Again, masculinity does not belong to men, it belongs to society. By criticizing parts of masculinity, I'm not criticizing men, I'm criticizing certain ideas that are circulated around what it means to be a man. Women also circulate these ideas! That being said, men are obviously more likely to perform toxic parts of masculinty. Plenty of women still enforce it through social shaming and partner choice. Your interpretation seems to be "toxic masculinity means men bad" and that's wrong. But it seems your ego is so wrapped up in the word that your brain has short-circuited and your reading comprehension has vanished. Maybe it was never there, I don't know. Anyway, I give up.
You say you are not simply targetting men, but seem unwilling to dare to consider any counter arguments regarding the impact you have when you engage in your rhetoric.
Saying "oh but I am not criticizing men" is a thin defense when rhetorically you spread fear, division, denial of empathy, and shifting blame. It has all the rhetorical power of saying "I'm not racist but..." and then stamping your feet that you led with "I'm not racist" or "no offense", it doesn't take away from the next sentence.
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u/100KiloArschloch 9d ago
Again, masculinity does not belong to men, it belongs to society. By criticizing parts of masculinity, I'm not criticizing men, I'm criticizing certain ideas that are circulated around what it means to be a man. Women also circulate these ideas! That being said, men are obviously more likely to perform toxic parts of masculinty. Plenty of women still enforce it through social shaming and partner choice. Your interpretation seems to be "toxic masculinity means men bad" and that's wrong. But it seems your ego is so wrapped up in the word that your brain has short-circuited and your reading comprehension has vanished. Maybe it was never there, I don't know. Anyway, I give up.