Today's new Word
So I started receiving these word of the day things via email to try to increase my vocabulary. I get three emails a day from three different companies; Word.A.Day, oedwotd, and Doctor Dictionary. Usually, between the three, only one is marginally interesting. However, today's word was especially intriguing to me so I thought I'd share it. If anymore come around I'll post them as well.
misandry (MIS-an-dree) noun; Hatred of men.
The feminine counterpart of this term is misogyny.
hatred of humankind is known as misanthropy.
"Television advertising, for example, is deeply infected by misandry. In adverts for everything from jeans to yogurt, men are portrayed as idiots."
John Waters;
A Hate That Dares Us to Breathe Its Name;
Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
Nov 25, 1997.
misandry (MIS-an-dree) noun; Hatred of men.
The feminine counterpart of this term is misogyny.
hatred of humankind is known as misanthropy.
"Television advertising, for example, is deeply infected by misandry. In adverts for everything from jeans to yogurt, men are portrayed as idiots."
John Waters;
A Hate That Dares Us to Breathe Its Name;
Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)
Nov 25, 1997.
posted by Mike | 8:33 AM
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