Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Mm: Misogyny


n.
Hatred/(fear) of women: "Every organized patriarchal religion works overtime to contribute its own brand of misogyny" Robin Morgan.

[Greek msoguni : mso-, miso- + gun, woman; see -gyny.]

miso·gynic (ms-jnk, -gnk) adj.

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The wickedness of woman is greater than all other wickedness of the world and the poison of asps and dragons is more curable and less dangerout to men than the familiarity of Women." Conrad of Marchtal


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