History Main / DoesnotLikeMen

* Yasuna of ''Manga/KashimashiGirlMeetsGirl'' has a hard time around men. It extends to the point she can't even see the face of a male clearly. This is most clearly seen in a sketch of her classmates she made, in which the girls' faces are fully drawn while the guys' don't go beyond basic lines. Pre-GenderBender Hazumu, though, stands out as having some detail. This is partially due to the fact Yasuna [[DudeLooksLikeALady accidentally mistook him for a girl when he was still a "he"]] and was able to see him. Oddly, though, we [[BlindingBangs still can't see]] male Hazumu's face, and in fact do not through the entire series. Yasuna has never been able to see men in the manga (not even her own father!), thus not learning to like them. In the anime, she just disliked them and began to not see any correctly.

** Madame Margaret (or Margie) However, took this UpToEleven when she tried to turn all the boys on Earth into girls.

* ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'': VillainOfTheWeek Viola Vanderfleet is a WomanScorned taken UpToEleven. She’s been dumped so many times, she now thinks of all men as heartbreakers and seeks to ''destroy the entire planet’s male population''.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': In the episode "Equal Fights", a minor villainess and StrawFeminist named FemmeFatale hates men so much that she only steals [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_B._Anthony_dollar Susan B. Anthony coins]]. She drives the [[BlondeBrunetteRedhead Powerpuff]] [[BeautyBrainsAndBrawn Girls]] to temporarily hate males as well so she can get off scot-free, until Ms. Bellum and Ms. Keane help them see the error of their ways.

As with all dislike tropes, the degree to which a particular character Does Not Like Men can and does vary, from simple nervous avoidance to violent retaliation. However, this is a separate trope rather than a simple inversion of StrawMisogynist or HeManWomanHater, [[DoubleStandard as there is almost always an explanation given for why the character feels this way]], rather than it being depicted as an inherent character flaw in the way that men who dislike women are usually written. Often, the author portrays the misandrist in question sympathetically and hav it [[TragicBigot come from a bad experience]], and vilifies whatever man or men drove her to hate the rest of the gender, whereas misogynists are typically one-dimensional antagonists who hate women for no real reason, making this trope more often than not tie into FemalesAreMoreInnocent.

* ''VideoGame/TheDeadCase'': The church ghost. The first time the male protagonist tries speaking to her, she snaps at him and flames out. The library ghost describes her as reacting poorly to men; talking to her again later, she is surly and says she has enough trouble with idiot males. [[spoiler:She hated her husband due to thinking [[WomanScorned he was cheating on her]], but forgot him in death, so her feelings got directed toward men in general. Once she remembers him -- and the fact that he is actually a SerialKiller who murdered her when she found out -- her hatred is aimed solely at him.]]

* Lyric in ''Jason's Lyric'' was initially hinted to dislike men. Understandable, since she grew up in a ghetto life with a gangster older brother, Alonzo "A-1". She even mistakes Jason's attempt to charm her as harassment before she eventually warms up to him.

** After Emma infiltrates the group, Steed and Emma discover that the [[spoiler:[[ItMakesSenseInContext female marionette that controls the group]] is actually controlled '''''BY A MAN''''', and the butler who the group treated like a lapdog to boot]].

* The first Red Adept of the ''Literature/ApprenticeAdept'' series, despite having no qualms about fronting like TheVamp, is a VillainousAromanticAsexual with a particular hate-on for men. Stile uses this to trigger a VillainousBreakdown. Red was [[UnfortunateImplications so widely misconstrued]] as a [[PsychoLesbian bad lesbian stereotype]] that Creator/PiersAnthony felt compelled to explain that she was intended to be ace and deliberately introduce a sympathetic lesbian character in a later volume since most of his readers know to give him the benefit of the doubt (or [[RunningTheAsylum correct him]]) when he shows his {{Cloudcuckoolander}} side.

* Kira of the series ''Manga/{{Mars}}'' has this reputation at school and at one point even states outright that she hates men due to [[spoiler:being raped by her stepfather.]]

As with all dislike tropes, the degree to which a particular character Does Not Like Men can and does vary, from simple nervous avoidance to violent retaliation. However, this is a separate trope rather than a simple inversion of StrawMisogynist or HeManWomanHater, [[DoubleStandard as there is almost always an explanation given for why the character feels this way]], rather than it being depicted as an inherent character flaw in the way that men who dislike women are usually written. Often, the author portrays the woman in question sympathetically, [[TragicBigot as long as it comes from a bad experience]], and vilifies whatever man or men drove her to hate the rest of the gender, making this trope more often than not tie into FemalesAreMoreInnocent.

* Lyric in ''Film/JasonsLyric'' is initially hinted to dislike men. Understandable, since she grew up in a ghetto life with a gangster older brother, Alonzo "A-1". She even mistakes Jason's attempt to charm her as harassment before she eventually warms up to him.

** It is even mentioned in the anime that Haruka doesn't like men. Michiru teasingly clarifies that she doesn't like men who are popular with girls.

* ''Manga/{{KagekiShoujo}}'': The protagonist, Ai Narata, has a very dark past with men. Because, [[spoiler:Her mother's boyfriend abused of her]] and the reason of why she left the idol group were she was part due to [[spoiler:she rejected and insult a fan who confesses his "love" for her. Suverted when stalker goes to her new school only because he want to apologise to her. She later forgives him, when save her and her friends from a group of delinquents]].

* ''Manga/{{KagekiShoujo}}'': The protagonist, Ai Narata, has a very dark past with men. Because, [[Spoiler:Her mother's boyfriend abused of her]] and the reason of why she left the idol group were she was part due to [[Spoiler:she rejected and insult a fan who confesses his "love" for her. Suverted when stalker goes to her new school only because he want to apologise to her. She later forgives him, when save her and her friends from a group of delinquents.]]

* ''Manga/{{KagekiShoujo}}'': The protagonist, Ai Narata, has a very dark past with men. Because, [[Her mother's boyfriend abused of her]] and the reason of why she left the idol group were she was part due to [[she rejected and insult a fan who confesses his "love" for her. Suverted when stalker goes to her new school only because he want to apologise to her. She later forgives him, when save her and her friends from a group of delinquents]]

* ''Manga/{{KagekiShoujo}}'': The protagonist, Ai Narata, has a very dark past with men. Because, [[ Her mother's boyfriend abused of her]] and the reason of why she left the idol group were she was part due to [[ she rejected and insult a fan who confesses his "love" for her. Suverted when stalker goes to her new school only because he want to apologise to her. She later forgives him, when save her and her friends from a group of delinquents]]

* ''Manga/{{KagekiShoujo}}'': The protagonist, Ai Narata, has a very dark past with men. Because,[[ spoiler: Her mother's boyfriend abused of her]] and the reason of why she left the idol group were she was part due to [[Spoiler: she rejected and insult a fan who confesses his "love" for her. Suverted when stalker goes to her new school only because he want to apologise to her. She later forgives him, when save her and her friends from a group of delinquents]]

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': In the episode "Equal Fights", a minor villainess and StrawFeminist named FemmeFatale hates men so much that she only steals [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_B._Anthony_dollar Susan B. Anthony coins]]. She drives the [[BlondeBrunetteRedhead Powerpuff]] [[BeautyBrainsAndBrawn Girls]] to temporarily hate males as well so she can get off scot-free, until Ms. Bellum and Ms. Kean help them see the error of their ways.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': In the episode "Equal Fights", a minor villainess and StrawFeminist named FemmeFatale hates men so much that she only steals [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_B._Anthony_dollar Susan B. Anthony coins]]. She drives the [[BlondeBrunetteRedhead Powerpuff]] [[BeautyBrainsAndBrawn Girls]] to temporarily hate males as well.

As with all dislike tropes, the degree to which a particular character Does Not Like Men can and does vary, from simple nervous avoidance to violent retaliation. However, this is a separate trope rather than a simple inversion of StrawMisogynist or HeManWomanHater, [[DoubleStandard as there is almost always an explanation given for why the character feels this way]], rather than it being depicted as an inherent character flaw in the way that men who dislike women are usually written. Often, the author portrays the woman in question sympathetically, [[TragicBigot as long as it comes from a bad experience]], and vilifies whatever man or men drove her to hate the rest of the gender.

* Lyric in ''Jason's Lyric'' is initially hinted to dislike men. Understandable, since she grew up in a ghetto life with a gangster older brother, Alonzo "A-1". She even mistakes Jason's attempt to charm her as harassment before she eventually warms up to him.

* KagekiShoujo : Ai narata is basically this in tha begginig of the story.This is because[[spoiler: her mother's boyfriend sexually abused her and a fan of the idol group she was part confess his "love" to her.Making her react in a bad way, which was the cause of why she leaved the group]]. Although, her uncle is the only in she trust.

* ''Manga/SquibFeelingBlue'' has Minori, who used to be super shy around boys, to the point of being afraid of them. Falling in love with Takato, though, made her change a lot.