It is a fact that some people don't deal well with kids, but do those same people genuinely hate the existence of kids? That is what I hear when someone says they "don't like kids"--that they would rather kids not exist. It is plausible someone could be so scared of kids, (viewing them as fragile beings physically and or emotionally) that they fear contact with them, but that isn't "hating" kids. The phenomenon of hating kids probably just comes from thinking they have no tangible value or worth (to them). Its akin to hating the neighbors obnoxious ugly puppy that just yaps all day.
My general thought is that society divorces harm and safety from love and hate. It's almost like, loving a child puts you in the "potential for harm" category, and hating a child puts you in the "no potential for harm" group. The rationale is that loving kids puts you in their path, and hating kids causes you to stay away. Therefore, it becomes more advisable to make like you hate kids than to express any kind of love for them, because then society views you as too distant from them to be a threat.
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