Richard Reeves, gender expert, about the term "toxic masculinity"

rabel111 · 2024-07-08T21:38:23+00:00

A shallow unimaginative framing of men and masculinity in stereotypyed rigid roles based on feminist ideological hatred of masculinity rather than real living men. The man is a con artist attempting to make money from topical issues.

But make no mistake. "Toxic masculinity' is hate speech. You can attempt to explain that it is a misunderstood term with a complex and elusive meaning, but the truth is, its meaning is elusive only because it is hate speech, and all its other meanings are nebulous, uncredulous and evasive.

Anyone who uses this term in contemporary dialgues on men and boys, is using the term in full knowledge that it is offensive to many, demeaning to more, more misused than misunderstood, and deliberately inslting.

The term is not constructive, its devisive, it ends constructive discussions without adding anything useful, and its use is inconsistent with the sentive approach to language used with any other social group. We don't use terms that other groups find offensive, why do you persist in using this term term, other than to deliberately inflame and insult.

SlowLearnerGuy · 2024-07-09T02:18:57+00:00

You could always respond with your own slur about "toxic femininity".

Although it turns out that is also the fault of the evil men:

"Toxic femininity refers to the adherence to the gender binary in order to receive conditional value in patriarchal societies."

🤣

WolfInTheMiddle · 2024-07-09T01:37:33+00:00

Not this guy again

Present_League9106 · 2024-07-09T00:07:44+00:00

I can't finish this. I got to where he started talking about how women didn't have choices in the recent past because they were economically powerless, and I just couldn't continue. That's such a feminist and very simplistic take.

slityourthroatnow · 2024-07-09T06:46:21+00:00

"What you think about phrase toxic masculinity? I think it's toxic ... it's basically a gender slur ... it's being used too casually to describe male behaviour ... okay, so, let me get this straight: masculinity [from the perspective of people using toxic masculinity term] is either toxic or non-masculine".

Water is wet. Toxic masculinity is used the same way the term "incel" is used.

Also, wtf is a gender expert 💀

Sininenn · 2024-07-08T21:05:41+00:00

Why is this guy still being posted here?

LongDongSamspon · 2024-07-09T13:39:21+00:00

Whatever this guy occasionally says in support of men, overall he’s a total weeny who dares not speak above a whisper too strongly for men, or too strongly against feminism. Fuck him.

Fluffy_Extreme_2714 · 2024-07-08T22:50:42+00:00

Toxic masculinity is an oxymoron. Meaning that masculinity cannot be toxic.

Capable-Mushroom99 · 2024-07-08T20:11:47+00:00

I don’t have an issue with the phrase itself, it’s the way it’s applied. Being stoic, self reliant, showing politeness by opening doors, giving up your seat. These are not toxic behaviors they are how you show respect to yourself and others. Real toxic masculinity is getting in pointless fights, joining gangs and shooting people you don’t even know; yet these things are excused as being a product of the environment. Prosecutors in big cities let repeat offenders off with robbery, assault, yet most of these guys are also wife or gf beaters; that’s toxic masculinity.

Title	Richard Reeves, gender expert, about the term "toxic masculinity"
Author	Fantastic-Tale
Upvotes	70
Comments	20
Date	July 8, 2024 7:47 PM UTC (2 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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