Therefore, he argues, misandry is different from the intensely "ad feminam" aspect of misogyny that targets women no matter what they believe or do.
He says in his book that accusations of misandry work to discredit feminism because people often confuse men as individuals with men as a dominant and privileged category of people.
They argue, for example, that feminism often promotes misandry and the elevation of women's interests above men's, and criticize radical feminist positions as harmful to both men and women.
