Misogyny as Social Currency: Male Hierarchy

Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Podcast · Mar 17, 2026 · 9m

You walked into a room and the conversation suddenly shifted. Later, you overheard something that made your stomach drop. The man you trusted—your father, partner, brother—was saying things about women that contradicted everything he claimed to believe. But he only said them when other men were around. And you've been trying to figure out what that means about you ever since.This is a specific form of scapegoating that most people never name, let alone understand. It's calculated. It's strategic. And if you've lived through it, you know exactly how disorienting it feels to see someone operate…