ABSTRACT
Misogyny is related to sexism in that sexism provides the reason to believe that men are naturally superior to women and hence justifies misogyny. This chapter explores misogyny in break-up songs in Tamil films. There has been very limited discussion on misogyny in Indian movies, and there is a lack of a systematic analysis of misogyny in Tamil songs even though scholars have discussed gender inequality, sexism, and traditional gender portrayals in Tamil films. Therefore, this study contributes not only to the study of misogyny but also to the exploration and theorizing of non-Western sexist hate music. Mistrust of women can be seen in three themes: women's body and sexual objectification; love versus friendship; vilifying all women. Hence, hyper-masculinity, which encompasses misogyny, is portrayed not only as the most accepted form of masculinity, but also as the most attractive form of masculinity in these films because the heroine would eventually fall for this 'good' man.
