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The author is confusing "toxic masculinity" with "masculinity." Posing their question another way - why aren't we talking about why there's been a rise in toxi
by taylodl 2y ago
The author is confusing "toxic masculinity" with "masculinity."
Posing their question another way - why aren't we talking about why there's been a rise in toxic masculinity, since that is a big factor in explaining why fewer men are going to college?
- s1artibartfast 2y agoHas there been a rise in toxic masculinity? My priors are that this is lowest it has ever been, but I wonder if there is a scientific way to approach the question. What would be a trendable proxy measure? It seems like measure like male violence are down.
- taylodl 2y agoMale violence is not toxic masculinity. Before posting my response, I did a little bit of research to check my assumption: is toxic masculinity on the rise? The overall answer, keeping in mind this is a complex issue and there's people advocating for calling it something else, is yes, it's been on the rise. Several factors are cited for its rise. None of that changes the fact this author has confused "toxic masculinity" with "masculinity", and the fact that he has unironically done so is an indicator to me how much toxic masculinity has increased: people are now just calling it "masculinity."
- s1artibartfast 2y agocan you share some of this support you found, or the characteristic it was looking at?
- AStonesThrow 2y agoYou've misgendered the blog author here, and it's rather dismaying that you have no idea who she is. Her name is Celeste M. Davis; the blog itself is named "Matriarchal Blessing", and she's written rather extensively on the topic of masculinity. https://celestemdavis.substack.com/p/maleness-and-patriarchal-masculinity https://celestemdavis.substack.com/p/maleness-and-patriarcha...