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** Alice is a feminist but she cares about men's inequality issues much more than women's.



** Alice never identified as a feminist, whether she DoesNotLikeMen or not.

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** Alice never identified as a feminist, doesn't have any opinion about feminism in general, whether she DoesNotLikeMen or not.
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** Alice hates men in generals, but she makes [[IfItsYouItsOkay an exception]] to DudeLooksLikeALady and [[{{Bishonen}} androgynous-looking men]] because they're NotLikeOtherGuys, or even [[WeaknessTurnsHerOn they are her type to turn her on]].

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** Alice hates views men in generals, as being inherently inferior to women, but she makes [[IfItsYouItsOkay an exception]] to DudeLooksLikeALady has some level of tolerance toward them, and [[{{Bishonen}} androgynous-looking men]] because they're NotLikeOtherGuys, or even [[WeaknessTurnsHerOn they are her type to turn her on]].she usually doesn't express it vocally.

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice only brings up her anti-men views when it's appropriate to the conversation, and can interact with non-StrawMisogynist men normally.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Alice only brings up her anti-men views when it's appropriate to the conversation, and can interact with non-StrawMisogynist men normally.normally.
** Alice hates men in generals, but she makes [[IfItsYouItsOkay an exception]] to DudeLooksLikeALady and [[{{Bishonen}} androgynous-looking men]] because they're NotLikeOtherGuys, or even [[WeaknessTurnsHerOn they are her type to turn her on]].

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** Alice is a young person who doesn't know nearly as much about feminism as she claims, and has more passion and anger than common sense.

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** Alice is a young person or a {{Womanchild}} who doesn't know nearly as much about feminism as she claims, and has more passion and anger than common sense.



** Alice is a feminist and presented as a PuritySue and FriendToAllLivingThings.



** Bob hates men.

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** [[BoomerangBigot Bob hates men. men.]]



** Alice DoesNotLikeMen, but is never identified as a feminist.

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** Alice DoesNotLikeMen, but is never identified as a feminist.feminist, whether she DoesNotLikeMen or not.


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* '''Unparodied''': Alice hates men so much that she forces herself to only date and have sex with [[LipstickLesbian very feminine women]], however, it turns out that her LipstickLesbian girlfriend is also a misandristic feminist who hates everything masculine, and they keep fighting each other whenever each of them wants to have sex and Alice makes her girlfriend do ridiculously masculine things to please her in bed.
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** Alice was convinced that clothes are a tool of the patriarchy meant to oppress women and despite being [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl embarrassed over her nudity]], insists on going out in public naked.
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** Alice is presented as a reasonable, intelligent and moderate woman.
** Alice is never identified as a feminist.

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** Alice Alice, a feminist, is described and presented as a [[BreadEggsMilkSquick kind, smart, reasonable, intelligent and moderate woman.
doesn't want the death to all men.]]
** Alice DoesNotLikeMen, but is never identified as a feminist.
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** Same as the first one, but she wants to get rid of [[UpToEleven male animals]] too.

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** Same as the first one, but she wants to get rid of [[UpToEleven [[EnemyToAllLivingThings male animals]] too.

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* '''Enforced''': "Feminists are crazy! How can I lampoon them to best effect?"

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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"Feminists are crazy! How can I lampoon them to best effect?"effect?"
** "Standing up for equal rights is all well and good, but I think it's important that we show how some activists don't practice what they preach and could simply be claiming an opposition towards misogyny in an attempt to absolve themselves of attacking men just because they're men."
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** Alice takes her hatred of men so far that she avoids using words that sound even remotely masculine, like ''his''tory or ''man''ipulate.

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** Alice takes her hatred of men so far that she avoids using words that sound even remotely masculine, like ''his''tory or ''man''ipulate.''man''ipulate, and lashes out on anyone who dares to use those words while she is in earshot.
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** Alice takes her hatred of men so far that she avoids using words that sound even remotely masculine, like ''his''tory or ''man''ipulate.
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** Alice is a TakeThat at feminists, but instead of being a misandrist, she's PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad and AllIssuesArePoliticalIssues. She spends most of her time debating about whether or not chess is sexist and talking about [[InsaneTrollLogic how milk ads objectify women by promoting the idea that drinking white liquids is good for you]].

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** Alice is a TakeThat at feminists, but instead of being a misandrist, she's PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad she espouses PoliticalOvercorrectness and AllIssuesArePoliticalIssues. She spends most of her time debating about whether or not chess is sexist and talking about [[InsaneTrollLogic how milk ads objectify women by promoting the idea that drinking white liquids is good for you]].
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Women should be free to make their own choices! ... Any woman who chooses to do [thing I don't approve of] has been brainwashed by the patriarchy! It wasn't ''really'' her choice!

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Women should be free to make their own choices! ... [[NoTrueScotsman Any woman who chooses to do [thing I don't approve of] has been brainwashed by the patriarchy! patriarchy!]] It wasn't ''really'' her choice!
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** Alice has one or both of the above views and accuses any woman who disagrees with her of being a FemaleMisogynist and [[CategoryTraitor gender traitor]], only sucking up to men for their attention and approval. Alternatively, she accuses any woman who disagrees with her of being brainwashed and controlled by the patriarchy, and therefore just one more piece of evidence proving why all men need to be exterminated/imprisoned, along with all the women who don't hate men.

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** Alice has one or both of the above views and accuses any woman who disagrees with her of being a FemaleMisogynist and a [[CategoryTraitor gender traitor]], traitor]] or even [[SlutShaming a man-pleasing whore]], only sucking up to men for their [[NotLikeOtherGirls attention and approval.approval at the expense of other women]]. Alternatively, she accuses any woman who disagrees with her of being brainwashed and controlled by the patriarchy, and therefore just one more piece of evidence proving why all men need to be exterminated/imprisoned, along with all the women who don't hate men.

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* '''Discussed''': "Surely all feminists can't be as bad as Alice..."

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* '''Discussed''': "Surely '''Discussed''':
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all feminists can't be as bad as Alice..."

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** Alice claims her anti-male ramblings were just jokes, but they weren't She actually does believe AllMenAreRapists and wants to kill them all.

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** Alice claims her anti-male ramblings were just jokes, but they weren't weren't. She actually does believe AllMenAreRapists they're all rapists and wants to kill them all.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "You'll have to excuse Alice -- she's one of thosdare e crazy feminists..."

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* '''Lampshaded''': "You'll have to excuse Alice -- she's one of thosdare e those crazy feminists..."
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* '''Lampshaded''': "You'll have to excuse Alice -- she's one of those crazy feminists..."

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* '''Lampshaded''': "You'll have to excuse Alice -- she's one of those thosdare e crazy feminists..."



* '''Played For Horror''': Alice is a SerialKiller who targets males. [[EvilIsPetty Any male will do, they all deserve to die anyway]].

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* '''Played For Horror''': Alice is a SerialKiller who targets males. [[EvilIsPetty Any male will do, especially babies and little boys, they all deserve to die anyway]].anyway. And women who dare protect their children/relatives from her rightful wrath will die too, like the betrayers they are]].
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** Alice has one or both of the above views and accuses any woman who disagrees with her of being a FemaleMisogynist and [[CategoryTraitor gender traitor]], only sucking up to men for their attention and approval. Alternatively, she accuses any woman who disagrees with her of being brainwashed and controlled by the patriarchy, and therefore just one more piece of evidence proving why all men need to be exterminated/imprisoned.

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** Alice has one or both of the above views and accuses any woman who disagrees with her of being a FemaleMisogynist and [[CategoryTraitor gender traitor]], only sucking up to men for their attention and approval. Alternatively, she accuses any woman who disagrees with her of being brainwashed and controlled by the patriarchy, and therefore just one more piece of evidence proving why all men need to be exterminated/imprisoned.exterminated/imprisoned, along with all the women who don't hate men.

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** Alice is a ConArtist profiting from her [[StealingFromTheTill trust-funding]] audience by [[ConfirmationBias saying the right words, for the wrong reasons]].

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** Alice is a ConArtist profiting from her [[StealingFromTheTill trust-funding]] audience by [[ConfirmationBias saying the right words, words]], [[WoundedGazelleGambit for the wrong reasons]].


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** "Is it me or does the ''women are [[PlayingTheVictimCard always victims]]'' mentality sounds [[FemaleMisogynist horribly sexist?]]"
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** Alice often wishes and plans for the complete extermination of all men everywhere. [[TooDumbToLive She is unaware that this will only hasten the eventual extinction of the human species.]] Alternatively, she ''is'' aware of this fact, but she hates men so much [[OmnicidalManiac that she doesn't care]]. In her mind, anything with a penis is so [[AlwaysChaoticEvil inherently,]][[CompleteMonster completely, irredeemably evil]] that she considers the total extinction of the species [[WorthIt to be acceptable tradeoff for a few decades without them.]]

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** Alice often wishes and plans for the complete extermination of all men everywhere. [[TooDumbToLive She is unaware that this will only hasten the eventual extinction of the human species.]] Alternatively, she ''is'' aware of this fact, but she hates men so much [[OmnicidalManiac that she doesn't care]]. In her mind, anything with a penis is so [[AlwaysChaoticEvil inherently,]][[CompleteMonster inherently,]] [[CompleteMonster completely, irredeemably evil]] that she considers the total extinction of the species [[WorthIt to be acceptable tradeoff for a few decades without them.]]
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* '''Played For Horror''': Alice is a SerialKiller who targets males. [[EvilIsPetty Any male will do, they all deserve to die anyway]].
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'''Basic Trope''': A character identified as a feminist expresses extremist, misandrist ideology.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character identified as a feminist expresses an extremist, misandrist ideology.



** Alice often wishes and plans for the complete extermination of all men everywhere. [[TooDumbToLive She is unaware that this will only hasten the eventual extinction of the human species.]] Alternatively, she ''is'' aware of this fact, but she hates men so much [[OmnicidalManiac that she doesn't care]]. In her mind, anything with a penis is so [[CompleteMonster inherently, completely, irredeemably evil]] that she considers the total extinction of the species [[WorthIt to be acceptable tradeoff for a few decades without them.]]

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** Alice often wishes and plans for the complete extermination of all men everywhere. [[TooDumbToLive She is unaware that this will only hasten the eventual extinction of the human species.]] Alternatively, she ''is'' aware of this fact, but she hates men so much [[OmnicidalManiac that she doesn't care]]. In her mind, anything with a penis is so [[CompleteMonster inherently, [[AlwaysChaoticEvil inherently,]][[CompleteMonster completely, irredeemably evil]] that she considers the total extinction of the species [[WorthIt to be acceptable tradeoff for a few decades without them.]]
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** Alice says some scathingly anti-males things, like how all men are rapists and how all men she die. Later, she claims she was only joking and hopes no one took her seriously.

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** Alice says some scathingly anti-males things, like how all men are rapists and how all men she should die. Later, she claims she was only joking and hopes no one took her seriously.
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** Same as the first one, but she wants to get rid of male animals too.

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** Same as the first one, but she wants to get rid of [[UpToEleven male animals animals]] too.
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** Same as the first one, but she wants to get rid of male animals too.

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* '''Exploited''': Patriarch Evulz covertly funds Alice's misandric crusade in order to discredit real feminists.

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Patriarch Evulz covertly funds Alice's misandric crusade in order to discredit real feminists.feminists.
** Alice is a ConArtist profiting from her [[StealingFromTheTill trust-funding]] audience by [[ConfirmationBias saying the right words, for the wrong reasons]].

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* '''Played for Drama''': Alice gets a WhatTheHellHero speech by other feminists [[StopBeingStereotypical for being making the rest look bad]].

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* '''Played for Drama''': Drama''':
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Alice gets a WhatTheHellHero speech by other feminists [[StopBeingStereotypical for being making the rest look bad]].bad]].
** Alice's views came about because she was raped. Now, she wants a boyfriend. Unfortunately, her pathological hatred of men makes it impossible for her to get a date, and she remains lonely and sad.
* '''Plotted a Good Waste''': Alice is a double agent trying to infiltrate feminism to make them look bad.



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** Bob hates men.

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