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misogyny

[mi′säj·ə·nē]
(psychology)
Hatred of women.
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Reacting to it, the bench said: " We note the anguish as children need to be protected from this kind of moral assault and it has the potential to bring them physical disaster." Obscenity has been linked to misogynism, perversion, sadism, and voyeurism.
"The strong perception," they said, is that "Ken is seeking to align himself with the politics of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Iranian regime, whilst at the same time turning a blind eye to Islamist antisemitism, misogynism and homophobia." Three weeks later, the letter was leaked to the Jewish Chronicle.
Latter-day misogynism, as reflected in disequilibrium in the new Parliament, ominously lowers expectations for equality and cohesion in the new Egypt.
Hence, women are to be hidden in veils, purdah, and in general avoided as much as possible, resulting in "misogynism," a polite Greek word for "hatred of women." Purdah in various forms was found at least as early as sixth-century B.C.E.
Consider, for example, "The Ecclesiology of Augustine," wherein Synan spends several pages defending Augustine against contemporary charges of misogynism, particularly as leveled against him by Camille Paglia.
I remember when Amnesty International accused Egyptian soldiers of arbitrarily detaining women protesters in Tahrir Square and subjecting them to "virginity tests." The cruelty and degradation to which these women were subjected is indicative of the broader misogynism and patriarchy that exists within Arab societies -- phenomenon that have often been exploited by Arab despots.
Textual evidence suggesting incorrigible misogynism, scathing Islamophobia, or profound self-loathing is hard to find--unless inserting himself into the narrative as a character who is brutally murdered can be regarded as symptomatic of Houellebecq's self-hatred.
Miller's writing about sex and sexuality is what provided, by far, the most fodder for feminist assertions of his misogynism, which have generally been the result of two assumptions.
(52.) Feminism, of course, exists in large part as a reaction to the many forms of misogynism, which have been amply catalogued by feminists.
To discourage further participation into the 'false' religion of the anti-Christ, they make a fusion based on already-rooted biases and stereotypes against all kinds of 'other', including blacks (racism), women (misogynism), and pagans (intolerance).
Professors Sharzad Mojab and Amir Hassanpour, who have extensively researched and published on the subject of so-called "honor-killings" in Kurdish society, talk of the culture of patriarchy and misogynism "readily present in folklore, language, literature...in a word, the "lived experience" of individuals," and stress that these cultural traits are "similar, if not the same as, the Western, Christian, patriarchal" cultural traits that have led to the blowing up of abortion clinics and the assassination of doctors who perform them.
elitism, militarism, and misogynism.' (1) These early responses have influenced the way that gender is read into aviation history.
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