This is what the old woman said to Zarathustra, and also to all the men in the world who are still in love. These are the words of an old woman, rather they are Nietzsche’s ravings and nonsense during his illness, which is the core gist of his “misogynist theory”.

Nietzsche claimed that among all the "old humans" who were as low as dirt, women were the most despicable. He railed against women at length and without getting tired of it. In "Thus Spoke Zarathustra," he muttered: "You cannot talk about friendship with them, because they are like cats, birds, and cows."

He wrote "Beyond Good and Evil", advocating learning from the Orientals and treating women as property that can be sold, or treating them as playthings. "A real man needs two different things: danger and games. Therefore, he needs women as the most dangerous plaything."

Women are professional operators of love, and they love to talk about it. Originated from greedy desire. "Greed and love, how different we feel about these two concepts! However, these may be just two ways of saying the same desire!" This greedy desire is possession, the possession of money, real estate, and land. , until the possession of people. The most infatuated love has the most insane possessiveness in its depth.

Love is always regarded as synonymous with romanticism, but real "love" is not romantic at all. It is full of utilitarian considerations, balance of gains and losses, coveting, planning and infighting. "The greatness of the soul lies in the fact that there is nothing romantic in it." Once love, such a "romantic thing", is rubbed into the soul, the soul will deteriorate and become snobbish, vulgar and humble.

Nietzsche’s “misogynistic theory” is closely related to Schopenhauer’s “misogynistic theory”. Schopenhauer never wanted a wife, and his "loving wife" was a well-behaved cat. He gave it a strange name: "Cosmic Spirit." "As love, it is basically a reproductive impulse!" One of his famous articles "On Women" puts it straightforwardly: Wherever there is mediocrity, drive and sexiness, there are women.

Schopenhauer's inner world is full of dark clouds of melancholy. He has this famous saying: Observing the world, everything is full of pain, which originates from the needs of life itself and is inseparable. It is really inseparable. It makes no sense. Therefore, when we look at the origin of Schopenhauer's "derogation of women" from the perspective of his pessimistic nature, he feels that love is not honey, but bitter medicine. A man who is passionately in love will get far more pain than sweetness, while women are undoubtedly the source of pain and disaster.

The cause of Nietzsche's "misogynistic theory" may be the same as Schopenhauer's, and the specific observation is related to his "miserable" love affair with Salome.