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> The term "toxic masculinity" does not imply "masculinity = toxic". It totally does, this is why those two words are used in that expression. The plan is to s
by tasogare 5y ago
> The term "toxic masculinity" does not imply "masculinity = toxic".
It totally does, this is why those two words are used in that expression. The plan is to skew the meaning of masculinity by making the colloquation widely used enough, until it's automatically associated with toxicity even when that word is not present.
- ookdatnog 5y ago> this is why those two words are used in that expression Do you believe that every "<adjective> <noun>" phrase is intended as "<noun> = <adjective>"? Do you believe that the phrase "fundamentalist Christians" is only used by people who want to create the association "all Christians are fundamentalists"?