| "the parts of masculinity that are toxic". Which parts are those? The Wikipedia article is pretty disturbingly biased but let's go with it for lack of anything else: > Traits traditionally viewed as masculine in Western society include strength, courage, independence, leadership, and assertiveness. What of those do you consider toxic? Personally I view them as all relatively useful for many situations and contexts. I don't view any of them as toxic, though I would posit some extreme assertiveness in places it's not wanted would be "toxic". But I think thats more likely a toxic individual than masculinity being "toxic". I view feminine traits in much the same way, mostly being advantageous when leveraged appropriately and unhelpful when employed at the wrong time. But I'm not about to start suggesting parts of feminity are toxic. Further more if you want to say masculinity has toxic parts, say that instead of saying toxic masculinity, because we all know what you really mean when you say it that way. |