I'm wandering around freerepublic.com rather than preparing the lesson plans for the upcoming year in my English and history classes. Thanks for posting this article. Boys are screwed in the modern school. I try my best to mitigate the damage, as do some of the other teachers that I work with, but in general the anti-male bias is intense. Phallophobic might be a good word to invent for the bias; the word might produce a few nervous laughs, and laughter is a good method to get other teachers to remember the concept.
In any case, I'll have this article in the back of my mind as I plan out the year. Thanks.
I am glad there are still folks like you teaching english.
My brother in law majored in "english", yet avoided all the classics and ended up with an entire library filled with postmodernist nonsense about transexuals and queer theory (whetever *that* is). I have also never seen anyone so young, become so angry and bitter.
Androphobic: Fear of men
Homophobic: Fear of Mankind (the real meaning)
Misanthrope: Hater of people
misandronist: Hater of men
Misogynist: Hater of women
"Phallophobic."
I like that. Another new phrase to add to our lexicons! Thanks for the post.
"Misandrist" is already in use.
Main Entry: mis·an·dry
Pronunciation: 'mi-"san-drE
Function: noun
Etymology: mis- (as in misanthropy) + andr- + 2-y
: a hatred of men
- mis·an·drist /-drist/ noun or adjective
It is appalling that more people don't know and use this word to describe such a commonly encountered form of bigotry. "Misandronist" is also used, but far less often.