Many people (especially men) translate "toxic masculinity" as "masculinity is toxic", which is not the message. Rather, certain aspects of masculinity can be to

Many people (especially men) translate "toxic masculinity" as "masculinity is toxic", which is not the message. Rather, certain aspects of masculinity can be toxic. "Don't share/express your feelings", "Discard/disparage the weak", "real men don't need help", etc. A big part of toxic masculinity is taking aspects of masculinity too far. Teaching your son (or daughter!) how to change the oil and having them help you is fantastic. Calling them a wuss if they don't want to do it and forcing them to do it while they are crying because they are so upset is toxic masculinity. I have a teenage son, and if he was upset about doing chores, I would stop and talk about it with him. Help him understand, by sharing my feelings, that I, too, often hate doing chores, but that if you can figure out the right approach, you can make it an ok thing to do. Having feelings is natural and good, learning to feel the feelings without reacting without thought is something you can do. Talking about life is good, but complaining about everything is bad. Independence is great, but relying on others in a community is also great! Being tough is awesome, ignoring others feelings all the time and making fun of people who are struggling is bad. If you want to find out what toxic masculinity is, why haven't you read about it or watch any of the numerous videos about the subject?