In contemporary parlance, "misogyny" seems to have become a byword for sexism, more of less. Fine, but what's the new word for the old sense of misogyny, where it was a flavor of misanthropy--i.e. what Pat Highsmith or Bill Burroughs had in mind? *Essentialist* misogyny? No idea.
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Replying to @NineBandedBooks
There's a similar problem with modern use of the word 'racism'; we really need a new word for people ideologically committed to it as doctrine.
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Replying to @St_Rev
At least in that case there are distinguishing fallback terms: "bigotry" to denote a naked racist impulse, or "racialism" to denote the high-minded variety. Even "prejudice" (the term I learned as a tot) holds meaning. "Misogyny," however, is consigned to murk.
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It comes from the same strategic consideration as the various *ophobias: It frames transgression as identical to malice.
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At least *ism suggests a belief; -phobia implies a personality disorder or mental defect.
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