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