My Mother’s Misogyny Never Made Sense To Me
How can you be a mother, sister, daughter, and hate other women
Like many women, my mother was affected by her internalized sexism without realizing the role it played in her own oppression. She had female friends and loved her mother and sisters but disliked women. Having a mother who was a female misogynist was painful and confusing for me.
Women who proudly proclaim they prefer the company of men seems sketchy to me. It makes no sense. Do they not know any women? Have they never had a female best friend, a sleepover, or went on a girl’s trip?
“Most of my friends are male” isn’t a justification. One should have friends who are male, female, and non-binary — a diverse group in every way. You're missing out if you don’t have different kinds of energy in your life.
When a woman strongly prefers men, she may be hiding the sad truth that she doesn’t like women at all or even has a distaste for them. A woman who strongly favors men doesn’t want other women to break the glass ceiling or succeed, and she certainly doesn’t believe in girl power. I get a strange competitive vibe as if they must be the only women who do well and get all the attention.
It would be one thing if the only female misogynists were older women, but that…
