How to spot a misogynist Clementine Ford Writer When you're a feminist, you get used to misogynists trying to challenge the necessity of your politics. "Feminism's finished! Women are equal now and there's no use for all the hairy arm-pitted rubbish! Quit your yapping! Embrace your curves!" But misogynist isn't a very fashionable kind of word -- I mean, no one saunters into a room proudly pronouncing, 'My name's Don and I'm a misogynist!', unless it's the latest Charter Meeting of Online Trolls Monthly, or Channel Nine. So because people know it's not really kosher to be a codified turd, they try and hide their misogynist views under the guise of legitimate arguments. "If you're not trained in the spotting of smug, self-satisfied misogynists, you might not know the general thrust of their shtick." Advertisement If you're not trained in the spotting of smug, self-satisfied misogynists, you might not know the general thrust of their shtick. Luckily for you, I've become somewhat of an expert in the field since they all started following me on Twitter. So to help novices and outsiders, I've taken the following five popular misogynist arguments and parsed them into some kind of legible (if not logical) format for your benefit. 1. If you want to see real oppression, go to the Middle East. The problems here are threefold. First, it implies women in the west should be grateful for the benevolence of their natural overlords. Who cares if 1 in 3 of you will experience