Yeah. Toxic masculinity & femininity can be understood as a display of the worst traits that are significantly higher in one sex than the other. Violence + highly competitive braggadocio in men, psychological/verbal manipulation + whining hypoagency in women. However...https://twitter.com/ConceptualJames/status/1056206638527537152 …
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...I still think it is better not to call them that because it is so often understood to mean that masculinity or femininity is toxic or that these horrible behaviours are part of being masculine or feminine. Better to say a cluster of nasty behaviours more common to one sex.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Don't you think it's better to say things as they are rather than resort to euphemisms?
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Replying to @seyrup
Yes. That's why I don't like those terms and prefer greater accuracy even if its less catchy.
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