What's the difference between misogynist and philogynist?

Misogynist


Definition:

  • (n.) A woman hater.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Facebook Twitter Pinterest John Oliver on Donald Trump: ‘A Klan-backed misogynist internet troll’ Hang on a minute: who am I as a Briton to interfere in the internal affairs of a foreign country?
  • (2) He’s a misogynist, and he’s phobic of everyone who isn’t like him,” said Juliet Herman, a 52-year-old strategist.
  • (3) And the presence of actively engaged men was another sign of what seems to have been new and transformative this year – which is key, because changing the world for women means changing what is acceptable and admirable among men, where misogynist behaviour has long been, in some circles, something to boast about.
  • (4) Naz Shah, Labour MP for Bradford West since 2015, has described misogynistic attempts to smear her by local party members.
  • (5) Cubitt, who has defended the show against criticism before, told Mackichan: “I don’t know how you could possibly argue The Fall is misogynistic .
  • (6) And with Trump– the most overtly misogynist politician in history – in office, we have our work cut out for us.
  • (7) And though films like Scott Pilgrim can feel positively regressive in their sexual politics, BTTF is not misogynistic.
  • (8) Women’s protests against this have featured dancing, singing, miniskirts and placards proclaiming: “My body, my money, my closet, my rules.” Despite the repressive government, which has been responsible for homophobic as well as misogynistic new laws, grassroots resistance is growing .
  • (9) Decency is one of those lines.” Erickson also told reporters: “I don’t want to put words in [Trump’s] mouth and I hate using the label misogynist because I think its used too much but he’s suggesting a woman as a lady asked him a question and did so because it was her time of the month.
  • (10) If you follow Twitter regularly, it's easy to believe that many of our fellow citizens are cruel, mean, misogynist and foul-mouthed.
  • (11) In the often misogynistic climate that exists online, anything with the word women in the title can attract hostility ranging from the snide to the offensive, but Mayer said the worst abuse has come from Radio 4 fans.
  • (12) May wasn’t emeralds; it was the massacre of six people in Isla Vista , California, by a young misogynist and the birth of #YesAllWomen, perhaps the most catalytic in a year of powerful protests online about women and violence.
  • (13) The left would call it misogynist “mansplaining” if a man talked that way to a woman.
  • (14) When women can be misogynist trolls, we need a feminist internet | Polly Toynbee Read more “We have got a very real problem with online abuse in this country,” she said.
  • (15) Under Bannon’s leadership, Breitbart frequently published stories with misleading and partisan bent, often with racist and misogynistic tones .
  • (16) Trump may say misogynist things, but other Republican candidates do them | Jessica Valenti Read more Indeed, Trump appears to have successfully endured a controversial weekend after many believed he implied that Kelly asked tough questions during the first Republican debate because she was menstruating.
  • (17) Peter Slipper's resignation followed a heated debate in parliament during which the prime minister, Julia Gillard , and the conservative opposition leader, Tony Abbott, traded insults over the use of misogynistic language in politics.
  • (18) Her strategy is likely to involve attack ads that highlight Trump’s misogynistic and xenophobic statements and question whether his temperament is suitable for commander in chief.
  • (19) When I handed in my notice, I was told there was no budget to give me a pay rise, yet the guy who replaced me (and had less experience) was offered £10k more.” Lipstick and lap-dancing Beyond structural gender disparities, many respondents complained of a “macho, misogynist culture”, with bosses organising events at strip clubs, and frequent commentary on women’s bodies the norm.
  • (20) That “trollumnist” Mark Latham, that “misogynist”, “venal”, “crazy-eyed moron” whose views should be “rejected and dismantled and kicked into the gutter where they belong” has resigned from the Australian Financial Review.

Philogynist


Definition:

  • (n.) A lover or friend of women; one who esteems woman as the higher type of humanity; -- opposed to misogynist.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A self-confessed philogynist and "feminised geek", he recently penned a deliciously satirical article in the Hollywood Reporter entitled Why Men Aren't Funny, in which he gently excoriates the idea once infamously aired by Christopher Hitchens (one of Feig's literary heroes, incidentally) that "Women Aren't Funny".

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