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IS IT TIME TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THE NORMALISATION OF MISANDRY? Across Australia, Britain, America, Canada and other English-speaking societies, contempt for men and boys has become disturbingly acceptable in parts of our culture. Man-bashing is marketed as empowerment. Male incompetence is entertainment. Masculinity is portrayed as toxic. And prejudice against males is too often excused as humour, feminism or social justice. Some writers, performers and commentators have built commercially successful brands around provocative criticism of men. Publishers, broadcasters and entertainment platforms have helped bring these messages to large audiences. Consider 20 examples spanning explicit misandry, provocative titles, male-directed ridicule and contested portrayals of masculinity: 1. Clementine Ford — Boys Will Be Boys, I Don't, and notorious jokes about killing men. 2. Pauline Harmange — I Hate Men, explicitly defending misandry. 3. Suzanna Danuta Walters — "Why Can't We Hate Men?", published in The Washington Post. 4. Blythe Roberson — How to Date Men When You Hate Men. 5. Mona Eltahawy — The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls, including provocative rhetoric about violence. 6. Kathy Lette — Men: A User's Guide, featuring male-directed stereotypes. 7. Sabrina Carpenter — "Manchild" and Man's Best Friend, commercially successful male-incompetence satire. 8. Kate Manne — Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women. 9. Hannah Gadsby — Nanette and controversial commentary about supposedly "good men". 10. Chelsea Handler — Commercial comedy frequently ridiculing men. 11. Amy Schumer — Gender-based stereotypes in Inside Amy Schumer. 12. Katherine Ryan — Stand-up comedy about male shortcomings. 13. Iliza Shlesinger — Comedy featuring male-female stereotypes. 14. Michelle Wolf — Provocative gender and sexual satire. 15. Ashnikko — "STUPID", "Daisy" and aggressive anti-patriarchal imagery. 16. Eliza Clark — Boy Parts, a novel featuring female objectification and violence against men. 17. Michael Flood — Academic research on masculinity, male violence and gender relations. 18. Laurie Penny — Bitch Doctrine and Sexual Revolution. 19. Jessica Valenti — Commercial feminist commentary on male entitlement and political power. 20. Chidera Eggerue — How to Get Over a Boy and relationship-focused feminist branding. These examples are not equivalent. Some involve explicit hostility towards men; others involve satire, fictional characters, structural criticism or legitimate challenges to harmful behaviour. But we must ask some uncomfortable questions. What happens when boys repeatedly hear that masculinity is defective? When fathers and husbands are routinely ridiculed? When male vulnerability is dismissed? When schools approach boys primarily as potential perpetrators rather than young people deserving encouragement? Such messages are undermining relationships, parenting, educational engagement, mutual respect and boys' self-worth... Equality must mean rejecting sexism in BOTH directions. We should celebrate positive masculinity, responsible fatherhood, healthy relationships and the inherent dignity of every boy and man. Are English-speaking societies finally ready to challenge misandry with the same seriousness that we challenge misogyny? #Misandry #MensRights #BoysMatter #PositiveMasculinity #GenderEquality