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13	Conforming neither to tradition nor to modern taboos against overt misogyny, this guy's odd combination of feminine style and contempt for women puts him into an especially unusual position. [[FreudianExcuse Maybe some of his feminine traits might happen to have been a disadvantage to dating.]] Maybe he's [[GreenEyedMonster just jealous]] that women wouldn't be considered as strange for similar mannerisms or lifestyles to his, perhaps [[IJustWantToBeYou wishing he were female instead]] as a result. Maybe he's insecure about his own lack of manliness, and seeing the traits he doesn't like in himself embodied in women brings out his inner resentment. Whatever the reason, he hates women while simultaneously acting in ways that are stereotypically associated with them.
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15	Such characters will generally be villains (or at least generally more often than {{tomboy}}ish girls who [[DoesNotLikeMen happen to have contempt for males]], perhaps partly because women diverging from gender norms is relatively more embraced), and represent an [[JustForFun/XMeetsY intersection]] of PoliticallyIncorrectVillain and SissyVillain. However, some portrayals may nevertheless be more sympathetic, and make him an intersection of NobleBigot and RealMenWearPink.
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17	Can also be a deconstruction of GayBestFriend, especially if that's a role he never asked for -- maybe all those "hilariously catty" putdowns he's slinging around are more pointed than you thought they were. And does he maybe seem a bit overenthusiastic to make use of his honorary [[NWordPrivileges B-Word Privileges]], or to detail ''exactly'' what he finds unappealing about women?
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19	A SisterTrope of HeManWomanHater. Compare/contrast with FemaleMisogynist (as a subset of BoomerangBigot), who have a similar issue, but the contradiction is more immediately obvious in that case, as opposed to an effeminate misogynistic guy who could instead have stereotypes about women that aren't the same as the gender stereotypes of the setting in which he's presented.
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26	* Deak Slathky from ''Manga/BlackCat'' is a woman-hating SerialKiller. He's also one of the most {{Bishonen}} characters in the cast, to the point of ViewerGenderConfusion.
27	** Don't forget Creed, the BigBad of the series. Granted, it's never stated that he hates all women but he has a grudge against almost every single recurring female character ([[StalkerWithACrush and anyone who would dare get in-between him and Train]]).
28	* The VillainProtagonist SerialKiller Light Yagami of ''Manga/DeathNote'' repeatedly expresses his opinions on the [[StayInTheKitchen uselessness of women]], particularly his girlfriend {{M\|adLove}}isa, who continues to ignore his [[HatesBeingTouched rebuffing of her affections]] and the fact that he's using her to get away with murder. However, Light himself possesses a weirdly effeminate demeanor, with a special mention to the lovely [[SharpDressedMan pink butterfly belt]] he wears in the first opening sequence.
29	* Yuda from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' could count as a valid example: He's extremely effeminate and treats his harem as dolls.
30	* Akito from ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' comes across this way until it is revealed that [[spoiler:Akito is actually a woman; her misogyny comes partly from her terrible relationship with her mother, who forced her into crossdressing [[EvilIsPetty merely because she was deathly jealous of Akito's father adoration for their daughter]], and partly from her utter bitterness at not being allowed to live as her birth gender. After the very girlish Tohru helps her have a HeelFaceTurn, Akito acknowledges how screwed up this was (and the consequences), and by the end, she both wears more feminine clothes and is coming to terms with herself.]]
31	* Clair Leonelli from ''Anime/HeatGuyJ'' is a more subtle example of this trope. He's a small, slender, physically-unimposing {{Bishonen}} who also is in charge of the only organization in the series to contain absolutely no women, and he once disparages [[TheHero Daisuke]] for having to be saved by a woman on one occasion. [[note]] Although it seems that that particular remark was sarcasm. [[/note]] In the manga, he seems to ignore his girlfriend(?) a lot, except when he needs her expertise with robotics. On a more metatextual level, there's also the fact that his birthday coincides with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinamatsuri Hinamatsuri,]] a festival associated with women and girls; but at the same time his own mother [[DeathByChildbirth died giving birth to him]].
32	* Jakotsu from ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'' dresses like a woman, has a female voice actor on both sides of the Pacific, is CampGay, and is contemptuous of his female opponents.
33	* ''Manga/JoujuuSenjinMushibugyou'': downplayed by Nagatomimaru/Tokugawa Ieshige: while he's not a villain, he's a {{Bishonen}} with a fixation for the main hero Jinbee and an utter, irrational disgust for women, especially Oharu, Jinbee's endowed love interest. He's not very manly himself and tend to dress in a very effeminate way (usually hiding his face behind a feminine Noh mask). The downplay comes from the fact that his hatred for women is played for laughs and shallow, as he's seen getting along with Hibachi and [[spoiler:the Insect Magistrate.]]
34	* The ''Franchise/LupinIII'' franchise features several, usually cast as villains:
35	** ''[[Anime/LupinIIIThePursuitOfHarimaosTreasure The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure]]'' has [[PunnyName Herr Mafroditte]], who was basically a narcissistic gay Nazi. When {{F\|emmeFatale}}ujiko touches him, he's [[{{Squick}} visibly repulsed]] by it and tells her not to touch him because he hates women. [[spoiler:Fujiko weaponizes this at the climax by kissing him on the lips, causing him to [[VillainousBreakdown run away screaming in disgust.]]]]
36	** ''[[Anime/LupinIIITheSecretOfTwilightGemini The Secret of Twilight Gemini]]'' introduces [[http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Lupin-the-3rd-The-Secret-of-Twilight-Gemini/Sadachiyo-the-Scorpion/ Sadachiyo 'the Scorpion',]] who's an effeminate CampGay assassin with long black hair, nail polish, and makeup. Lupin calls him names, like "that sissy assassin". Sadachiyo also has neither respect nor patience for women, as seen in his treatment of Lara. And again when [[ATasteOfTheLash he confronts and, later, tortures Fujiko]].
37	** And ''[[Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine The Woman Called Fujiko Mine]]'' brings in the series-specific antagonist Lieutenant Oscar who looks and sounds like a woman, and ''hates'' Fujiko. He usually calls her "pig" or "spittoon". It is heavily suggested he hates her because of his secret [[spoiler:love for Zenigata. She even got to sleep with him!]]
38	* Yurimaru from ''Anime/NinjaScroll'' seems pretty contemptuous of women. He is gay, but also very effeminate.
39	* ''Manga/SamuraiDeeperKyo'': Bikara, one of the 12 Heavenly Generals, has an extremely effemminate behavious, is openly gay (manga only at least) and is extremely spiteful of women, badmouthing Yuuya at the drop of a hat and even trying to kill her unprovoked. In spite of his effemminate behaviour though, Bikara is also a massive, muscular brute of a man.
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43	* Most gay characters in ''ComicBook/FromHell''. The book makes mention of the gay fraternity group known as "The Apostles" who occasionally show up in UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper conspiracy theory lore, who were well known for their outspoken hatred of women (more than most people in the 1800s, even!). This plays into (and in the Apostles' case may have been an inspiration for) the British stereotype of homosexual men in general, especially in older works, that portrays them being very catty and mean to women, rather than the supportive "sassy gay friend" archetype more often seen in North American works.
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47	* In ''Fanfic/ACharmedLife'' Light Yagami [[InnocentBigot was brought up to believe]] that girls are weak and that [[TheStoic showing emotion is a weakness.]] He's also rather fond of fashion, sewing, and home decorating.
48	* Freeza in ''Fanfic/DragonBallInsanitySchool'' is portrayed as one. As he stated, he "Hates every female life form, except for himself". He's also CampGay.
49	* Light Yagami gets this treatment again in ''Fanfic/ThoseWhoStandForNothingFallForAnything'', but also points this out in his friend-with-benefits Lawliet:
50	-->'''Light:''' He's surprisingly disparaging of the effeminate due to his hatred of women. I don't remind him of his decidedly camp music collection, but [[FreudianExcuse I blame his mother]]. He doesn't trust women. He doesn't trust men, either, [[TheParanoiac or dogs, or cats]], [[TheLongList or bees, or horses]], but he reserves a particularly spiteful hatred for women and femininity which I find as an equally cruel, unreasonable, and sexually attractive quality in him.
51	* Marik from ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' loudly proclaims himself the most effeminate guy around and generally disdains women, even believing that ''Anime/YuGiOh'' ''has'' no women.
52	* ''Fanfic/WithPearlAndRubyGlowing'':
53	** [[WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective Ratigan]] is very CampGay and has very little respect for women - or indeed for anyone in particular, but he specifically doesn't respect female intelligence.
54	** [[WesternAnimation/TurningRed Tyler's]] gay and into boy bands, but sexually bullies Meilin because it upsets her and deems her a homophobe for being a YaoiFangirl.
55	** [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 HIM]] is still as femme as ever, and manipulates Bubbles by telling her to prove girls aren't weak.
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59	* ''WesternAnimation/FireAndIce1983'': Nekron, the BigBad. When his mother kidnaps Princess Teegra (who is quite the MsFanservice herself) to serve as his concubine, he is disgusted by the idea of mating with her, referring to Teegra as a "little slut" and throwing her in a dungeon. He does say that she is attractive for "a lesser beast" and he might take her after all, but this was said to goad her brother into attacking him. In fact, he shows more interest in the ''male hero'' than her.
60	* ''WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal'': King Ard is a very effeminate man who hates women and considers them inferior to men.
61	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'': Chi Fu is a mild example; he is a NonActionGuy known for his GirlyScream, yet when told that Mulan is a hero he simply says [[DeliberateValuesDissonance "She's a woman, she'll never be worth anything."]]
62	* ''WesternAnimation/WeAreTheStrange'': HIM is a pink guy who looks like he's wearing lipstick while smacking around a woman at his strip club and stating that women are "mere tools" of pleasure for him.
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66	* ''Film/{{Berdella}}'', a film based on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Berdella the serial killer]] of the same name, depicts its VillainProtagonist as this. It costs him his bazaar, as the property owner's wife eventually gets fed up with his attitude towards both her and other women.
67	* This is combined with DepravedHomosexual for the Prince of Wales in ''Film/{{Braveheart}}''. Prince Edward has no interest in his wife, for obvious reasons, and is also directly disdainful of her as well as her suggestions.
68	* Commodus from ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' isn't incredibly effeminate and actually can wield a piece of steel. But he's flamboyant, colorful, [[BrotherSisterIncest and perfectly willing to rape his own sister.]]
69	* Pavi Largo from ''Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera'' is a woman-hating rapist, but he wears the face of a woman he killed and is generally effeminate.
70	* Adam, a drag performer and stereotypical CampGay in ''Film/TheAdventuresOfPriscillaQueenOfTheDesert'' ridicules Tick for having been in a heterosexual relationship once and refers to Tick's ex-wife (and other women) as "fish".
71	* Lane, the teen who spearheads the cover-up of John killing his girlfriend in ''Film/RiversEdge'', has a hint of this.
72	* The SerialKiller Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb in both the film and novel of ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs''. It's carefully established that he ''isn't'' actually UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} and that several gender reassignment centres have turned him away. Rather, he's obsessed with his dead mother and suffering from a vicious case of IJustWantToBeYou. On the other hand, [[CreepyCrossdresser he's a large, gruff man who has to "put on" an effeminate guise, which doesn't come at all naturally to him]].
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76	* Kay Brightmore from ''Literature/DoctrineOfLabyrinths'' is a weepy gay soldier who clearly views women as naturally subordinate to men (as evidenced by his decision to arrange his unwilling sister's marriage) and repeatedly chides himself for "womanish" behavior.
77	** Notably averted by most of the gay and/or effeminate male characters in the story, such as Felix, Shannon, and Vincent, all of whom seem to value their female friends and colleagues and regard them as equals. It's pretty clear that Kay's misogyny is the product of his specific upbringing and cultural influences.
78	* The Countess in book/movie ''Even Cowgirls Get the Blues''.
79	* George aka "Georgette" in ''Literature/LastExitToBrooklyn'' - he's a drag queen who constantly makes contemptuous remarks towards women, particularly those competing for the attention of the thug he's infatuated with.
80	* ''Literature/JudgeDee'': "The Coffins of the Emperor": Captain Pan accuses a fellow soldier of murdering Pan's wife after she refused his advances. It very quickly becomes obvious Pan is gay and a NonActionGuy who loathes women, and that Pan murdered his wife after Woo rejected ''him''.
81	-->'The murderer was a fellow-officer of mine, sir. One of those disgusting woman-chasers: you could never have a decent, clean conversation with him. Always talking about women, women, always letting himself be caught in their filthy little games...' The young man spat out those last words.
82	* Buffalo Bill from ''Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs''; see Film above.
83	* Lestat of ''Literature/TheVampireChronicles''. Although he loves fancy clothes and fine surroundings, displays languid body language, and describes himself as a "mother" in making Claudia, he's "astonished" that a woman could have thoughts like Gabrielle's, underestimates Claudia's intellect and will, rapes a woman who tries to help him, describes women in general as "terrifying," and agrees with Memnoch that angels, despite being technically sexless, are "more male than female."
84	* Mr. Jones, the ringleader of a trio of bandits in Creator/JosephConrad's novel ''Victory'' can't stand being in the presence of women and expresses revulsion at their very mention. He's also described as an effete dandy with soft, feminine facial features and hands. As a murderer and robber, Jones also qualifies as a {{Sissy Villain}}.
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88	* The "hermaphrodite" Alpha Centauri in ''Series/DoctorWho'' has a prissy, feminine personality and is voiced by a woman. Yet, in "The Monster of Peladon", he's very sexist towards Sarah Jane and the Queen (a trait he didn't display in his first appearance).
89	* Tom in ''Series/GimmeGimmeGimme'' often expresses misogynistic opinions. Then again, he does share a flat with Linda.
90	* ''Series/InLivingColor'': Blaine Edwards and Antoine Merriweather, the critics of the "Men on..." series of sketches, will dismiss anything and everything that has to do with women (even tangentially) with a unison response of "hated it!"
91	* ''Series/StargateSG1'': The System Lord Ba'al, who used to be an EvilOverlord, is a prime example of TheDandy, with his delicate features, often dressing himself in flowery robes or leather suits and concerned quite a bit with his own appearance. He also makes a bunch of misogynistic comments at [[TheSquadette Colonel Carter]] when he and SG-1 have been forced into an EnemyMine, who punches him in the face in response.
92	* Lionel Trane (a gay, activist teen) from ''Series/UnitedStatesOfTara'' was so misogynistic that he made other, more mature and secure gay characters uncomfortable.
93	* Jack from ''Series/WillAndGrace'' DID occasionally have elements of this, but it varied from episode to episode due to RuleOfFunny.
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97	* Sin With Sebastian in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4upn3M4jtQY "Shut Up and Sleep with Me"]]
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101	* Shooter Storm, whom Wrestling/NewJack claims [[FreudianExcuse is this way]] because Storm's mother only gave birth [[GroinAttack to half of him]]. Shooter Storm has an affinity for bright colors, an aversion to bruising, and is out to destroy women's wrestling, one division at a time, demonstrated when he defeated Wrestling/JillianHall for the PWX Women's Championship belt and renamed it the United States title.
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105	* ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'' has Fingers, a shady [[BackAlleyDoctor ripperdoc]] who services the city's many prostitutes. He is rather lanky and is clad from top to bottom in body-exposing fishnets and hot pants. His fingers are long and painted and many of his accessories are [[PinkIsFeminine pink]]. One would think that he would be in good standing with the [[BandOfBrothels Moxes]] due to his work with sex workers and his gender non-conforming ways, something many players [[NeverTrustATrailer got the impression to be the case in the initial trailers]]. But no. Interactions with him reveal that he is a relentless creep who sexually takes advantage of the prostitutes under his care and often treats them as [[DisposableSexWorker disposable]]. And though he doesn't outright expresses hatred of women, his comments are often tinged with misogyny and it is all-but-stated he regularly [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes]] some of his "patients". That is to say nothing of the [[FateWorseThanDeath fate he inflicted]] on [[spoiler: Evelyn Parker]]. In short, he is the exact sort of person the Moxes would love to dump in a shallow grave.
106	* ''VideoGame/Persona4'' presents Kanji's [[EnemyWithout Shadow]] this way, a guy initially clad only in a fundoshi (who later transforms into a muscle-bound titan with a head of roses wielding Mars symbols as weapons) who speaks with an obvious "gay accent." He tells Kanji that he hates girls because they always gossip and taunt him about his [[RealMenWearPink feminine interests]], and then says he finds comfort in men. As the Shadow is supposed to be everything the individual hates about themselves, Kanji does not take this monologue kindly.
107	* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' has Vega, a narcissistic effeminate matador who seemingly regards women with contempt and disdain. He wears purple eyeliner, nail polish, and what appears to be lip gloss. In the dubs, he tends to speak in a soft somewhat feminine tone. For years, gamers thought Vega gay, until Creator/{{Capcom}} clarified the matter by stating that Vega wasn't gay, but a narcissist. They even had him take an interest in Cammy's beauty, during the ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha SF: Alpha]]'' series (so to speak), as a way of showing it.
108	** In ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie'', [[HomoeroticSubtext he became jealous]] when Bison appeared to [[BuxomBeautyStandard take an interest in Chun Li's "talents"]]. And, when tasked with eliminating her, Vega's method was sadistic; delighting in Chun Li's suffering until she fought back and stepped on his face.
109	** Similarly, in the comics Vega gets '''pissed''' when Ken's fiancée Eliza, normally a {{Nice G\|uy}}irl, gets upset at him and gives him a hard slap to the face. If not for Ken being there, the poor girl would've been torn to shreds.
110	** By ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' Vega seems to have settled for being less bloodthirsty towards women, in favor of passive-aggressive condescension. A good example is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP_3H2Qawbw his rival intro]] with Chun-Li, whom he considers his equal in both skills and looks.
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114	* Omega Zell from ''Franchise/{{Noob}}'' slips into this by being both AmbiguouslyGay and a misogynist.
115	* Played with by WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic. Vain, subby, and girly, he's a feminist who nevertheless likes to occasionally poke female tempers so he can get dommed or at least slapped around.
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119	* Herbert, the elderly pedophile who lusts after Chris and other boys from ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', has a very effeminate voice and mannerisms. When he learns that Chris is having trouble getting a girl to like him, he replies "Ah, women, who needs em?" in an angry tone. On another occasion when he is asked to babysit the Griffins, Meg tells him she's too old for a babysitter; he replies "Well, you're a 17-year-old girl, I don't need you, either!" Later, he is disappointed when Meg gives him a sponge bath instead of Chris.
120	* In ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', the gay ([[TransEqualsGay later transgender, and then back again]]) teacher Mr. Garrison thinks this of women:
121	-->''"Never trust anything that bleeds for a week straight and doesn't die."''
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