Quote: Mild Rover "Even if we accept all of that (some elements rang truer than others for me), then it’s still not misogyny by any definition I’m aware of.
Obviously men can be the victims of sexism, just as white people can experience racism. But men can’t directly be the victims of misogyny. It’d be misandry, which I suspect is a word currently being used excessively and largely inappropriately in other much scarier corners of the internet by angry and self-pitying misogynists. In this context, I agree that emasculation is the most accurate description. But ‘emasculator’ (or even effeminator) doesn’t currently have much sting to it.
Ironically and unfairly based on our (sexist) cultural norms, you defending Connor from emasculation, arguably emasculates him. Like that time my mum beat up Barrington Fishface for bullying me.'"
I'm learning lots of new words today, which is good. For clarity I don't think Connor needs defending as he seems very comfortable both in his own skin and under that of others, particularly Frankie and Bobness who struggle to come to terms with his subtle antagonism and prefer Danny Tickle's more direct approach.