The Truth About Misogynists

 

“ No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility. ”

Simone de Beauvoir

misogyny

mi·sog·y·ny \mə-ˈsä-jə-nē\
— miso·gy·nic \ˌmi-sə-ˈji-nik, -ˈgī-\ adjective
— mi·sog·y·nist \mə-ˈsä-jə-nist\ noun or adjective
— mi·sog·y·nis·tic \mə-ˌsä-jə-ˈnis-tik\ adjective

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek misogynia, from misein to hate + gynē woman — more at queen
Date: circa 1656  : a hatred of women

The painting is oil on canvas by  Jules Joseph Lefebvre, 1870; title is "La Vérité" ("Truth"); source Wikimedia Commons

 

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