> Standards of manliness or masculinity vary across different cultures and historical periods. Traits traditionally viewed as masculine in Western society inclu

> Standards of manliness or masculinity vary across different cultures and historical periods. Traits traditionally viewed as masculine in Western society include strength, courage, independence, leadership, and assertiveness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masculinity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masculinity Much of that sounds positive to me. I think the toxicity primarily comes from people caring primarily about appearance. For example by trying to avoid being seen as weak or by trying to appear strong relative to other people by making them appear to be weak.