can be seen as violating Wikipedia's policies on neutral point of view and using nonjudgmental language. Let's break it down:

Misandry Definition: The definition of "misandry" in the first sentence is neutral, as it presents an objective and widely accepted definition of the term: "the hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men or boys."

MRAs and Masculinist Groups' Views: The second paragraph presents the views of men's rights activists (MRAs) and masculinist groups. However, the statement that "misandry lacks institutional and systemic support comparable to misogyny" introduces an editorialized comparison that may not reflect all viewpoints or available evidence. By asserting this as a fact, rather than attributing it to specific viewpoints or sources, the sentence risks violating Wikipedia's policy against presenting opinions as facts.

Manosphere Forums: The third paragraph discusses claims made on manosphere forums but does not sufficiently attribute the views expressed to the individuals making the claims. While it says that these users "have claimed that misandry is widespread," the tone and phrasing could be clearer in presenting these as opinions rather than potentially implying that such views are without merit.

Scholarly Criticism of MRAs: The fourth paragraph introduces scholarly criticism of MRAs, and it is mostly neutral. However, the use of the term "false equivalence" and phrases like "antifeminist backlash" are strong terms that, while attributed to scholars, could appear judgmental. The final sentence, which refers to the "misandry myth," is especially strong and could be seen as violating the neutral point of view policy by implying that misandry is not a real or valid concern. While the use of "so-called" or "alleged" would help convey this as a viewpoint rather than a fact, stronger attribution would also help.

Areas for Improvement:

Attribution: Some claims, especially the comparison between misandry and misogyny, should be more clearly attributed to scholars or experts. Without this, it presents opinions as facts, which goes against Wikipedia's neutrality standards.

Avoid Judging the Validity of Views: Phrases like "false equivalence" or "misandry myth," while attributed to scholars, could be viewed as dismissive of opposing perspectives and should be framed more cautiously to avoid editorial bias.

For a more neutral version, Wikipedia might say something like:

"Men's rights activists (MRAs) and other masculinist groups have characterized modern laws concerning divorce, domestic violence, conscription, circumcision (sometimes referred to as male genital mutilation by critics), and treatment of male rape victims as examples of institutional misandry. However, some scholars argue that misandry does not have the same systemic or institutional backing as misogyny."

This revision ensures that both viewpoints are presented, and readers can interpret the content without the article leaning toward one side

If anyone want a screenshot I will send it. --POTDL (talk) 17:25, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Kindly do not waste our time with ChatGPT generated nonsense, it will not help your arguments - it can only do the opposite. MrOllie (talk) 17:33, 9 October 2024 (UTC)

Chat GPT is definetely not a reliable source for Wikipedia. Reprarina (talk) 14:20, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Neutrality on Wikipedia does not mean reflect[ing] all viewpoints, but fairly representing all the significant views that have been published by reliable sources. From the very start, ChatGPT is distorting the actual policy. By prompting it with a question about nonjudgmental language, you've gotten a response that ignores due and undue weight.

ChatGPT also contradicts itself. It says viewpoints should be clearly attributed to scholars or experts, but when views are attributed to scholars, that's too dismissive of opposing perspectives, because it implies that misandry is not a real or valid concern. I wonder what ChatGPT would say about Bigfoot.

The final paragraph, which puts Men's rights activists on the same footing as some scholars, is the epitome of false balance. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 19:43, 11 October 2024 (UTC) edited 19:38, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

So, no one agrees with me and instead thinks that, rather than referring to the authors' opinions in another section, their opinions should be referenced immediately after the first two paragraphs of the article's introduction, using words like "false," "myth," "criticize," and claiming? Furthermore, there are three paragraphs critical of the term misandry compared to only two paragraphs explaining what misandry means in the article’s opening, I suggest renaming the article to criticism of the term misandry since the beginning of the article criticize the term misandry more than explaining it. --POTDL (talk) 15:34, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

The layout of the article comes from the way it is represented in the literature. The best literature about the topic is dismissive. The current layout is fine because it has proper WP:WEIGHT. Binksternet (talk) 16:45, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

The article is too critical and dismissive we need a vote to rename the article "cricism of the term misandry" --POTDL (talk) 16:57, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

I'm not sure that renaming the article "criticism of the term misandry" is the best option here, but I think POTDL is on the right track. An article on misandry should be primarily about the psychological phenomenon of misandry, not the existing back and forth between people who believe misandry is as serious a social problem as misogyny and people who don't. The problem with the supposedly expert opinion presented here is that it mostly isn't about misandry at all, it's about whether social concern over misandry is as warranted as social concern over misogyny. Interesting, but a side issue however much commotion it causes. Goodtablemanners (talk) 17:58, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, no. If misandry is largely a myth or mistaken belief of marginalized men, then we should not have text that validates the myth. The investigation of the beliefs of marginalized men can be found at the Masculism, Manosphere, Misogyny and Antifeminism articles. Binksternet (talk) 18:08, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

According to authors of the Misandry myth source, misandry is not a myth. They wrote directly: misandry in the broadest definition of this term clearly exists. The only thing that is a myth about misandry is that feminism is more misandrist than anti-feminism. This is also indicated by Kanner M., Anderson K. J. in the article "The myth of the man-hating feminist". This is also indicated by Peter Glick and Jessica Whitehead in their article "Hostility toward men and the perceived stability of male dominance": The more gender-traditional the nation, the more both men and women in that nation tend to endorse HM [hostility toward men]. Yes, these authors do not use the term "misandry," and hatred and hostility are not the same thing, but the core of what is wrong with MRAs, according to the sources, is not that people are not hostile toward men, but that they fighting the wrong people. By the way, I didn't understand at all in what sense the word marginalized was used in the preface. Marginalized by whom? In what source is this marginalization noted? Reprarina (talk) 18:23, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

I think you're on very much the right path here, and I'd endorse what Goodtablemanners says above also. 2A10:BCC2:2029:63E0:E095:E80F:A482:5AFC (talk) 14:02, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

The idea that misandry is exaggerated is essential to the psychological phenomenon in question. When reliable scholarly sources focus on the social aspects of something, we do too. That's what due weight means. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 19:35, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Actually the idea that concern over misandry is exaggerated is not essential to the "psychological phenomenon in question". That phenomenon is misandry not men's rights enthusiasts' exaggeration of its prevalence. Goodtablemanners (talk) 17:45, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

It's essential if reliable, published sources say it is. WP:WEIGHT again. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 19:38, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

I agree entirely but the problem we have here is that most of American academia doesn't agree, and the American agenda is being heavily pushed here. It is absolutely not the case that Wikipedia is necessarily a slave to academic publishing, but having looked around I notice that there is an absolute tidal wave of stuff coming out of American universities which is very politicised and seeks to push what this article pushes. For what it's worth some of it is really, really depressing from the perspective of anyone who hopes to live in a future where everyone is treated fairly, but that's what they're doing. As far as I can see a lot of it is absolutely counterfactual (that is, simply wrong, incorrect) but if the academic publishers are willing to put it out, and Wikipedia's attitude is that the academic publisher is God, it's going to be very difficult to make this article read like anything reasonable. 2A10:BCC6:EB4:0:5CFA:6296:E140:60DF (talk) 19:41, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

No one is saying the academic publisher is God. However, WP:V and WP:RS are very clear that mainstream scholarly sources are the most reliable. If you don't like the things mainstream scholars say, that's your problem, not Wikipedia's. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 20:06, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

This is a huge strawman. No one is saying they are on the whole unreliable. They are only claiming that they are having their word treated so highly that Wikipedia will even go against actual previous consensus. BOBTHETOMATO42069 (talk) 17:44, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Consensus can change. That is in fact one of Wikipedia's core tenets. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 18:05, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Also agree with you. That article is in fact about misogyny, not misandry and present misandry as form of misogyny, or something associated with misogynists.

But you should know that Wikipedia is not about neutrality (not in standard population accepted version of neutrality) or non-bias, they have their own concept of neutrality, as it was few times mentioned in this discussion, problem is term "neutrality" is for most people associated with something else than neutral-sources associated bias. Despite its strange, Wikipedia is BOTH, neutral and biased without conflict of it. 78.102.87.172 (talk) 06:03, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

Look at the other international foreign versions of wikipedia articles about misandry they are neutral they don't mention whether misandry is rampant or a myth, it saddens me when people think that liberal views should be treated as unquestionable truths, taken entirely as gospel and immune to bias and that only feminist perspectives are considered true and important, while discussions about men's issues are viewed as exaggerated or anti-woman, the discussion is going nowhere, someone please move the article to the new title criticism of the term misandry or criticism of masculinism or criticism of the manosphere, because the article introduction feels like it's written by an author who criticizes the term misandry and doesn't want it to rival misogyny, despite the heavy media focus on women's rights already overshadowing men's issues 40 authors can't live the lives of 4 billions of men in 195 countries and don't know their lives and their societies not to mention most of these articles are written by feminists and were published many years ago, the article clearly is criticism so why doesn't the title have the word criticism? adding the word criticism to the title would make the article less off- topic, the article was more neutral years ago but after the rise of online masculinism someone edited the article and made it about feminism and misogyny and denial of men's problems, it looks like the author is concerned about the rise of mascunlinism --POTDL (talk) 20:22, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia in any language is not a reliable source. As already stated, neutrality on Wikipedia means fairly representing the views of published, reliable sources. What you are proposing is WP:FALSEBALANCE. Reliable sources are not required to be free of bias, but feminists as a rule are not especially prejudiced against men. This discussion is descending into WP:FORUM territory now. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 20:48, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

@POTDL, your most recent replies were rightfully deleted, but I'm going to be even more excessively blunt here: cite something concrete we can actually work from here—not merely what you would like a source to say—or stop wasting everyone else's time. Remsense ‥ 论 08:05, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Feminism and misandry

Thread retitled from "Feminism and Misandry are not the same thing".

Look, I get that it's the official policy of Wikipedia to support feminism and characterize any criticism of it as completely unfounded and based on hate, etc. This is literally repeated over ten times in the article for some reason, as if it wasn't made clear enough in the opening paragraph. That being said, it is self evident that there are people out there with prejudice and dislike towards men, just like every other race and gender. This is even admitted by the article, although of course it's in the context of claiming that fewer feminists are misandrists. The entire article about misandry contains zero discussion about misandrists other than to paradoxically claim that there are less misandrists among feminists while also claiming that misandry does not exist? The "psychological study" presented consists essentially of asking a group of feminists if they have negative feelings towards men and reporting their answer. Can we really think of no reasons that individuals who are part of a political activist group would avoid damaging their own movement by associating it with politically unpalatable ideas or be in denial about their own prejudice? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dekadoka (talk • contribs)

The official policy of Wikipedia is to base it on the most reliable academic sources. In the reality of 2024, the most reliable academic sources harshly criticize antifeminism, and encourage feminism. It was different once upon a time, and it may be different sometime in the future, but today Wikipedia will write as the most reliable academic sources write as of 2024. There are more than one source that suggests that antifeminists are more hostile to men than feminists. This is also indicated by Peter Glick and Jessica Whitehead in their article "Hostility toward men and the perceived stability of male dominance". Antifeminists, generally speaking, very often show hostility and even hatred towards those men who do not conform to the ideals of hegemonic masculinity, don't they? In general, one could create an article Hostility towards men based on psychological literature, which is not quite the same as hatred of men, but at least it is something that has been studied as a verified thing by serious psychologists, such as Peter Glick and Jessica Whitehead. Please don't forget to sign your messages. --Reprarina (talk) 12:29, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

I apologize for the frustrated tone of my initial comment. I agree with you that Wikipedia should aspire to represent the content of quality academic sources, and that generally these sources are highly critical of antifeminism. That being said, I think an article about misandry should at least attempt to discuss misandrists. Instead what we get is a denial that misandry even exists, a claim that if it does exist it does minimal or no harm because it is not identical to misogyny, and finally a poorly supported claim that there is no link whatsoever with feminism. The term's alleged links with feminism and use to support antifeminism certainly deserve a section in the article but making almost the entire article about these things leaves out important information. Misandry exists and causes harm independent of any false equivalence to misogyny. There are harmful and false male stereotypes which have been examined academically. For example:

1. "All men are fundamentally driven by sex." A recent meta analysis of 211 studies found that while men do have a higher average libido than women, male and female libidos follow a bell curve and the average is quite close. One in three women has a higher libido than the average man. This stereotype may partially arise from the greater tendency of high libido men to interact with large numbers of women.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-apes/202212/do-men-really-have-stronger-sex-drives-than-women

https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fbul0000366

2. Empathy Gap. Research has shown that both men and women have more empathy for women. What effects does this have on human behavior?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15491274/

Perhaps there is a link with men receiving 63% longer prison sentences for the same crimes?

https://repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1164&context=law_econ_current

Or with male students in school receiving lower grades for the same work?

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01425692.2022.2122942

3. "Men are (insert small group of men who do bad thing)s." Lack of recognition male vs female variability and its effects on the extremes of the bell curves. Although men and women are quite similar on average, men have greater variability in the areas of cognition, physical attributes, and personality.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22329560/ (lots of studies could be cited here)

Some discussion of this is warranted. This data suggests that most of the individuals found at the extremes of human behavior, good and bad, are likely to be men. Hence, it is inaccurate to represent men using only the bad side of the curve. A more accurate view would characterize men as simply being more variable in good and bad ways. — Dekadoka (talk) 15:12, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

These citations don't appear to mention the term 'Misandry' at all. Have a look at Wikipedia's policy on original research. Wikipedia cannot make a logicial leap to label the examples you cite here as 'Misandry' - we can only make points which are directly supported by citations. Discussion of this could well be warranted, but we do not have citations here that would allow it to be done in a way which meets Wikipedia's policy requirements. MrOllie (talk) 15:24, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

The first sentence of the article: "Misandry is the hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men or boys."

Prejudice: "a. : a favoring or dislike of something without good reason. b. : unfriendly feelings directed against an individual, a group, or a race" - Merriam-Webster

"To demonstrate that you are not adding original research, you must be able to cite reliable, published sources that are directly related to the topic of the article and directly support the material being presented." - Original research policy

Examples on the topic of antimale prejudice and the false stereotypes surrounding it aren't welcome in a discussion on misandry because they don't include the term misandry? Feels a bit like a Catch-22, no?

Example 1: Stereotyping men as overly sexually driven is incorrect. The reason this is a topic of research is because the stereotype exists. It should be self evident that false stereotypes are potentially harmful. Here is another article that challenges it even more directly:

https://www.webmd.com/sex/features/sex-drive-how-do-men-women-compare

"Not only is the idea that men have higher sex drives an oversimplified notion, but it’s really just not true"

Example 2: Conclusion/Topic from source 1: Men and women have less empathy for men than women. (see title and last sentence of abstract) Dislike, unfriendly feelings, see above definition of prejudice. If someone has access to the full articles and relevant statistical knowledge, they could also pull the percentage of people surveyed who reported negative feelings towards men references under "psychological research" and in the final paragraph of the current article.

Conclusion/Topic from source 2: "This study finds dramatic unexplained gender gaps in federal criminal cases. Conditional on arrest offense, criminal history, and other pre-charge observables, men receive 63% longer sentences on average than women do. Women are also significantly likelier to avoid charges and convictions, and twice as likely to avoid incarceration if convicted. There are large unexplained gaps across the sentence distribution, and across a

wide variety of specifications, subsamples, and estimation strategies."

Conclusion/Topic from source 3: "Results show that, when comparing students who have identical subject-specific competence, teachers are more likely to give higher grades to girls. Furthermore, they demonstrate for the first time that this grading premium favouring girls is systemic, as teacher and classroom characteristics play a negligible role in reducing it."

Can we agree that all three of these relate to "favoring or disliking [men] without good reason" or "unfriendly feelings directed against [men]" and hence are at least debatably examples of prejudice which is an example of misandry?

Example 3: I agree that referencing the variability hypothesis itself is not directly related and directly supportive, so I think this one would need a better reference. Perhaps a better direction for this would look at individual examples, such as social conditioning factors which lead to male criminal behavior, and the strong correlation between fatherlessness and violent crime? Dekadoka (talk) 16:58, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

You're wasting your time, here. WP:OR is a core policy on Wikipedia. That these examples are misandry in your opinion or fit a definition is completely irrelevant if you cannot bring sources that make points directly. MrOllie (talk) 17:08, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

Nowhere does the article, let alone the lead section of the article, deny that misandry even exists. The study called "The Misandry Myth" asked adults of both sexes to "report their feminist identity and explicit attitudes toward men". That's not the same as asking a group of feminists if they have negative feelings towards men.

Wikipedia already has articles on sex differences in humans that would be more relevant to this discussion, including human sexuality, sex differences in crime, and sex differences in psychology.

The first sentence of the article needs to be changed to rely less on dictionary definitions; whatever society's attitudes towards men might be, "misandry" is mainly an MRA talking point used to attack feminists. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 23:00, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

I think the term has unfortunately been contaminated by it's association with antifeminists. This is perhaps why academic articles discussing prejudice and negative perceptions of men don't use the term except in the context of defending feminism. But I suppose if WP:OR requires the exact term to be mentioned in order for an academic article to meet the directly related/directly supportive criteria for relevant information, this information cannot be included under Wikipedia's policies. Makes sense. On the other hand, do we consider the phenomena of prejudice against men worth discussing at all, and, if so, where can it be mentioned in a neutral fashion without the comparison to misogyny or linking it to feminism? I feel that there is still relevant academic information that should be presented even if we keep in mind that misogyny is more harmful/systemic/etc.

@Sangdeboeuf The article states that the term was invented by antifeminists for the purpose of criticizing feminism, which implies that it does not describe a real phenomena independent of criticism of feminism. My mistake if I misinterpreted, but this does not appear to be clarified anywhere in the article.

"The Misandry Myth" Just read the questions on the survey if you don't believe me. Question 1: "Are you a feminist?" Question 10: "How warm/favorable or cold/unfavorable do you feel towards men in general." Question 11: [do you] “like men,” “dislike men,” “trust men,” “distrust men." There were other questions on the survey so I perhaps I oversimplified, but I think my point stands. Dekadoka (talk) 23:54, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

There is no reason in principle to consider this source unreliable. It does not contradict other sources. It has not been harshly criticized in the academic community. Moreover, it does not avoid calling misandry misandry, but directly uses the word misandrist in relation to some feminists. It is in the interests of those who are for men's rights, and not for the demonization of feminism, to insist on increasing the weight of this source in the article rather than decreasing it. Reprarina (talk) 00:16, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

I shall oppose. The first sentence of the article is quite correct, misandry is the hatred of men, and the article should be primarily about man-hating. And we should not write the article as if MRAs came up with some word instead of using one that already exists in non-MRAs-written dictionaries. In addition, the article should include studies of racialized hatred of black men, since the most general source in the article, namely Ouellette, mentions racialized misandry in his article. And racialized misandry is far from being portrayed in Black male studies as something falsely equivalent, non-systemic, etc. By the way, the Misandry myth article doesn't directly mention MRAs at all. Reprarina (talk) 00:07, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Misandry was an obscure word before it was commandeered by MRAs as a tool against feminism. The meaning the MRAs applied to it is the meaning that stuck: feminists who supposedly hate men. Sources focus primarily on women as notional man-haters, much more than man-hating men, despite the original word allowing for any gender to hate men.

Again, racialized misandry against black men is best saved for another topic page. Otherwise this page will be stretched to mean two different things. It should be mentioned briefly with a link to the other page. The primary meaning of misandry is the one that represents a backlash to feminism. Binksternet (talk) 00:16, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

Actually, racialized misandry is a closer topic for the article than weaponization of misandry. We have Antisemitism and Weaponization of antisemitism. We can quite easily find sources for both Misandry and Weaponization of misandry. We can even find sources for Misogyny and Weaponization of misogyny, because, I say this quite responsibly, there are sources that some feminists call misogyny something that, according to the sources, is not misogyny. Reprarina (talk) 00:29, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

That would very likely be viewed as a Content fork (see WP:CFORK). The Wikipedia community really, really does not like such forks. MrOllie (talk) 00:38, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

In what world is "misandry" the same as "racialized misandry"? Nonsense. The misandry topic is primarily devoid of race as a factor. When race is introduced, it becomes a different topic. It's the same as Feminism versus White feminism, Black feminism and Multiracial feminist theory. The root term is about gender rights, not race-related. The weaponization of the word misandry by MRAs is this page's main topic. Binksternet (talk) 19:11, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

Misandry myth article already say that some feminists have claimed that misandry is a legitimate, even necessary aspect of the movement. It is naive to think that there are not and will not be sources on this aspect. The section on misandry in art is certainly not about MRAs, but for some reason we didn’t write a word in the preamble regarding this aspect. Reprarina (talk) 00:47, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

In other words, "there must be sources". So go find them and cite them, assuming they're reliable. Otherwise this discussion is pointless. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 01:10, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

And yes, the authors of the Misandry myth article quite calmly cited Robin Morgan as an example. Morgan never wrote that misandry is legitimate, using the word misandry. She wrote that man-hating is an honorable and viable political act. However, the authors have calmly turned man-hating into misandry. And we should. Because these are synonymous words. Reprarina (talk) 01:03, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

What I don't quite understand here is why the article titled "discrimination against men" is not facing anything like the political opposition we see here, considering that this very article (correctly) describes misandry and discrimination against men as synonymous.

There's a lot of WP:GAME going on here. 2A10:BCC6:EB4:0:5CFA:6296:E140:60DF (talk) 17:19, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Oddball question—if this isn't the article to include these facts on, which one is? I'm not saying the converse of WP:V (i.e. the negation of WP:ONUS, that every verifiable fact must fit in somewhere) is true—but it does seem like there should be some place where information like this is naturally fit in. Remsense ‥ 论 04:22, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

If one were so inclined, these would be discussed at places like Sex differences in social capital, Sex differences in education, or Sex differences in psychology. MrOllie (talk) 12:56, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

In the end, what you're saying here is largely correct. Even a cursory examination reveals that the academic consensus holds prejudice against men, as generally understood, as an essentially invalid or non-existent concept, and that discussion of it represents a morally reprehensible attempt to divert attention from the much more severe problems faced by women. Certainly that is more or less what this article currently represents, although I still think it could be better written. If that's the goal, this article should be written in much the same way that, say, the article on the flat earth is written, to make it abundantly clear that Wikipedia's position - correctly reflecting the academic consensus - is that it is describing something that is culturally pseudoscientific. At that level, there is a question over whether this article should exist at all, although, as I say, there's one on flat earth. 188.74.98.182 (talk) 20:18, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

I assume you are aware that peer-reviewed research, i.e. the reliable sources that Wikipedia takes up the cause to use predominantly, are very biased at the moment? There is a massive amount of data indicating that misandry, which btw is not the same as anti-feminism, is a real problem, but in the peer-reviewed literature, papers evaluating such data in an unbiased way is very hard to find or not at all. I was in academia and I would go so far as to describe the situation as censorship. So my question is: Isn't an encyclopedia supposed to be politically neutral? --Felix Tritschler (talk) 22:37, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

You misunderstand Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, which is about fairly representing significant views that have been published by reliable sources. We are not going to discard that policy based on one Wikipedia user's personal experience. Nor do we publish original research, no matter how many internet randos claim to have been censored by academia. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 00:45, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

I don't misunderstand this at all. The thing is that this policy relies on the assumption that the gross of sources sanctioned by academia is politically, and e.g. regarding genders, neutral. Assume for a moment this is not the case - then of course any such source asserting that the gross of other such sources is neutral, isn't worth anything, right? But I see that it doesn't make sense to discuss this any further - Just one more thing: I'd like to send greetings to future readers of this (in case these comment pages are preserved long enough), who live in a time in which they look back at 2024, shaking their heads about how ridiculously obviously things went wrong and way too far in a direction that was initially justified and good, just the same way we from 2024 shake our heads looking back at the times before e.g. women had the right to vote (in which btw of course all sources the public opinion was influenced by, was deemed neutral and totally fine, by opinions from these same authorities). Good bye. --Felix Tritschler (talk) 23:18, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

There's nothing at WP:NPOV that says reliable sources have to be neutral. Your complaint has been noted and disregarded; this page is not a WP:FORUM to gripe about academia or any other topic. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 23:53, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

First, my comments concern the quality of the article and are thus well suited for a Wikipedia talk page.

Then, your statement "There's nothing at WP:NPOV" = 'Wikipedia: Neutral point of view' "that says reliable sources have to be neutral." a) is obviously paradoxical, and b), because it is sadly exactly what happens on Wikipedia (sources deemed reliable by Wikipedia are not neutral, neither politically nor regarding gender), that even goes beyond confirming my argument from above (that self-evaluations of a pool of biased sources that claim neutrality are irrelevant): You even imply and thus admit that these sources, on average, are not neutral!

It is preposterous that this is not considered a huge problem here and so I stop further supporting Wikipedia financially. I have also copied the whole page to put it into a time capsule. --Felix Tritschler (talk) 17:46, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

You seem to have misunderstood what WP:NPOV means. It means Wikipedia reflects the POV of the mainstream sources. Note in particular that WP:FALSEBALANCE, (which you appear to be seeking here) is expressly not what is done on Wikipedia. The sources are not 'neutral' on lots of topics - one often cited example is Modern flat Earth beliefs. You'll note that that article isn't balanced either. In other words, if academia is biased, so is Wikipedia, and editors here are fine with that. MrOllie (talk) 17:54, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

You repeated what Sangdeboeuf already wrote. So instead of repeating myself, I refer to my other reply (see above). Further, WP:NPOV literally contains the word "neutral" and this is meant so (just that in practice it isn't) and in WP:FALSEBALANCE there's nothing countering it. What's written there is that obvious nonsense (my wording) like flatearth-theories are not worth being represented in articles as valid alternativ theories etc. - These have no meaningful data to support them (!) and aren't even on the spectrum from left-wing to conservative/right-wing or female to male interests - On the other hand, misandry and e.g. counterpositions to the current "Man or bear" Wikipedia article and related topics have a lots of solid data to support them, e.g. domestic violence against men, which occurs with ~50% of the frequency of DV against women, the latter of which is btw cited as an example for misogyny in the respective article here. --Felix Tritschler (talk) 23:51, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

You do have to read the whole policy page, not just assume you know what it means based on the title. MrOllie (talk) 00:26, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

Ok, I am pretty sure that I now read everything relevant in this regard and have to say that there was nothing new to me (since I skimmed over these pages completely already before, as far as I could see). So I'd have to ask you what specifically you meant that I did not understand. Thanks. --Felix Tritschler (talk) 10:23, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

The parts explained above. NPOV means that the sources are reflected. When they are critical, so too will be the Wikipedia article. If you are correct that the reliable sources are very biased at the moment as you wrote above, that means the article will lean very strongly in one direction, just as we lean very strongly against things like Homeopathy. See WP:GOODBIAS. MrOllie (talk) 14:56, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes, I already considered that (e.g. flatearth theories, see above) - and with neutral, I meant politically neutral and regarding genders, and this is actually how I understood Wikipedia's neutrality. It's obvious to me that pseudoscience, i.e. homeopathy, flatearth theories, preastronautic, wokeism etc. isn't even part of a question regarding neutrality. They are obviously non-scientific, alone because they all lack vital principles of the scientific method, most importantly they are not falsifiable, the latter being one of the, if not the most important trait of science.

This is not the case for Misandry, as part of sociology - there's no principle of 'untouchability' like in wokeism, where they say that any criticism is to be disregarded because it comes from a privileged position. - So how do you justify mingling Misandry with the pseudosciences you mentioned? It's got nothing to do with each other - the problem is that academia at the moment is heavily biased politically and so no publications that follow a liberal and feminist narrative are passing the peer-review process. But there is no political influence at work when papers on e.g. preastronautic fail to pass the peer-review-process in important journals.

Isn't it obvious that it's dangerous if certain topics are censored, alone due to political reasons?

--Felix Tritschler (talk) 23:58, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

If academia is heavily biased politically then so too will be Wikipedia. There is no mechanism to determine the 'type' of bias. We follow the bias of the reliable sources, full stop. That is what you are not understanding. You're trying to get Wikipedia to work in a way that is counter to how it is designed. All manner of scientific disagreements have some political dimension - for example COVID vaccinations have become a highly politicized issue. But Wikipedia is still going to follow what medical sources say, even if one side of the political argument doesn't like that. The same applies here. If that is 'dangerous' we'll just have to live with it. MrOllie (talk) 00:07, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

MrOllie is using homeopathy as an example to show that Wikipedia does not give equal validity to all points of view on a topic, as you are evidently proposing we do with misandry. Wikipedia does not aspire to be politically neutral, which is another term for false balance. Wikipedia follows published, reliable sources. Go read WP:NPOV again. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 14:25, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

@Felix Tritschler: no one cares if you donate to Wikipedia. Your attempt to extort us is even more reason to disregard your comments. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 18:45, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

How did I attempt to extort anyone? I refuse to tolerate such an unsubstantiated allegation. I won't further financially support this organisation for obvious reasons, that's all - also, this is no reason to disregard my comments. --Felix Tritschler (talk) 23:59, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

7 November 2024

Thread retitled from "Misunderstanding of the Sources".

many of the actual sources use far different language than is in the article. In addition, the article frames many of these authors as either stating or implying that Misandry does not exist rather than their actual consensus: that it isn't a problem on the same level as misogyny.

The article is simply violating all rules of neutrality and editorializing.

I propose we should at least move most of the first section into a criticism section, and use the simple English opening section as a basis:

"Misandry, similar to misogyny, means hating a certain gender and misandry means hating men.[1][2] It is a type of misanthropy but against males. A misandrist is a person, usually a female who hates men. They may hate men because they believe there is something wrong with them, such as being stupid, dirty, inferior or/and evil.[3] A society or a system that sets women above men is called matriarchy.[4][5]

Misandry is a form of sexism, which is based on hate. Radical feminists are usually viewed as misandric or misandrist, hypocritical and gynocentric. Misandry can include violence or discrimination against men. Many misandrists are prejudiced against men. For example, they may think that all men or boys are potential rapists.[6]"

BOBTHETOMATO42069 (talk) 17:42, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

You are misunderstanding the issue at hand. Your approach is wrong.

It's not a problem of misunderstanding sources.

Hatred of males just barely exists. Only a very few people can be said to truly hate males. The idea that most feminists hate males is false. It's a myth promoted by men's rights activists who are trying to portray their perceived difficulties as somehow equivalent to thousands of years of widespread hatred of females. The difficulties that men encounter in society is its own topic: Discrimination against men. The narrative of misandry is that it is supposed to mean hatred of men, but the idea has been commandeered by men's rights activists to stand for a bunch of peripherally related stuff. That's the narrative we are describing to the reader here. Binksternet (talk) 18:19, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

"Radical feminists are usually viewed as misandric or misandrist, hypocritical and gynocentric." Try to fit that into Radical feminism article. I highly doubt you'll succeed. Considering that Catherine A. MacKinnon has actually written in her works that conscription of men is deeply anti-male and that sexual harassment towards men is sexism against men, I highly doubt that academic sources will call her a misandrist. Reprarina (talk) 19:33, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

The lead section has been gone over by many different editors and is largely a faithful summary of the best sources available on the topic. Please cite some examples of sources that are being misrepresented in the article, if any.

The quoted paragraph highlights some obvious problems with the Simple English Misandry article: A misandrist is a person, usually a female who hates men? Citation please. It honestly reads like a caricature of a men's rights forum post. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 22:37, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

The Simple article was very sloppy. I've cleaned it up a bit. The source for that specifically said "misandry is by no means restricted to women"[1] so it was just editorializing. I've also removed the line about radical feminists. I'm not going to pore over the source, which was a poorly-scanned photocopy PDF, to find if exactly what Andrea Dworkin said about this. It would at bare minimum need to be attributed to Andrea Dworkin by name, and adding enough context to make that work on that article seems like a poor use of anyone's time. Grayfell (talk) 23:02, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Bob, you're absolutely correct, but I really wouldn't waste your breath.

Various people have made it their business to police the content of this article into being essentially a political diatribe.

The approach being taken here is that various people have redefined the term "misandry" to their convenience, claiming it to mean "a political position which should be assumed not to exist." What the term actually means, in the minds of most people, is more or less synonymous with "discrimination against men," except for in an extremely narrowly-defined region of American social science academia.

This is a fairly common way to game Wikipedia articles (believe it or not, it happened to one on a professional video tape format a few years ago) and it is very powerful because it allows people to control the relevance criteria to include or exclude more or less any source they like. Despite its labyrinthine rules, Wikipedia has no guidelines on the semantic gaming of article titles that I'm aware of.

You can point out why these people are making huge mistakes all you like, but if it's got into their heads that they're fighting the good fight by pushing the article in this direction, and if you're not willing to make it your full time job to oppose them, it's more or less a waste of time. 2A10:BCC6:EB4:0:195:9FD2:F2FB:C81B (talk) 03:06, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

I've seen an extraordinary level pf patience here from editors attempting to explaining, repeatedly, Wikipedia's policies, guidelines, and norms about how and why articles are titled the way they are, how leads are structured per sources, how Wikipedia favors reliable, independent sources and does not publish original research, and so on. Obviously Wikipedia favors academics sources, and the article does not say that misandry "does not exist", so this argument almost seems like it was designed to fail. Grayfell (talk) 03:21, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

What the term actually means, in the minds of most people, is more or less synonymous with "discrimination against men" Source? Reprarina (talk) 04:32, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

Anything by Nathanson and Young, beyond more or less every dictionary ever published.

I mention this only in keen anticipation of how creative your dismissal is likely to be! 2A10:BCC6:EB4:0:34F7:908B:BBB9:26EA (talk) 12:34, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

Paul Nathanson and Katherine K. Young are religious scholars whose writings about misandry are outside their field of expertise and have been harshly critiqued by topic experts. Their views are extremely WP:UNDUE if not outright WP:FRINGE.

Once again, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a dictionary. Dictionaries define words, while encyclopedias describe topics in terms of their social and historical significance. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 13:31, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

Quite right. They're entirely un-encyclopaedic and wildly inappropriate as a source. No reputable publication would go near them. I agree completely.

And in saying that, you are making exactly the same argument I have been making all along.

Is this starting to sink in? 2A10:BCC6:EB4:0:34F7:908B:BBB9:26EA (talk) 01:31, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Try to read not only Nathanson and Young, read also legal academic literature about Moritz v. Commissioner, Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld, Orr v. Orr, Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc., and find a word misandry instead of discrimination against men there. Reprarina (talk) 14:07, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

References

Feminist sources

Talk pages are not a place to gripe about the status of the article. No suggestions for improvement offered. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 13:21, 11 November 2024 (UTC) (non-admin closure)
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
Many of the sources are what feminists said or claimed, and are highly opinionated, with most coming from feminists. Most of the article just goes on about how misandry is bad, with most paragraphs having one or more line about "the manosphere" or what someone claimed. The article fails to sufficiently bring up points, and any pro-MRAs or information on the points that they bring up is buried under paragraphs of "misandry is bad" (only a few sections actually bring up the discrimination that men face, and they are surrounded by the opinions of anti-MRA feminists). Not to mention the amount of quotes in article seems excessive compared to size of the article. ~With regards, I followed The Username Policy (Message Me) (What I have done on Wikipedia) 09:44, 11 November 2024 (UTC) Welcome to Wikipedia, the Wiki everyone can edit, except on subjects like this when radfems want to control the narrative. Froggy25 (talk) 12:49, 11 November 2024 (UTC) The questions should not be directed to Wikipedia, but to social scientists. There are a huge number of them consider Marwick and Сaplan, Allan G. Johnson, David Gilmore, Michael Kimmel to be reliable sources. They harshly criticize the few scientists who agree with MRAs. If the scientific paradigm on this issue is ever revised, the Wikipedia article will also change. If it doesn't, it will stay that way. Reprarina (talk) 12:52, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Edit request on 23 November 2024

From MOS:FIRST: "The first sentence should introduce the topic, and tell the nonspecialist reader what or who the subject is, and often when or where". So, the first sentence can be rewritten:

Misandry is a Pejorative term for a feminism. Formally defined as "the hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men or boys", the term was invented for false presentation of feminists as "man-haters".

178.120.6.202 (talk) 15:53, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

 Not done - There is no source basis supporting this request. The lead literally has a paragraph that makes it clear that this is not a feminist issue. Raladic (talk) 16:15, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

It is what the entire article about. I think we should accent on this from the very first sentence. 178.120.6.202 (talk) 16:39, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. EvergreenFir (talk) 18:33, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

Marvick and Caplan. They are already in the article. 178.121.1.53 (talk) 06:26, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

 Not done Misandry is not a pejorative term for feminism. According to Marwick and Caplan, misandry is often used as pejorative term for feminism. But often used as ≠ is. For example, antisemitism is often used as a pejorative term for criticism of the State of Israel. It doesn't mean that antisemitism is itself a pejorative term. Authors of the Misandry myth sourse do not view the term as pejorative and write calmly "some feminists are misandrists", "misandry, defined as prejudice towards men, clearly exist". Reprarina (talk) 07:25, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

(Redacted) 178.121.1.53 (talk) 06:26, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

What are these other sources? Harryhenry1 (talk) 06:45, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Marvick and Caplan, for example. They are already in a "History" section. 178.121.1.53 (talk) 07:02, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

By the way, you know very well that the sources describing the South Korean Womad also (Redacted) than you. Reprarina (talk) 05:37, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

(Redacted) Social sciences contain a pluralism of opinions. You know what debates there are in feminist sources about how to define the term misogyny? It's hard to figure out which point of view is mainstream and which is fringe. The main thing is to cut off the most fringe points of view, like "power has already been seized by feminists who have established matriarchy and oppress men." And the point of view of the authors of Misandry myth is very much within the mainstream. By the way, as is the point of view of black male scholars that a racialized form of misandry exists and is serious. The growth of citations of these works is stable, there is not much criticism of them. Reprarina (talk) 05:29, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit extended-protected}} template. The AP (talk) 12:20, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Template answer. Consensus is already established in the article. I just want to accent this. 178.121.24.248 (talk) 14:40, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

It is not going to happen. Kindly stop reopening this request. - MrOllie (talk) 14:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Edit Request December 2024

Dear Contributor,

I am writing to express concerns regarding the current state of the Misandry Wikipedia article and how it may not align with several of Wikipedia’s key policies and guidelines. While the topic is important and deserves balanced treatment, the article as it stands appears to contradict Wikipedia’s standards in the following ways:

1. Neutral Point of View (NPOV) Policy (WP:NPOV)

The article fails to maintain neutrality by allowing critiques of the concept to dominate its content rather than placing them in a balanced context. A neutral article should provide equal weight to the concept's definitions, examples, and real-world applications alongside any critiques. Instead, critiques and counterarguments are interwoven throughout the article, giving the impression that the topic itself is inherently invalid or controversial. According to NPOV, critiques should not overshadow the primary subject matter.

2. Undue Weight Policy (WP:UNDUE)

The article gives disproportionate weight to critiques of misandry, which are presented in nearly every section, making it seem as though the concept is universally discredited or of minimal significance. Critiques and counterarguments are essential but should be confined to a dedicated "Critiques" section to ensure the rest of the article provides a fair and factual description of the term, its history, cultural relevance, and manifestations.

3. Structure and Readability (WP:STRUCTURE)

Wikipedia articles are expected to follow a logical structure that includes sections for the etymology, history, real-world examples, and critiques of the topic. Currently, critiques are scattered throughout the article, making it difficult for readers to understand the concept without immediately encountering opposition to its validity. Reorganizing the content to isolate critiques in a single section would make the article clearer and more in line with Wikipedia’s structural guidelines.

4. Verifiability and Reliable Sources (WP:V and WP:RS)

Some of the statements critiquing misandry lack adequate citations or rely on sources that do not meet Wikipedia’s standards for reliability. Wikipedia requires all claims, particularly those that critique or dismiss a topic, to be supported by verifiable and high-quality sources, such as academic publications or reputable news outlets. Unsubstantiated claims should be removed or rephrased to align with verifiability guidelines.

5. Wikipedia Is Not a Platform for Advocacy (WP:SOAPBOX)

The article may inadvertently serve as a critique of men’s rights advocacy or certain social perspectives rather than focusing on the concept of misandry itself. Wikipedia is not the place to advocate for or against political or social movements. Discussions of critiques or controversies should be limited to a separate section with proper context.

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Proposed Improvements

== Misandry ==

Misandry (/mɪˈsændri/) is the dislike, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against men or boys. The term derives from the Greek words misos ("hatred") and anēr, andros ("man"). Misandry is documented in cultural depictions, societal attitudes, and interpersonal dynamics. While less studied than Misogyny, it has been a topic of discussion in gender studies, popular culture, and political discourse.

== Etymology ==

The term misandry originates from the Greek misos (μῖσος, "hatred") and anēr (ἀνήρ, "man"). It first appeared in the English language in the late 19th century and was used to describe individual or societal disdain toward men. Unlike misogyny, which has roots in religious, philosophical, and legal traditions, misandry gained broader recognition in the late 20th century, particularly in discussions surrounding gender roles and politics.

== Manifestations of Misandry ==

=== Cultural Representations ===

Misandry has been explored in literature, media, and popular culture:

• Television and Film: Common tropes, such as the "bumbling husband" or "inept father," frequently portray men as incompetent or foolish.
• Literature: Naomi Alderman’s novel The Power imagines a world where women dominate men, showcasing how gender dynamics could reverse and include disdain for men.
• Satirical Art and Critiques: Some feminist art and literature use misandric themes to critique toxic masculinity or patriarchal systems, though these depictions have faced criticism for generalizing male behavior.

=== Legal Systems ===

In legal systems, perceived biases against men have been debated:

• Family Law: Men often report disadvantages in custody disputes, with courts historically favoring mothers as primary caregivers.
• Domestic Violence Cases: Male victims of domestic abuse frequently encounter skepticism or a lack of institutional support, reflecting societal reluctance to acknowledge them as victims.

=== Education and Workplace ===

Educational and workplace disparities have raised concerns about anti-male attitudes:

• Education: Boys often underperform in school compared to girls, leading to systemic disadvantages in higher education and employment.
• Workplace: Men face disproportionately high rates of workplace fatalities and hazardous jobs.

=== Health and Mental Health ===

Men experience significant challenges in mental and physical health:

• Mental Health: Men have higher suicide rates than women globally, but mental health resources tailored to men are often underfunded or unavailable.
• Homelessness: Men are more likely to experience homelessness due to factors such as employment instability and lack of support networks.

== Critiques ==

=== Comparisons to Misogyny ===

Critics argue that misandry lacks the historical and systemic context of misogyny. Scholars such as bell hooks suggest that accusations of misandry are often used to delegitimize feminist movements or deflect from discussions of systemic inequality affecting women.

=== Overemphasis in Advocacy ===

The concept of misandry has been associated with some men's rights groups, which critics argue overemphasize individual grievances while downplaying broader systemic inequalities that impact women.

=== Limited Evidence of Systemic Misandry ===

Compared to misogyny, misandry is less studied and lacks evidence of institutionalized or systemic prejudice against men. Sociologist R.W. Connell has argued that societal structures historically favor men, which challenges the notion of widespread systemic misandry.

== Modern Issues ==

=== Global Trends ===

Cultural and societal dynamics influence perceptions of misandry worldwide:

• Japan: The phenomenon of "herbivore men," where young men reject traditional gender roles, has been interpreted as a reaction to societal expectations and gender-based pressures.
• Western Nations: Debates surrounding affirmative action and gender quotas often raise concerns about whether such policies disadvantage men in male-dominated fields.

=== Men's Advocacy and Misandry ===

Men's rights advocates highlight issues such as custody battles, workplace fatalities, and mental health as evidence of misandry. However, these claims are often met with criticism for failing to address systemic factors and broader gender inequalities.

<n== References ==</nowiki>

References

Willi2x (talk) 13:43, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

 Not done - I think you're confusing Discrimination against men with Misandry. A lot of the changes you're proposing may or may not be related to disparities, but not misandry. Raladic (talk) 19:35, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Time magazine piece by Theresa Iker

Stanford professor Theresa Iker wrote a brief history of MRAs in Time magazine: "The Debate About Whether Men Have Been Left Behind Is Decades Old". The context is recent discussion about the strength of Trump's male fan base. The word "misandrist" appears in Iker's text, but most of it is about MRAs. The bit about misandry says that Warren Farrell claimed that women discriminated against men just as much as men oppressed women: the old misogyny/misandry equivalence claim. Binksternet (talk) 19:07, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

This source has very little to do with the topic of the article, which is devoted to the phenomenon of hatred of men, misandrist tropes in literature, misandry in the criminal justice system and racialized misandry. Your sorce is more related to the article Men's rights movement, or more precisely to Men's rights movement in the United States.--Reprarina (talk) 01:06, 16 December 2024 (UTC)