antifeminist
Against gender equality
Antifeminist describes opposition to feminism or the advocacy of women's rights and equality.
As a noun, an antifeminist is someone who holds such views: Antifeminists argued against the suffrage movement.
The term can describe organized opposition or individual attitudes: antifeminist backlash, antifeminist talking points.
Some who reject the label feminist distinguish themselves from antifeminists, who actively oppose feminist goals.
Hostility toward women
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- male supremacyMen's assumed superiority
traditionalism · gender hierarchy · male dominance · manosphere · complementarianism · male privilege · hypermasculinity · gender binary
Adherent to established customs
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- reactionaryAnti-progress political stance
- pro-lifeAgainst elective pregnancy termination
- fundamentalistStrict original-doctrine adherent
religious right · homemaker · breadwinner · nuclear family · gender roles · submission · modesty · purity culture
Legal protections for males
- red pillHarsh awakening metaphor
- incelSelf-described unfuckable man
- pickup artistTactical seducer of strangers
- manosphereMale-centric online spaces
MRA · lobbying · activism · propaganda · recruitment · trolling · harassment campaigns · doxxing
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- double standardUnequally applied moral code
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
unfairness · bigotry · intolerance · narrow-mindedness · gendered · slanted · distorted · one-sided
One who diminishes
- skepticOne who doubts claims
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
- debunkerOne who disproves falsehoods
- dissenterOpponent of orthodoxy
counterargument · rebuttal · refutation · strawmanning · discrediting · dismissal · ridicule · caricature
misogyny
Hostility toward women
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
male supremacy · traditionalism · gender hierarchy · male dominance · manosphere · complementarianism · male privilege · hypermasculinity · gender binary · coverture
traditionalist
Adherent to established customs
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- reactionaryAnti-progress political stance
- pro-lifeAgainst elective pregnancy termination
fundamentalist · religious right · homemaker · breadwinner · nuclear family · gender roles · submission · modesty · purity culture · domesticity
men's rights
Legal protections for males
- red pillHarsh awakening metaphor
- incelSelf-described unfuckable man
- pickup artistTactical seducer of strangers
manosphere · MRA · lobbying · activism · propaganda · recruitment · trolling · harassment campaigns · doxxing · brigading
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- double standardUnequally applied moral code
inequality · unfairness · bigotry · intolerance · narrow-mindedness · gendered · slanted · distorted · one-sided · selective
detractor
One who diminishes
- skepticOne who doubts claims
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
- debunkerOne who disproves falsehoods
dissenter · counterargument · rebuttal · refutation · strawmanning · discrediting · dismissal · ridicule · caricature · bad faith
antifeministfeminist
Gender equality proponent
women's rights advocate · suffragist · feminist ally · radical feminist · womanist
antifeministegalitarian
Equality principle supporter
progressive · social justice advocate · liberationist · emancipationist