This is a question I've been wondering about. There are ideas certain people have about masculinity (strength, discipline, ability to stand your ground, etc) and femininity (submissiveness, emotional expression, etc). Note, these aren't the definitions I agree with, I'm just pointing out how some associate the words "masculinity" and "femininity" with.

So whenever I hear the word "emasculate" especially in the context of right wing/redpill places, they think it's men exhibiting and expressing emotions the same way women do, or being the guy who wants an equal relationship with the partner, is someone who is shy, introverted, may struggle with social anxiety, etc, may be afraid of putting himself out there.

The above examples I don't think I would associate the word "emasculate" with as these are just personality flaws that both males and females can have.

They associate the word emasculate as one who lost their dominant spirit and became submissive to their women, but in mainstream leftwing places, we have things like femdom which some men like myself have a desire for (even role reversals too).

So when we use the word "emasculate" what exactly are we referring to? What definition would we use for that? Is it a societal advantage where women benefit yet men suffer, or very real power dynamics that men submit to the women? I think it'll help if we can get some clarification here.