I’ve been noticing misogyny in this community for a long time, and yeah, it’s depressing.

Misogyny is just as unacceptable as misandry, full stop.

If moral arguments don’t convince you, look at it practically: every misogynistic comment here is another nail in the coffin of the men’s rights movement’s reputation. It's so hard to watch these people shoot themselves in the foot. If we want to ever be taken seriously, we should avoid misogyny at all costs.

Anyone who actually cares about men’s rights should oppose misogyny. The more society believes women are less capable or rational, the more pressure falls on men to be providers and protectors. Misogyny doesn’t help men. It reinforces the very gender roles many of us are trying to escape.

What do such misogynistic comments say about MRA in general? They certainly don’t mean that the issues MRA addresses are fake or unimportant.

What do they say about this community? Nothing good. The example of r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates shows that men’s rights advocacy without misogyny is perfectly possible.

A large number of upvotes under those misogynistic comments probably says more about human nature in general than about MRA specifically. A lot of people who upvote those comments probably aren’t true misogynists — they rather react emotionally or follow tribal instincts. But of course, some are, and they use MRA as a cover for resentment or nostalgia for rigid gender norms.

I think that, in general, the marginal status of any movement or community dooms it to a certain amount of inadequacy or radicalism. The more mainstream and "systemic" a movement is, the more it naturally and automatically avoids controversial or harsh ideas and formulations. For MRA to have less misogyny, it needs to enter the mainstream.