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Originally Posted by rubecube
As FireFly kind of alluded to, I think sexism is pretty big part of misogyny. I'm finding it difficult to think of something that is sexist but not misogynist and vice-versa.
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Misogyny is hatred of (or hostility towards) women. The MGTOW thread, every single post in /r/TheRedPill, that dude that went on a rampage killing sorority girls in Santa Barbara because he couldn't get a date (which prompted the #YesAllWomen hastag) -- those are all examples of misogyny.
Sexism is a different beast, and it's expressed in many ways. It often takes the form of a societal or institutional bias against one gender (usually women, but men and transgendered people can be victims of sexism as well).
This Quora article does a pretty decent job explaining the difference:
http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-di...-some-examples
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Sexism is believing someone is inferior based solely on their sex.
Male Chauvinism is sexism + arrogance.
Misogyny is sexism + hatred.
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You are the hiring manager. You are interviewing two candidates: a woman with more education and experience, and a man with less education and experience. All other aspects (personality, etc.) are completely equal.
Sexism: You hire the man. Yeah, the woman was better qualified, but you just feel like the man would do the job better. He reminds you of a young "you."
Male Chauvinism: You hire the man. Yeah, the chick was better qualified, but it's a stressful job, and women don't work under pressure as well as men. You can't afford to have her crying in the bathroom each month when she's PMSing or something. Besides, she wasn't even that hot.
Misogyny: You hire the man because there's no way a girl can hack it in your office. You know what's wrong with America? All these f***** women suing people and taking jobs away from hard working men. It's reverse discrimination, and by God, you're not going to be a part of it.
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