Misandry

Somehow it has become widely acceptable to berate and disrespect men as a gender. Man-hating is validated and justified while the same attitudes and behaviors towards women are condemned as sexist and inappropriate. Perhaps some feel that this antipathy is deserved for offenses committed by men. But returning raling for raling is false justice. Our fates are tied together. We cannot do harm to another without harming ourselves. Derogatory attitudes towards men and their roles, especially as fathers and husbands, have both personal and societal consequences. As we undermine their contributions and malign even purposeful and constructive concepts of masculinity, we not only discourage men from filling crucial roles in their families, but tell them they'll be inadequate or even total failures in doing so. People naturally become as we regard them. Misandry will not help improve men's behavior any more than misogyny will improve women's.