The French ministry of gender equality, in the meantime, has taken pains to distance itself from Zurmély’s threat. Yet with the attention has come harassment on social media, with daily insults now arriving in several languages. “I Hate Men” started in 2019 as a blog post about feminist burnout. Monstrograph’s editors, Martin Page and Coline Pierré, saw the post and asked her if she would turn it into a book. “Whatever you say, as soon as you criticize men, you’re accused of being a misandrist.

Source: New York Times January 10, 2021 09:56 UTC