Fantastic piece by @HeatherEHeying.
On Toxic Femininity https://quillette.com/2018/07/09/on-toxic-femininity/ … via @QuilletteM
-
I respect
@HeatherEHeying but the statement "men, simply by virtue of being men, are toxic" is a strawman fallacy. Most feminists -and all serious feminists- don't believe toxic masculinity is something men simply have by being men, but that is an effect of our culture.
You're missing her point because you draw a distinction between biology and culture that @HeatherEHeying wouldn't
'Men in our culture are toxic' is wrong, just slightly less so than 'men are toxic'
It's not a strawman. I've regularly encountered both claims in the last 2+ years
-
-
I believe you've encountered this, but as someone who has plenty of friends who identify as feminists, I haven't met a single one that thinks in these terms. Do you think it might have something to do with the fact that you're professor & are dealing with people who are just —
-
— learning these terms? The only time I've ever encountered this sort of thinking (that ALL men are toxic) is from a very fringe element of feminists and they tend to be rather young. I agree with Jorge, this does strike me as a strawman.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Thanks for answering Dr. Weinstein. I think the steel man argument for TM would be: 'There are aspects of our culture that cause the appearance of a particular version of masculinity that is toxic.' Not that men are toxic or that masculinity is toxic per se.
- 1 more reply
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.