ELUCIDATION OF CONCEPT
MISOGYNY
Joanna Abbie G. Pantig
STEM 12- St. Thomas Aquinas
Submitted to:
Ms. Marites Dimacali
Misogynistic Behavior
Gender differences is still a thing up until now even after many years of debating. It is
already 21st century but there are men who likes to maintain women's societal standing lower
than them. Some people with misogynistic beliefs tend to do unspeakable actions without being
aware they are displaying hatred towards women. Hostility to women is considered normal for
them not realizing all people are equal, and they are all human beings. Misogyny is a notion that
has a significant impact on the lives of all women, and it is necessary to provide a detailed and
clear explanation of this subject in order for others to understand it more.
(1) Misogyny, or unreasonable contempt against women leading to violence, is a mindset
that causes emotional pain and has a severe impact on women's mental and physical
health. Leonard (2021) stated that it's frequently caused by masculine-defined religious
symbols and stress in the environment. Misogyny is a mentality of being a ‘woman-hater’
and ‘anti-feminist’ thinking that women were born to be hated by men. Misogyny is
darker than sexism, because it involves sexual harassment and violence against women,
including domestic abuse, as well as gender violence and misogynist terrorism.
(2) When hearing misogyny, people always think about sexism. As long as there is sexism,
misogyny would stand along with them. Although misogyny is only a form of sexism,
they have the same references which is gender discrimination. This ideology circulates
about a belief where there is a ‘natural’ role that both genders occupy. It functions as a
system to maintain status and difference of power between woman and man. Sexism is
like a tree with many branches and one branch of it is misogyny.
(3) The word originates from the Greek roots misein ‘to hate’ and gynē ‘woman’. Misogyny
has existed from the beginning of time. It appears in mythology, philosophy, and religion
all around the world. The term "misogyny" had never been commonly used before second
wave feminism popularized it in the 1970s (Gillard, 2021). Misogyny was used to punish
women who refuse to submit. According to Definitions (n.d.), the opposite of misogyny
is philogyny. If misogyny contempt to women, philogyny is the love or an excessive
admiration of women, which was regarded an illness alongside misogyny in Greek
philosophy.
(4) Misogyny is not sexism, it is not gender stereotyping, it is not chauvinism. Prasad (2019)
stated that in instance like when a woman should not wear certain ‘revealing’ clothes
while going out at night — is sexism. But, to make rape jokes like ‘look at her clothes,
she asked for it’ — that’s misogyny. Gender stereotyping focuses more on specific roles
that a woman and a man should do. Pink looks only good in woman, while blue fits on
man. A woman should be at home taking care of house chores, while man works hard
labor to earn money, this is gender stereotyping. The differences between misogyny and
chauvinism are not complicated. Misogyny is prejudice against woman while chauvinism
is extreme eagerness to be superior to other gender and being bias towards their gender.
(5) The two types of misogyny that can be seen in behavior and speech. Some men show
their hate on women by showing violent behavior to make them submit. Society before
considered misogynistic behavior like domestic abuse normal to any household, and
sometimes view as a way to display dominance towards their partners. Others use harsh
speech to manipulate women by thinking they deserved what they are getting. Men instill
a ‘women are just women’ mindset in their spouses for them to be able to cease the urge
of women to rebel against them.
It is vital to provide a clear and concise explanation of misogyny so that others can better
comprehend it because it has a huge impact on the lives of all women. Gender discrimination is
still present in this era, although less extreme than before. People are not mindful of what they
say, and have different beliefs from each other. No one is less valuable than others because
human beings are all equal. Gender is only a physical characteristic of a human. Superiority is
just a concept made by humans and not really a requirement to have. After all, regardless of the
gender, everyone has the equal right to be explore the depths of their strength and limit.
DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES
(1) Misogyny, or unreasonable contempt against women leading to violence, is a mindset
that causes emotional pain and has a severe impact on women's mental and physical
health. Leonard (2021) stated that it's frequently caused by masculine-defined religious
symbols and stress in the environment.
(2) Misogyny is a mentality of being a ‘woman-hater’ and ‘anti-feminist’ thinking that
women were born to be hated by men. Misogyny is darker than sexism, because it
involves sexual harassment and violence against women, including domestic abuse, as
well as gender violence and misogynist terrorism.
(3) When hearing misogyny, people always think about sexism. As long as there is sexism,
misogyny would stand along with them. Although misogyny is only a form of sexism,
they have the same references which is gender discrimination. This ideology circulates
about a belief where there is a ‘natural’ role that both genders occupy. It functions as a
system to maintain status and difference of power between woman and man. Sexism is
like a tree with many branches and one branch of it is misogyny.
(4) The word originates from the Greek roots misein ‘to hate’ and gynē ‘woman’. Misogyny
has existed from the beginning of time. It appears in mythology, philosophy, and religion
all around the world. The term "misogyny" had never been commonly used before second
wave feminism popularized it in the 1970s (Gillard, 2021). Misogyny is used to punish
women who refuse to submit.
(5) According to Definitions (n.d.), the opposite of misogyny is philogyny. If misogyny
contempt to women, philogyny is the love or an excessive admiration of women, which
was regarded an illness alongside misogyny in Greek philosophy.
(6) Misogyny is not sexism, it is not gender stereotyping, it is not chauvinism. Prasad (2019)
stated that in instance like when a woman should not wear certain ‘revealing’ clothes
while going out at night — is sexism. But, to make rape jokes like ‘look at her clothes,
she asked for it’ — that’s misogyny. Gender stereotyping focuses more on specific roles
that a woman and a man should do. Pink looks only good in woman, while blue fits on
man. A woman should be at home taking care of house chores, while man works hard
labor to earn money, this is gender stereotyping. The differences between misogyny and
chauvinism are not complicated. Misogyny is prejudice against woman while chauvinism
is extreme eagerness to be superior to other gender and being bias towards their gender.
(7) The two types of misogyny that can be seen in behavior and speech. Some men show
their hate on women by showing violent behavior to make them submit. Society before
considered misogynistic behavior like domestic abuse normal to any household, and
sometimes view as a way to display dominance towards their partners. Others use harsh
speech to manipulate women by thinking they deserved what they are getting. Men instill
a ‘women are just women’ mindset in their spouses for them to be able to cease the urge
of women to rebel against them.
List of Definition Techniques used in the elucidation of concept:
1. Formal Definition
2. Informal Definition
3. Collocation
4. Etymology
5. Antonym
6. Negation
7. Exemplification