Does Not Like Men/Playing With

Basic Trope: A (usually female) character has a negative attitude about the male gender.

Played Straight: Alice has a tough time befriending men and letting them get close to her. She may also view them as The Unfair Sex to some extent.
Exaggerated: Alice outright hates men, and believes the world would be better off without them. She may even move into (or start) a Lady Land with like-minded women to facilitate this, or conspire into an outright Gendercide.
Downplayed: Alice doesn't really interact with men, but doesn't actively hate them either.
Justified:
- Alice is simply Not Good with People, men or women.
- Alice was raped or abused (maybe by a stranger, maybe by a relative, maybe by a Bastard Boyfriend), and this is her way of preventing that from happening again.
- Alice is a Straw Feminist.
Inverted:
- Bob is a He-Man Woman Hater.
- Alice likes hanging out with men even more than she likes hanging out with other women.
Subverted: Alice seems to get along alright with the male characters.
Double Subverted: But when they show any interest in her, she quickly pushes them away.
Deconstructed: Alice could be missing out on some great relationships (romantic or otherwise), and the male perspective on things.
Reconstructed: Alice learns that not all men suck, and gets to know at least one that she can have a positive relationship with.
Parodied: Alice freaks out and shoots Bob when all he said to her is, "Hi."
Zig Zagged:
- Alice's attitude towards men varies between hating them, a mild dislike, and really liking them.
- Alice dislikes some men, but not others.
Averted:
- Alice is indifferent to the male gender.
- Alice likes interacting with men as much as (or more than) other women.
- No male characters exist, for no apparent reason.
Enforced:
- Writer on Board
- Straw Feminist
Lampshaded: "It's not that I hate men. It's just that I haven't met any decent one yet."
Invoked: Bob does things (deliberately or unintentionally) to offend or upset or annoy Alice.
Defied: Alice really likes Bob and everything he does.
Discussed:
Conversed:
Played For Laughs:
- Alice is a Hysterical Woman in a piece of Satire
- Slap Slap Kiss
Played For Drama: Almost always is.

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