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

An analysis of the Orlando nightclub shooting tragedy in 2017 described toxic masculinity as a specific model of manhood geared toward dominance and control.

a term which refers to those traditional masculine norms which can prove harmful to men, women, and society overall

Toxic masculinity is a term which refers to those traditional masculine norms which can prove harmful to men, women, and society overall.

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.

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.

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.

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.

a cultural view of masculinity that encourages males to oppresses/devalue females/femininity and other males who, according to the narrow cultural definition of masculinity, do not act like their definition of a real man

Toxic masculinity is a cultural view of masculinity that encourages males to oppresses/devalue females/femininity and other males who, according to the narrow cultural definition of masculinity, do not act like their definition of a real man.

street language for hegemonic masculinity, defined as legitimizing the dominant role of men in American culture, and thus justifying the subordination of women

In essence, toxic masculinity is street language for hegemonic masculinity, defined as legitimizing the dominant role of men in American culture, and thus justifying the subordination of women.

a subset of masculinity

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

a term feminists and lazy female 'philosophers' like to toss about to shame men but t

Toxic masculinity is a term feminists and lazy female 'philosophers' like to toss about to shame men but t...

an exaggerated, narrow and binary gender construct

Toxic Masculinity (TM) is an exaggerated, narrow and binary gender construct, and describes certain masculine norms and behaviors that often cause harm to society, to men, to masculine genders, and to the people around them.

an attack on men

“Toxic masculinity” is an attack on men.

someone with the middos or Eisav

Toxic masculinity is basically someone with the middos or Eisav–they pursue power, hold brute force above kindness, look after their own interests instead of others, don’t care about justice, care mostly about their own taavos and material interests.

a byproduct of gender inequity

Toxic masculinity is a byproduct of gender inequity.

Toxic masculinity is one thing that really feeds homophobia

Toxic masculinity is one thing that really feeds homophobia.

a problematic culture that we can change

Toxic masculinity is a problematic culture that we can change.

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.

a phrase which has been thrown around recently

Toxic masculinity is a phrase which has been thrown around recently, but what does what really mean?

the digital-age popularization of an older sociological theory

Toxic masculinity is the digital-age popularization of an older sociological theory.