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{{trope}}
The [[Misogyny Song]] is a song solely (or primarily, to the exclusion of any other possible meaning) about the hatred or degradation of women, where a woman becomes a mere dehumanized object. This is ''not'' simply a song about sex, it is not the [[Obligatory Bondage Song]] or [[Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll]] song or [[Intercourse with You]] song because those can be done without absolutely dehumanizing and insulting the women involved, despite the opinions of [[Straw Feminist|some]]. In fact, "sex" in a
A song doesn't even need to include sex or even profane language to be a
To call something a Misogyny Song is ''not'' to accuse the writers or musicians playing it as having the attitudes toward women that the song expresses. Some permutations of the
Nor is it a statement on the quality of the song, because some Misogyny Songs can actually sound very good, or on the quality of the band that plays it, because some ''very'' talented and famous classic [[Hard Rock]] and [[Heavy Metal]] bands have quite a few, as well as some of the most acclaimed [[Rap]] and [[Hip Hop]] artists.
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As always, please try to avoid [[Natter]] and [[Complaining About Shows You Don't Like]].
Examples:▼
== Parodies, Aversions, Subversions from all genres ==
* Girls! Girls! Girls!-[[Emilie Autumn]], a tongue in cheek mock of "look at that silly hysterical girl" thing.
* [[Clawfinger]]'s "I Need You" is a subversion: The protagonist has this perspective, but it's quite clear that the singer isn't on his own persona's side. The band uses this kind of "[[Villain Protagonist]]" structure in many other songs as well.
* Parodied by Jon Lajoie in his "Show Me Your Genitals" songs. MC Vagina claims women are only good for three things: Cooking, Cleaning, and Vaginas. He later amends this by adding Their Sisters' Vaginas.
* ''[[Minion Comics]]'' features a Teddy Ruxpin-esque stuffed turtle singing a rap song entitled "[https://web.archive.org/web/20130122160549/http://www.meetmyminion.com/?p=533 Punch Your Bitch In The Mouth]" advising schoolchildren about how to treat their girlfriends.
* [[Radiohead]]'s "Nude" is a scathing attack on (or arguably, a deconstruction of) misogyny songs.
* The [[Amateur Transplants]]' "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR0hTVt-pPQ#t=0m09s Northern Birds]" and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pXDCTbUtRY Nothing At All]" [[Played for Laughs|play this for laughs]].
* [[Weezer]]'s "No One Else" was described by [[Word of God|Rivers Cuomo]] as "the jealous obsessive asshole in me freaking out over my girlfriend". However, they don't condone this behaviour since on ''The Blue Album'' it's followed by "The World Has Turned And Left Me Here", which is "the same asshole wondering why she left".
== Straight examples below per genre of both Misogyny Songs and Misandry Songs ==
=== [[Country Music]] ===▼
== [[Blues]] ==▼
▲== [[Country Music]] ==
* "Before He Cheats" by [[Carrie Underwood]] is arguably a [[Misandry Song]], focusing heavily on [[Your Cheating Heart]] and the [[Yandere]] response to suspecting cheating, which is, of course, [[Disproportionate Retribution]]. At least the tires were the only thing slashed, though...
=== Electronic ===▼
▲== Electronic ==
* This is a common practice of Power Electronics acts, including Whitehouse, Sutcliffe Jügend, Snuff, RxAxPxE, and Taint.
=== [[Heavy Metal]] and [[Heavy Mithril]] ===▼
▲== [[Heavy Metal]] and [[Heavy Mithril]] ==
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYOUYw6P0_4 Pleasure Slave]" by [[Manowar]] is about [[Happiness in Slavery]], and contains the line, "Her only sorrow is for women who live with lies." Apparently, every ''real'' woman wants to be a sex slave for Manowar.
* The Mentors have dedicated nearly their entire music career to promoting misogyny, sexism and rape. Examples include "All Women are Insane," "Sex Slave," and "My Erection is Over." The band calls their genre of music "Rape Rock," and the singer appeared on many television shows including [[Jerry Springer]] to promote social acceptance of rape.
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* Genderflipped with "Menocide" by Otep.
=== [[Hip Hop]] and Rap ===▼
▲== [[Hip Hop]] and Rap ==
* "Crank Dat" by [[Soulja Boy]] is a borderline example, because it's pretty obvious the woman in the song is simply a tool for the narrator's own pleasure.
* "She Swallowed It" by [[Dr Dre]] is a textbook example with a tasteless title that pretty much sums up the whole song about "bitches and hoes".
** Not to mention the even more texbook [[Hidden Track]] "Bitches Ain't Shit."
=== Pop ===▼
▲== Pop ==
* "If I Were a Boy" by Beyoncé is arguably a [[Misandry Song]] in that it portrays men as all [[Your Cheating Heart|faithless cheaters]].
** Much of Beyonce's catalog (with Destiny's Child and as a solo artist) could be considered Misandrist.
* "Just The Way You Are (Drunk at the Bar)" by Brian McFadden is a pro-rape song.
* "Girls & Boys" by Good Charlotte is less about overt hate and more about bitter stereotyping; its message is that girls are all [[Gold Digger
▲== [[Reggae/Ska/Dancehall/Calypso/Mento|Mento]] ==
* The song "Adam And Eve" by The Bleechers, which was notably covered by Bob Marley And The Wailers, describes the bible story in detail, noting that "Women are the root of all evil." It is unlikely it was meant to be misogynistic but it certainly comes off as being such.
* Peter Tosh's "Maga Dog," "Soon Come," and "Brand New Second Hand" are all attacks on certain women.
=== Rock (Includes [[Alternative Rock]], [[Hard Rock]], [[Progressive Rock]], [[Goth Rock]], [[Glam Rock]], etcetera ===▼
▲== Rock (Includes [[Alternative Rock]], [[Hard Rock]], [[Progressive Rock]], [[Goth Rock]], [[Glam Rock]], etcetera ==
* [[The Beatles]], amazingly, have two notable ones:
** "You Can't Do That" (from the ''[[A Hard Day's Night]]'' soundtrack) is from the POV of a jealous, possessive boyfriend who does not like his woman talking to any other men at all...
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''I'm gonna let you down, ''
''And leave you flat''
''Because I told you before, OH,''
''You can't do that.'' }}
** ...though, it's pretty tame in comparison to "Run for Your Life" (from ''Rubber Soul''). At its heart, the message of this song is that if you decide to end a relationship with the singer, he will brutally murder you if you don't escape him first.
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* Grindcore act Intestinal Disgorge banked heavily on this trope, to the point where every other song with comprehensible lyrics is about this.
* Anti-Feminism as a band is an odd case. They sound like, from their name, the ultimate misogynist band, but the band members claimed [[Blind Idiot Translation|they didn't understand]] [[Gratuitous English|their name]] when they chose it. [[Your Mileage May Vary]].
* "Sadistic Desire" and "Vanishing Love" by [[X Japan]]. As well as the album covers for ''Vanishing Vision'' (which is not safe for sanity, much less work) and for ''Jade'' (which is simply [[NSFW]] and far less bloodily violent but still a bit objectifying of a woman... and makes even less sense since [[Covers Always Lie|it has absolutely nothing to do with the song]])
* "Fuctrack #6" by [[Hideto Matsumoto|Zilch]] may fall under this due to having the female vocal singing the lines she does and being the "submissive." On the other hand, though, [[Alternate Character Interpretation|it may not]] because the male lyrics seem almost self-loathing and craving punishment as the song ends.
=== Other/doesn't fit elsewhere/needs categorization ===▼
▲== Other/doesn't fit elsewhere/needs categorization ==
* "Why Can't a Woman Be More Like a Man" from ''[[My Fair Lady]]''
* The Clement Peerens Explosition has "Foorwijf" and "t is altijd iets met die wijven".
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