Casual misandry

Casual misandry is a phenomenon where unfounded negative claims are made about men as a group, or men as a group are insulted or put down. Both men and women can engage in casual misandry. Casual misandry is a more broad term than male bashing which is usually more direct in its attacks on men.

Examples of casual misandry are listed here. This list is not exclusive.

• Dismissing statements made by men as mansplaining
• Claiming a man has the manflu
• Slapping or striking a man while objecting to violence against women
• Claiming that men are obsolete
• Claiming that men or boys are stupid
• Claiming that women can multitask but men cannot or that women are significantly better at multitasking than men.
• Claiming a man is childlike without referencing specific behaviours

Examples

The Times of Israel

Speaking in her officer’s presence, she never once swiveled her head or removed her eyes from the screen. “Their powers of concentration are incredible,” the intelligence officer said, noting that very few males would be capable of maintaining the grueling attentiveness necessary to patrol a stretch of road for four straight hours.