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{{quote|''"Tomcats: You can't live with 'em, and you can't throw them down a well and drown 'em. There really ought to be a law."''|'''Francine''', ''[[Samurai Pizza Cats]]''}}
This rather vague phrase leads to tricky interpretation that's sometimes actively milked by the writers usually of romance fiction. Usually the assumption is that the character doesn't like machismo, or she has bad luck with men in her life, like her father or other relatives. That is, traits associated with men manifest into a dislike of men as a whole. This can pose a problem for any male lead trying to woo her, meaning it takes much longer than suspected to win her over. As with all dislike tropes, the degree to which a particular character
Generally, the author portrays the [[Women Are Wiser|woman in question sympathetically]], and [[The Unfair Sex|vilifies whatever man]] drove her to hate the rest of his gender. The Spear Counterpart likewise is most commonly seen in romance fiction, where the male hero has had some bad past experience with women (either [[Mommy Issues|his]] [[My Beloved Smother|mother]] or a [[The First Cut Is the Deepest|faithless lover]]) and blames the entire gender - until the heroine comes along to change his worldview. Outside of a romance, an adult male who does not like women can be painted [[He-Man Woman Hater|as a complete villain]]. Only little boys are allowed to believe that [[Girls Have Cooties]].
Other times it's just [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshading]] to explain why a character isn't even seen with guys ([[
Compare [[Celibate Hero]], [[Licensed Sexist]] and [[Straw Feminist]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In [[Harem Series]], [[Unwanted Harem|unwanted]] or not, you are pretty much ''guaranteed'' that one of the supporting characters will be a lesbian with the hots for one of the haremettes, usually the female lead, and will frequently display a rather venomous tongue towards the male lead. Only very rarely do they experience [[Character Development]] or get a [[Backstory]] of any sort besides switching their behaviour to [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]] and becoming slightly more tolerant towards the relationship between the object of her affection and the male lead.
* In the manga version of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', Rei Hino is usually completely uninterested in romance and men in general, a lot of it coming from unresolved resentment [[Disappeared Dad|of her emotionally distant politician father]] since he {{spoiler|abandoned Rei's [[Ill Girl]] of a [[Missing Mom]] in a clinic during Mrs. Hino's last days}}, as well as her unrequited love for her father's assistant Kaidou {{spoiler|who married another woman, despite her love for him, and decided to go into politics despite stating he disliked it for all the problems it caused for Rei's family}}. Late in the manga, when the villains torment her with this fact (by then, she'd mellowed out in regards to her opinions on men and actually resents that she can't get close to one), Rei remembers that in her past life she had actually made an [[Celibate Hero|oath of chastity]] to Princess Serenity and is able to fully accept this part of herself.
** Amusingly, nearly every ''other'' adaptation of the story ignores that convoluted explanation as part of the adaptation, especially the famous anime series where Rei is explicitly fond of flashy boys. None of this ever changes her ''apparent'' dislike though, so there are actually ''more'' jokes at her expense about 'not liking men.'
** The live action version is much the same as the manga version though Kaidou isn't mentioned. A small reference to the side story he features in (Casablanca Memories) appears though in the form of a gift from Rei's father to her. (Casablanca lillies and a white dress)
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** One of the [[Omake|DVD extras]] makes fun of this, when the neighboring boys' school is allowed to do a version of the show's opening credits until Sachiko arrives in a conniption fit and the girls scramble to change the scenery.
** [[Huge Schoolgirl|Kanako]] is also the same way. If anything, her fear of men is even worse than Sachiko's.
* Akane Tendo from ''[[Ranma ½
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'''Kasumi:''' "So you're in luck! [[Gender Bender|He's half girl!]]" }}
** Though this seems to only apply to boys not men as she's okay with Genma and Tofu.
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* A more extreme version is Asuka Mizunokoji from ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'', who has a phobia of men based on the fact that she was kept isolated from men until she turned 16 to keep her pure. As luck would have it, her handmaids explained the concept of males very badly, and the first one she ever encountered was [[Casanova Wannabe|major-league pervert]] Ataru Moroboshi. Go figure.
* Hiro from ''[[Wa Ga Na Wa Umishi]]'' is a rather unconvincing example. It comes out later that she hates men due to her abusive father, but prior to that revelation she's been getting along extremely well with the other guys on her team. I guess it should be qualified that she hates 'some' men.
* Hinako Aikawa, the lead female character in the manga ''[[Bitter Virgin]]'', is unsettled by being around men and flinches if one happens to touch
* Sakurako Tenmaku from ''[[Ai Kora]]'' is known for being "stingy" toward men, stemming from an incident in middle school, where her friends turned on her because all the boys fell for her, though through no machinations on her part.
** On top of that, the only boy she really ''was'' interested in tried to [[Rape as Drama|rape]] her... {{spoiler|Or so she thought. He only came on to her physically, to which she freaked out and ran. Admittedly, he was rather forceful, but when the boy in question gets re-introduced, he turns out to be an okay guy and explains the [[Poor Communication Kills|misunderstanding.]]}}
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* In ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', Nodoka seems to have a mild case of androphobia (''greatly'' exaggerated in the anime), and an early manga bio states that she "dislikes men". However, this seems to be due to the fact that she's [[Shrinking Violet|extremely shy]] to begin with, and, being a student at an all-girls school, has very limited experience with men. She seems to be getting over it though, thanks to a ''massive'' crush on Negi.
* ''[[Love Hina]]'' also had this in the form of Motoko (at least early on, until she started falling for Keitaro), and at one point she's mistaken for a lesbian by a disguised Kanako. [[Black Comedy Rape|Who then proceeds molest her]].
* Nao Yuuki from the ''[[
* Hisui of ''[[Tsukihime]]'' does not react positively when a male touches her, it's originally explained as her being germophobic. But in ''reality'' it's because {{spoiler|after seeing her sister reduced to a broken shell after years of sexual abuse, she swears never to let a man touch her until Kohaku returns to normal.}} Naturally, Shiki quickly [[Deus Sex Machina|becomes an exception]].
* Yasuna of ''[[Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl]]'' has a hard time around men. It extends to the point she can't even see the face of a male clearly. This is most clearly seen in a sketch of her classmates she made, in which the girls' faces are fully drawn while the guys' don't go beyond basic lines. Pre-[[Gender Bender]] Hazumu, though, stands out as having some detail. This is partially due to the fact Yasuna [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|accidentally mistook him for a girl when he was still a "he"]] and was able to see him.
** Oddly, though, we [[Blinding Bangs|still can't see]] male Hazumu's face, and in fact do not through the entire series.
*** Yasuna has never been able to see men in the manga (not ever her own father!), thus not learning to like them. In the anime she just disliked them and began to not see any correctly.
* Kanako, the protagonist of ''[[Maria Holic]]'', does not like men to the point of breaking out in hives when she comes in contact with them. To alleviate this problem, she goes to an all-girls' school. As chance would have it, her ideal girl [[Stupid Sexy Flanders|is in fact]] [[Villainous Crossdresser|a crossdressing]] [[Unsettling Gender Reveal|boy]].
* Eva from ''[[Karneval]]'' thinks that they suck. Cute, soft girls are her thing.
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* Kira of the series ''[[Mars (manga)|Mars]]'' has this reputation at school and at one point even states outright that she hates men due to {{spoiler|being raped by her stepfather.}}
* Usio of ''[[Shinshi Doumei Cross]]''.
* Azuma Hazuki of ''[[Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito]]'' doesn't seem to like ''anyone'' very much (except Hatsumi, whom she melts into a shivering puddle of yuri around), but it can be inferred she has a particular distaste for men. On the other hand, when the only men you interact with are a perverted cockatiel, a dimension-warping madman, a few assorted spies, a demonic ninja, and someone ''trying to steal your love interest,'' that's no real surprise.
* Mahiru Inami of ''[[Working!!]]'' has a deep-seated fear of men, believing they will attack her, though she seems alright around Souta. Except for the fact that she reacts to him like she does any man - with a punch to the face or gut.
** This is eventually revealed to be [[Freudian Excuse|because her father]] did not want her to ever get close to another man, so he told her many bad stories about them and improved her physical strength by putting weights in her handbag so she would have the strength to fight them off.
* Gender-flipped by Keima of ''[[The World God Only Knows]]''. He prefers the fictional women in his [[Dating Sim|galge]] and doesn't even acknowledge the ''existence'' of real girls. Then a [[The Ditz|ditzy]] demon of hell recruits him to exorcise spirits... by capturing the hearts of the real girls they've hidden inside with his gaming skills. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
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* ''[[Kaguyahime]]'': Maggey and Mayu. Both definitely think men are dicks.
* [[The Movie]] version of ''[[Trigun]]'' features Amelia, an [[Action Girl]] who breaks out in hives whenever men touch her.
* Paife from ''[[The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye|The Third the Girl With The Blue Eye]]'' openly despises men, which makes her hate Iks and [[Les Yay|feel drawn to Honoka]] quite a bit.
* Yayoi, from [[Mouse]], was straight-out Androphobic. She would panic at even eye-contact with a man, until her BFF made her face the fact that she's a Submissive (think "Gimp"), and was literally waiting for the right male personality to dominate her.
* In [[Kaichou wa Maid-sama]]!, Title character and [[Student Council President]] Misaki Ayuzawa is seen as this, despite that she has a job as a maid, due to her flamboyant attitude towards the men and [[Straw Feminist|pro-female advocacy]]. {{spoiler|The reason she became this is because her father abandoned her and her family and disappeared due to tremendous debt.}}
* Arashiko Yuno from ''[[MM!]]!'' is similar to Mahiru in her actions, but not necessarily motivation. If a guy touches her, her reaction is a punch. Or a series of punches. Taro's a masochist, so he can take it.
* Mina Hazuki from ''[[Darker
* A male example occurs in the manga ''[[Usotsuki Lily]].'' En Shinohara is male, and loves girls, but absolutely hates men. It's to the point that he'll attack his ''own reflection'' out of pure reflex. His coping mechanism for this: [[Wholesome Crossdresser|Cross-dressing.]]
* Mayu Tsukimura from [[Goshuushou
* Kaede, head of student ethics of [[Seitokai Yakuindomo]] came to the show's formerly all-girl school due to her androphobia (The source of which really isn't explained). It's so bad she refuses to patrol the floor the first years are on. While she is at first quite bitter over the fact that the school went co-ed, she later [[Character Development|starts working hard to get over her fear of men]].
** Unlike most examples on the page, Kaede's situation is played entirely for laughs, and when Hata asks her how many men have wronged her in her life, she claims no such things ever happened to her.
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** Tia Halibel also exemplifies this, although in her case it's justified. The only men she knows well are [[Magnificent Bastard|Aizen]], [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder|Gin]], [[Knight Templar|Tousen]], [[A God Am I|Barragan]], [[Four Is Death|Ulquiorra]], [[He-Man Woman Hater|Nnoitra]], [[Blood Knight|Grimmjow]], [[Narm|Zommari]], [[Mad Scientist|Szayel Aporro]], [[Too Dumb to Live|Aaroniero]], and [[Dumb Muscle|Yammy]]. [[Anti-Villain|Stark]] is the only man she gets along with, and he's practically androgynous in personality.
* Mariko Shinobu of ''[[Oniisama e...]]'' really, ''really'' distrusts and dislikes men. {{spoiler|Blame it on her parents's... really screwed-up relationship and later divorce.}}
* The protagonist of ''Houou Gakuen Misoragumi'' is a [[Butch Lesbian]] who
* Clarissa, Rahzel's best friend in [[Hatenkou Yuugi|Dazzle]], doesn't like men ''at all''. Meeting [[Handsome Lech|Baroqueheat]] was enough to send her into shock.
* Justified in ''[[Berserk]]'' after Casca was {{spoiler|horrifically raped by Griffith, her former leader and idol turned demon lord}}, an experience that reduced her mind to that of [[Adult Child|a small child]]. She reacted very badly when her lover Guts tried to touch her when they awoke days after the Eclipse.
** {{spoiler|Rape trauma}} does tend to leave one [[Hates Being Touched|averse to being touched in general]], as {{spoiler|Guts himself}} has demonstrated.
* In the anime version of ''[[The Idolmaster (anime)|THE iDOLM@STER]]'' Yukiho is terrified of ''any'' men, including the Producer.
** Inverted with Makoto who ''wants'' more ''male'' fans.
* Played with Yanagin of ''[[Daily Lives of High School Boys]]''— while she claims boys are pathetic puddles of mess, she can actually get along well with her male classmates as well as Karasawa, {{spoiler|not to mention that she was one of the kids assembled to fight the "Archdemon" with intent to avenge Karasawa's terrible wound.}}
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* This is the general attitude of the inhabitants of the alternate reality Femizonia in the [[Marvel Universe]].
* Katchoo in ''[[Strangers in Paradise]]'' is not a big fan of the male gender, springing from her childhood of abuse and adolesence as a prostitute/sex slave. Since she also appears to be a lesbian this leads her to be described as a rampant [[Straw Feminist]] and bull dyke by unsympathetic characters in the series, even though she herself (And others) point out that [[Bi the Way|she is not actually gay]], she [[Single-Target Sexuality|is just only interested in Francine]].
* [[Depending on the Writer]], the Amazons from [[Wonder Woman]] can be like this, especially if they're being written as [[Straw Feminist
* The Zamarons were essentially [[Recycled in Space|Amazons in Space!]] in the Silver Age and Carol Ferris's growing contempt for men is what drew the Zamarons to her, transforming her into Star Sapphire, one of [[Green Lantern]]'s deadliest foes. They eventually evolved into an [[Amazon Brigade]] of powerful female warriors, similar to the Green Lantern Corps. Wonder Woman even became a deputy member during the ''[[Blackest Night]]'' crossover. It is stated that men can become Star Sapphires, but most are not worthy.
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* ''[[Kamikaze Girls]]''. In the book and the movie, both Ichiko and Momoko have discomfort around men in varying quantities. Momoko doesn't like talking to, interacting with, or being friendly with men that are either familiar or unfamiliar to her. {{spoiler|The sole exception of her androphobia is Akinori Isobe of her beloved Baby, The Stars Shine Bright.}}For the most part, she considers them disgusting. Ichiko doesn't appear to have a problem interacting with them (albeit in an often hostile manner), but she hates being touched by them. She even freaks out when Ryuji touches her hand to show her how to properly play pachinko.
* [[Bridget Jones]]. Played for laughs, since nearly all of the female characters in the books spend a great deal of time discussing how totally evil men are, violently and at length. Though, they refer to this as feminism, which is [[Sarcasm Mode|totally the same thing.]]
* In the ''[[Anne of Green Gables]]'' series, we have Miss Cornelia, who has a severe disdain for men. She deems them "clannish", and her catch phrase is "Isn't that just like a man?" and never in a positive light. She shocks everyone by eventually getting married.
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** After Emma infiltrates the group, Steed and Emma discover that the {{spoiler|[[Makes Sense in Context|female marionette that controls the group]] is actually controlled '''''BY A MAN''''', and the butler who the group treated like a lapdog to boot}}.
* Anya on [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] is, or at least claims to be, this trope. Her relationship with Xander, a known male, tones down this behavior quite quickly. She still fits during her times as a vengeance demon, though.
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'''Anya''': Vengeance.
'''D'Hoffryn''': But only to those who deserve it.
'''Anya''': They all deserve it.
'''D'Hoffryn''': That's where I was going with that, yeah. }}
== [[Music]] ==
* [[
* Ma Rainey, known as "The Mother of the Blues," in a number of her songs, especially "Prove It On Me Blues":
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== [[Mythology]] ==
* [[Classical Mythology|Artemis]] ''really''
** [[Depending on the Writer|Depending on the myth,]] this is very variable. She was, after all, either very close friends or even in love with Orion, the mighty hunter, though that didn't end well. Also, Artemis was very close with her twin brother, Apollo, and she was also [[Daddy's Girl]]. (Possibly competing with [[Truly Single Parent|Athena for that honor]].)
** Actually, most of the time you come across one of these characters in Greek mythology she will either be under Artemis' protection or Aphrodite will help some enterprising young hero [[Defrosting Ice Queen|teach her otherwise]].
** The Amazons are a [[Planet of Hats|whole race]] of misandrists.
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== [[Theater]] ==
* Beatrice and Katherine, in ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' and ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' respectively, are notorious man-haters. Although Beatrice is not so much a "Man Hater" as a "Benedick Hater."
** Katherine, the titular shrew in [[Shakespeare]]'s ''Taming of the Shrew'' (and Kat in its update, ''[[
*** In ''[[Kiss Me Kate]]'', the character even gets a musical number called "I Hate Men".
*** Of course, how ''much'' Katherine hates men depends on the adaptation. The play itself implies that Katherine is actually a bit jealous of Bianca for having so many suitors, at one point accusing her father of favoring Bianca by having her marry first (and tying Bianca up and whipping her for not choosing a favorite suitor). In the Richard Burton adaptation, this is reinforced by having Katherine roll in a bale of cotton while happily laughing after Petruchio shows interest in her.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'', Shar-Teel is one of the NPCs you can get on your
* In ''[[The Elder Scrolls|Morrowind]]'', there's a female mage lord who is described as disliking men, though nobody knows why. She rules over an all female town, and if you're playing as a male, it's harder to get her cooperation for the game's main quest. If you're male, {{spoiler|you have to hurl yourself on the ground and beg, or just kill her}}; if you're female, she immediately agrees to help you, makes approving comments about the [[The Chosen One|Nerevarine]] being a woman and gives you some powerful summoning scrolls.
* Dallas Wyatt from ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'' developed androphobia as a result of growing up attending an all-girls school before joining Gallia's Squad 7 as an engineer. This translates to a fighting penalty in-game (in the form of the "Man Hater" trait), where her stats will go ''way'' down when paired up with male squadmates. Conversely, she has [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|a strong attraction to girls]] (especially heroine Alicia Melchiott), so pairing Dallas with female soldiers will cause her to start fighting better in order to impress them.
* The first official English ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' game had Florina, the [[The Woobie|adorable]] Pegasus Knight who is incredibly [[Shrinking Violet|shy]] around men. [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot]] in regards to [[Chivalrous Pervert|Sain's]] advances on her.
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* Hippolyta of the [[Whateley Universe]]. She's a six foot tall [[Hot Amazon]] who can bench-press over ''eight tons'' (which is a lot in the Whateley scheme of mutants). Her usual reaction to being admired by fellow [[Super-Hero School|high school students]] is to beat the snot out of them. Her backstory makes her attitude a heck of a lot more understandable; it would be pretty hard to go through what she's been through and feel comfortable with guys.
* Missy from [[The War Comms]] takes this trope to an unhealthy extreme.
* [[The Nostalgia Chick]] is a bitter misandrist. Played for laughs and not treated sympathetically because even though she has issues, she's a hypocrite, she treats the guys in her life like crap and one of the main reasons for it is that she has an unrequited obsession with [[Todd in the Shadows]].
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* From the [[Justice League]], a brief villainess Aresia the Amazon had a bitter grudge against men in general and was determined to purge the whole world of men. She managed to stir up a disease to kill every single male in the planet and she nearly succeeded, infecting the males of the Justice League and leaving Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl to deal with her.
** Even ''after'' she's told by the Amazon chief that, after the boat she was on was destroyed, the ship's captain found her clinging to the wreckage and [[Heroic Sacrifice|swam her to the nearest island, then died of a heart attack]]. Sadly, she wasn't told this...the chief didn't feel it was important. Of course, she only seems effected by the revelation for a second or two.
* Used by ''[[Histeria
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** Sadly, sometimes this is a product of traumatic events.
** There are also men who don't like men, although it's less common than women who don't like men.
* There's a condition called "Androphobia," which is "an intense, irrational, fear of men"
* There is also misandry, which is an intense hatred for men.
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