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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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* 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 Sama Ninomiya Kun]] suffers from androphobia due to her uncontrollable ability as a Succubus to attract the opposite sex. However, her androphobia does not act up when it comes to the protagonist Shungo Ninomiya.
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