a term used to describe traditionally masculine traits that are perceived as harmful or negative

Toxic masculinity' is a term used to describe traditionally masculine traits that are perceived as harmful or negative.

exaggerated, 'traditional' masculine traits

Toxic masculinity is a term often used to describe the negative aspects of exaggerated, 'traditional' masculine traits.

a specific model of manhood, geared towards dominance and control

To be excruciatingly clear, toxic masculinity is a specific model of manhood, geared towards dominance and control.

a narrow and repressive description of manhood, designating manhood as defined by violence, sex, status and aggression

Toxic masculinity is a narrow and repressive description of manhood, designating manhood as defined by violence, sex, status and aggression.

a specific model of manhood, geared toward dominance and control

Toxic masculinity is a specific model of manhood, geared toward dominance and control.

one of the ways in which patriarchy is harmful to men and their families

Toxic masculinity is one of the ways in which patriarchy is harmful to men and their families.

a term with a toxic legacy

Toxic masculinity is a term with a toxic legacy.

masculinity that leads to misogynistic movements like Incel and Red Pill

Toxic masculinity is masculinity that leads to misogynistic movements like Incel and Red Pill.

something that I've always talked about amongst my own circle of friends and just trying to deconstruct those really archaic, patriarchal mindsets of what what is to be a man

Toxic masculinity is something that I've always talked about amongst my own circle of friends and just trying to deconstruct those really archaic, patriarchal mindsets of what what is to be a man.

an ideology of living in fear

Toxic masculinity aspires to toughness but is, in fact, an ideology of living in fear: The fear of ever seeming soft, tender, weak, or somehow less than manly.

the belief that masculinity can be toxic

Fundamentally, “toxic masculinity” is the belief that masculinity can be toxic, not that the belief inherently is toxic.

a term that we use to describe how masculinity affects other people, especially women

Often, toxic masculinity is a term that we use to describe how masculinity affects other people, especially women.

a subset of masculinity

“Toxic masculinity” is a subset of masculinity, masculinity is not all of masculinity.

a term that, as the New York Times deftly put a term , was 'an expression once relegated to women’s studies classrooms that suddenly seems to be everywhere

Toxic masculinity is a term that, as the New York Times deftly put a term , was 'an expression once relegated to women’s studies classrooms that suddenly seems to be everywhere.'

a system that reinforces male superiority and often uses intimidation, violence, and abuse to maintain that sense of power

In its simplest of terms, toxic masculinity is a system that reinforces male superiority and often uses intimidation, violence, and abuse to maintain that sense of power.

one of the core themes of Starred Upwith prison dynamicsteenage rebellionracial tensionabandonmentabuseovercompensationand institutional control all , , , , , , , thrown into a cauldron

Toxic masculinity is one of the core themes of Starred Up, with prison dynamics, teenage rebellion, racial tension, abandonment, abuse, overcompensation, and institutional control all thrown into a cauldron.