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The term toxic masculinity is itself sexist. Isn’t that what we’re trying to avoid?

• krapp 8y ago
  If the term toxic masculinity is sexist, then masculinity, itself, is equally sexist.
  • justtopost 8y ago
    Consider that statement with sexes reversed. Is it still true? Because I never hear of women being 'toxic'. The term is just name calling, and has a history of a specific agenda. We can move forward with unsilvered tounges.
    • krapp 8y ago
      >Consider that statement with sexes reversed. Is it still true? Because I never hear of women being 'toxic'. "toxic masculinity" isn't calling men toxic, it isn't even calling masculinity toxic, it's referring to a subset of masculine behavior which is harmful both to women and men, but mostly to women. Why would you consider calling women toxic to be the reverse? Is there such a thing as "toxic femininity?" I don't know, I'm not a woman. But whether or not there is has no bearing on whether toxic masculinity exists or what it represents. After all, as many people like to point out in discussions of gender, men and women are different, right? So there's no reason to assume the cultures of men and women shouldn't have different pathologies. That's what terms like "masculine" and "feminine" exist to describe.
• dragonwriter 8y ago
  > The term toxic masculinity is itself sexist No, it's not.