MISOGYNY IS HARD TO SPELL BUT EASY TO PRACTICE
It is hard not to be aware of the current atmosphere of misogyny that seems to be on the rise. Or perhaps it has always been here all along but it has never felt so blatant. It is an attitude that seems to be reflected everywhere you look. It is in the papers, MTV, on the news and on the internet. It has become hard not to notice the normalization of misogyny. This attitude of hostility toward women is not a new issue. Unfortunately, women for centuries have been the target of misogynistic behavior. The primary reason for this repression of women, was that women’s power, and primarily their sexual power, was feared by men. Those who made the laws felt that a woman's sexuality, her body too easily influenced a man's good judgement. Some felt that women's innate power to create life had become too important and so they created new stories and new laws that curbed a woman's influence and power. So the pervading male dominated culture created pr...