Misogyny is hatred or contempt of girls or women; it comes from the Greek misogunia and it similar to misandry – the contempt of boys or men. Misogyny is as well analogous with (still not the same as) misanthropy that is hatred of all humanity.

The earlier, longer as well as more complete passage comes from Antipater of Tarsus, a stoic philosopher and in moral tract recognized as On Marriage in 150 BC. He disputes that marriage is the foundation of the community and distinguishes it to be based on divine decree (polytheistic). He uses misogunia to describe Euripides typical writing “the misogyny in the writing”. Nevertheless, Antipater mentions this through contrast and goes on to quote Euripides at some length writing in honor of wives. He as will doesn’t tell people concerning Euripides writing that he adores is misogynistic, he just expresses his opinion that even a man thought to hate a woman (referring to Euripides) honors wives, so deciding his dispute for the significance of marriage.

In the late 20^th century, feminist’s theorists stated that misogyny is both a result and a cause of patriarchal social structures. Traditional feminist theorists paint numerous distinctive attitudes as misogyny. According to feminists, in its most visible expression, a misogynist will openly hate all women simply because they are female. The term misogynist is often used in a looser sense as a term of disrespect to describe anybody who keeps a repulsive outlook regarding women as a group. For that reason, someone like Schopenhauer who offers naturalistic reasons for numerous behaviors typical to women is sometimes considered as a misogynist. As another, specifically striking instance, feminists who regard this treatment of women to be sexist, sometimes consider man who is considered by many that includes him to be “a great lover of women,” as being misogynist. Examples of this type of man would be Giacomo Casanova as well as Don Juan, who were both reputed for their various libertine affairs with women.

In feminist theory, misogyny is a negative behavior towards women as a group, and so need not totally conclude a misogynist’s behavior towards every single woman or girl. The fact that somebody keeps misogynist outlooks cannot restrain him or her from having positive relationships with some women.

Where are the veterans who fought and risked their lives during the second World War, and who still fights for what is rightfully theirs – their benefits?

During the 68th celebration of Bataan Day or the Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor), we witnessed how there veterans walked almost a kilometer uphill to the giant cross erected to honor them and their fallen comrades. We also witnessed how some politicians and guests, who were supposed to honor these veterans were allowed to approach the shrine in their special modes of transportation and even saluted by the soldiers stationed there. The honorees, despite their age, were walking because these soldiers did not let their vehicles approach the towering symbol of valor; whereas the political figures who were there to honor them were given this privilege.

When we saw these aged veterans walking uphill, we cannot help but see a glimpse of the Japanese cruelty that had these Filipino heroes walk the Death March, the very thing that prompted us to start this celebration. We cannot help but ask ourselves whether the cruelty of the Death March is over, or are they still raging on and punishing our veterans. The irony is that this time, it is our fellow Filipinos who are initiating this new “march”.

Where will our veterans and heroes be with the 1.2 billion pesos granted to “honor” them? Maybe those minds who conceptualize this are not aware that they are actually doing disservice to these heroes. The amount is supposed to be given to some 30,000 veterans and relatives of those who died waiting. This amounts to a lump sum of 800,000 pesos and 5,000 pesos per month allowance. This translates to a little more than 12,000 pesos of “honor” for each of the 66 years of waiting – a measly 1,000 pesos a month.

One very important question that remains in light of what we have already mentioned is: Where are these veterans in our government’s top priority list?