A social
science term that describes narrow repressive type of ideas about the female
gender role, that defines femininity as exaggerated feminine traits like being sensitive, emotional, having a perfect appearance, and so forth.
One can be feminine without being toxic.
Some beliefs of toxic femininity are:
- Putting your hands on, abusing, and physically assaulting men and then using your "woman card" to get out of being hit back or getting in trouble.
- Body shaming (e.g. who's
butt is bigger, who's ugly, who's fat, who's too
skinny,
etc.).
- Giving people sex and affection in return for money ("Gold Digger").
- Prioritizing your appearance above everything else in your life.
- Jealousy towards other women
Toxic Femininity used in a sentence:
Woman: I don't need your toxic femininity to tell me how to look and that I need a
man.
Toxic Femininity used in a scenario:
A woman hits a
man for sitting with his legs spread, the
man hits back.
Woman: Hey! You can't hit a woman!
Man: You hit me first, it was self defense.
Woman and other people: Coward!
