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** Played straight in the first season though. The Ice Truck Killer targets only women, in particular, prostitutes. Again, this is similar to real serial killers, who (being primarily men) will target prostitutes under either some misguided "morals" that they have, or simply because they feel [[Disposable Sex Worker|they won't really be missed]].
== Tabletop Game ==
* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'':
** The kelpie is a Monster Misandrist. A combination of [[Man-Eating Plant]] (the plant in question being seaweed), [[Enthralling Siren]], and [[The Vamp]], they not only limit their prey to males, females are immune to their charming powers. It is not known why, the most common theories being they were created for divine retribution against sailors for not honoring the sea gods (at a time when female sailors were rare, giving them exemption), or that they were created by the Evil Archomental Olhydra, who is herself a [[Straw Feminist]].
** Nereids are female elemental spirits who Zigzag and possibly subvert the Trope. They clearly do not like men and have powers that are detrimental only to males, a type of glamour about them causing men to be unable to physically harm them and viewing them as shy and flirtatious maidens. However, nereids are non-combative and do not go out of their way to seduce and enslave males, usually letting their pet [[Sea Monster]]s defend them, using a [[Kiss of Death]] on a human who will not take "NO!" for an answer. In fact, it seems far more common for unscrupulous pirates or mercenaries to enslave a nereid by stealing her shawl (her [[Soul Jar]]) making [[Humans Are the Real Monsters|this Monster Misogyny of a very different sort.]]
== Video Games ==
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