For one thing, it need not target women across the board; it may instead target women selectively—for example, those who are perceived as insubordinate, negligent, or out of order. For another thing, the model puts paid to the idea (bizarre but, as we’ve seen, not without its adherents) that misogyny and sexual desire are somehow incompatible. Rodger’s sexual desire for the women of Alpha Phi—and his desire that they desire him in turn—played a crucial role in spawning his resentment. It meant that he felt powerless with respect to them.
