Misanthropy

Having been often ill-served on screen, Thompson's literary misanthropy is distilled in this tale of a psychopath who batters and kills those who love him with utter detachment; no wonder Stanley Kubrick called the book the most believable first-person depiction of the psychopathic mind. ❋ Mark Kermode (2010)

From White Man Can’t Jump to Natural Born Killers to The People vs. Larry Flynt, it’s all been a merry wallow in misanthropy, whether of the self-centered or sociopathic variety. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I know misanthropy is common, but there’s no reason to just take it all out on smokers. too many steves Says: ❋ Unknown (2009)

This is where love for animals shades off into slight misanthropy, which is also a highly developed English trait. ❋ Hitchens, Christopher (2008)

This might, on the lips of a cynic, serve for a formula of that kind of misanthropy which is not more unamiable than it is unscientific. ❋ John Morley (1880)

It saps their noble ambition, assails their health, lowers their estimate of men and their reverence for women, cherishes an eager and aimless rivalry, weakens true feeling, wipes away the bloom of true modesty, and induces an ennui, a satiety, and a kind of dilettante misanthropy, which is only the more monstrous because it is undoubtedly real. ❋ George William Curtis (1858)

I personally don't want to support or promote a band that espouses intolerant beliefs (beyond a straightforward, fuck-humanity form of misanthropy, which is an equal-opportunity intolerance). ❋ Unknown (2010)

He is aware that his misanthropy is a problem, so he keeps himself to himself as much as possible. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Nor do I find in them the "misanthropy" which he defines at some length. ❋ George Parsons Lathrop (1874)

Although, from a kind of misanthropy, he wore clothes quite rusty, there was in his whole appearance that which commanded respect. ❋ Eug��ne Sue (1830)

{13} The character of Grimes, his obduracy and apparent want of feeling, his gloomy kind of misanthropy, the progress of his madness, and the horrors of his imagination, I must leave to the judgment and observation of my readers. ❋ George Crabbe (1793)

Kant has some remarks upon this kind of misanthropy in his Critique of the ❋ Unknown (1518)

American Review’s critic notes, the realism is accomplished without "misanthropy" or ❋ Unknown (2006)

Wise, together with all those of the servile tools of the Slavepower, will be but synonymous with 'cruelty,' 'infamy,' and "misanthropy," and suggestive of whatsoever is odious; while that of John Brown, associated with the names of those who have been distinguished for fidelity alike to God and humanity, will be resplendent with the imperishable honors of Corinthian Laurel. " ❋ Elizabeth Willits Crooks (1875)

It bothered me so much that since then I have never been able to tolerate such misanthropy—especially from those who parade their Christianity as their prime asset. ❋ Jack Watts (2011)

That may be because there wasn't much of note about Thomas Mellon beyond his ability to make money and what the author refers to as his "unshakable misanthropy and strident elitism." ❋ David Nasaw (2011)

Labels absurdity background noise book report books bring the funny chuck norris magnus somnium misanthropy muppets my geek is showing news overthoughts queries reading rewriting the critter experiment writer's maladies writing ❋ Ulysses (2009)

My misanthropy is founded on the [evidence]: most people, most of the time, are pin-headed [bottom feeders]...I want [nothing to do] them. ❋ Henry_quirk (2004)

Of course I [embrace] misanthropy, you stupid [jerkwad] -- we're a fucking [plague] across the fucking planet. ❋ T-Boy (2003)

[Misanthropy] will [get you] [far]! ❋ Werwertwgg432 (2005)

"lets all go be [misanthropic] towards our fellow humans since their all shitmonkeys that need [a life]. those damn [cow] f*ckers" ❋ Lalalala (2003)

[Misanthropy] has made me who I am, however I need these...things...to [practice] my art, so I let them exist as long as they don't [piss me off]... ❋ Darklordnollaf (2009)

Misanthropes, people who [subscribe] to misanthropy, are frequently people who simply feel [betrayed] after realizing that their happy-sounding belief that is [incompatible] with humanity. ❋ Udusers1 (2013)

"that's [racism]" "[oh that's] bad" "but that's also misanthropy since he hates everyone else too" "oh [it's ok]" ❋ Sossololpipi (2021)

Average woman: [Hillary Clinton] is a [meanie]. Intelligent woman: Go away. [Misanthropy] ❋ Frabrizio (2017)

"[Fuck] the [Humans]" -Severed [Savior] ❋ GROMM (2005)

[Misanthrope]: I HATE HUMANITY! LIONS ARE SO CUTE AND NOBLE WHILE WE ARE EVIL! WE ARE A PESTILENCE! BECAUSE WE EAT MEAT WHEN WE MUSTN'T! Me: Erm, if you hate us so much, why don't you contribute to our demise and hang yourself? Misanthrope: [Ermmm]..... Me: Yeah. Didn't think so [Misanthropy] is the easy way to pretend you're wise and worldly. ❋ Osamasbitch (2008)