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Chris Finch was in an argument once and he went, ‘How can I hate women, my Mum’s one.’… Yeah? There’s a lot of truth in that.

David Brent (Ricky Gervais) The Office (2001)

Any man prepared to comment objectively about women – even about a small group of women such as feminists – is automatically and immediately branded a sexist or a misogynist, often both. Once denounced as a sexist or a misogynist, a man must be reviled or avoided. So I thought I should start the book by addressing the inevitable charges of sexism and misogyny, knowing that feminists will take no heed of anything I have to say on the subject. But I haven’t written the book for them; I’ve written it for the vast majority of people – women included – who don’t share their creed.

As people who know me are aware, I love some women, I like others, and I dislike a small number. If my opinions about women make me a sexist or a misogynist then most people I know – men and women – are too.

The irony, of course, is that the charge of misogyny is most often employed by feminists, women who are themselves guilty of misandry: the hatred of men. I wasn’t familiar with the word before I started my research for David and Goliatha. Misandry is the beating heart of feminism, as we shall see.

Are you a misogynist if you only hate feminists? Of course not. You’re normal.