A social science term that describes narrow repressive type of ideas about the male gender role, that defines masculinity as exaggerated masculine traits like being violent, unemotional, sexually aggressive, and so forth. Also suggests that
men who act too emotional or maybe aren’t violent enough or don’t do all of the things that “real
men” do, can get their “man card” taken away.
Many
people confuse the difference between Masculinity and toxic Masculinity. However, one can be masculine without having toxic Masculinity.
Some beliefs of toxic masculinity is that:
-interactions between
men and women always has to be competitive and not cooperative.
-
men can never truly understand women and that
men and women can never just be
friends.
-That REAL men need to be strong and that showing emotion is a sign of weakness... unless it’s anger, that is considered okay.
-The idea that
men can never be victims of abuse and talking about it is shameful.
-The idea that REAL
men always want sex and are ready for it at any time.
-The idea that violence is the answer to everything and that REAL
men solve their problems through violence.
-The idea that
men could never be single parents and that
men shouldn’t be very interactive in their children’s learning and development and that
men should always be the dominant one in the relationship or else he’s a “Cuck.”
-The idea that any interest in a range of things that are strictly considered feminine would be an emasculation of a guy.
