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.
Guy: A Real Man doesn’t stay home and take care of his
kids while his wife works. You’re a cuck.
Other guy: I
don’t need your toxic Masculinity and preconceived notions of what it means to be a “real
mean.”
