A specific type of Straw Character, this is a character drawn as having hateful views of women so that he can be proven wrong and/or to show how bad he is for having these views.
The Straw Misogynist is usually male and hates or has contempt for women in general. Many times, he backs up his assumptions with pseudo-scientific evidence that men are inherently superior in every domain and that women ought to Stay in the Kitchen and grovel at the feet of men in light of these "irrefutable" proofs that all women are worthy of his contempt and ridicule. He is likely to interpret the fact that many women do well in business, science, and so on as some kind of insult and attack against him personally. When exaggerated, he has no problem bellowing (and sometimes putting in practice) the belief that exterminating all women (except for the ones that are necessary for some reason, and sometimes even then) will somehow make the world a better place.
This character often looks very unattractive, implying that he has this attitude just because he can't get laid. When he doesn't, expect him to be either a rapist, Serial Killer, Domestic Abuser or some other sort of outright villain. Of course, he can easily be all of this when the author feels especially Anvilicious. Conversely, the Big Bad who has not displayed this trait at all previously may suddenly bust it out in the final confrontation against the female main character, just to assure everyone that he's really evil and that it's okay to hate him because all the murder and whatnot up to that point apparently wasn't enough.
Despite being a staple of Feminist Fantasy stories, this specific kind of strawman is actually quite common in other works and may be used as an excuse for other forms of sexism in-story.
This trope often relies heavily on a pro-male, anti-female, version of Mars and Venus Gender Contrast. Compare He-Man Woman Hater, for a generally less extreme (and often more rounded) version, Effeminate Misogynistic Guy for especially feminine varieties of and Politically Incorrect Hero (formerly Licensed Sexist) for the comedic version.
If you are unsure if a character is a Straw Misogynist, they're usually anvilicious in execution, and are either painted by the narrative as being wrong or are proven wrong by events or characters in the story. Compare and contrast Straw Feminist, its usual inversion. Strangely, it's a rare story where both the Straw Feminist and the Straw Misogynist meet. The result of such an encounter is often Hilarity Ensues, as both archetypes are natural enemies but in a Sitcom Archnemesis flavor. Scale this trope up to an entire setting and you get No Woman's Land.
Do not add Real Life or Truth in Television examples in this page, as real people are not crafted for a specific purpose.
