Does Not Like Men: Difference between revisions

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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]]''}}

 

 

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]].

* 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.

* 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.]]}}

** 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.}}

* 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.

* 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]].

* 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.

 

 

== [[Mythology]] ==

** [[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]].

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

* 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.