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> there’s already an analogous concept to “toxic masculinity” for women, which is “internalized misogyny” Perhaps it would then also be helpful to use toxic mi
by mc32 5y ago
> there’s already an analogous concept to “toxic masculinity” for women, which is “internalized misogyny”
Perhaps it would then also be helpful to use toxic misandry instead of toxic masculinity because as you mention people can take it to mean that men by nature are toxic.
- anchpop 5y agoI agree, toxic misandry or internalized misandry would be much clearer.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> Perhaps it would then also be helpful to use toxic misandry instead of toxic masculinity Toxic masculinity isn't misandry, so, no, it wouldn't be helpful. Both toxic masculinity and internalized misogyny are aspects of partriarchal socialization; they aren't symmetrical with regard to sex or gender.
- anchpop 5y agoToxic masculinity seems straightforwardly like misandry to me. Someone saying "you're not a real woman unless you're skinny" would obviously be considered misogynistic, so someone saying "you're not a real man unless you're muscular" seems straightforwardly misandristic.