We should not talk about “toxic masculinity unless we also talk about toxic femininity.

mikiencolor · 2026-07-21T15:42:28+00:00

Absolutely. There is no credible path to any kind of remotely healthy, egalitarian society unless we also talk about toxic femininity.

cybernd · 2026-07-21T17:23:31+00:00

That just reminded me of something whatifalist said: "not being able to talk about toxic femininity is an element of toxic femininity"

Source: youtube (Toxic femininity starts at 1:03:13)

T_Rash · 2026-07-21T19:07:19+00:00

Nothing about masculinity is toxic.

chobolicious88 · 2026-07-21T16:31:40+00:00

The insane part is that the same women who complain about toxic masc, now complain about guys who dont have those traits as if they passive and weak.

You cant win with modern women imho.

Just do your own thing and treat them as disposable

Cindylynn43 · 2026-07-21T20:21:37+00:00

I'm a woman and can definitely confirm there is toxic femininity. The ones who are guilty of it aren't necessarily the definition of femininity, but they definitely like the sound of their own voices and have a serious self importance issue. We really need to shut down the nonsensical influencers who are speaking for all women, and against all men.

AbysmalDescent · 2026-07-21T20:27:47+00:00

There are so many more aspects of femininity which are actually unhealthy, or "toxic", which are just accepted because it's coming from women and society doesn't actually want to hold women accountable for their toxic beliefs. It's an infinitely greater problem than "toxic masculinity" actually is.

rabel111 · 2026-07-21T21:10:06+00:00

Toxic masculiinity is hate speech because its use is based on the assumption that masculinity exists on a continuum of more or less toxicity. That is, toxicity is the explicit value that describes the extent of the diviersity of masculine identity.

The use of the term "feminine toxicity" makes the same assumption about female identity. Both uses are infantile examples of gender hatred, and should be condemned.

mike-rodik · 2026-07-22T16:24:39+00:00

I think we need to understand that toxic masculinity and femininity is not a real thing. Only toxic people.

ReasonableDoubt_0726 · 2026-07-21T17:03:30+00:00

I think just keep it to we should not talk about toxic masculinity. Gender wars drives more gender wars.

Pretend-Storm4566 · 2026-07-22T02:18:51+00:00

I could not agree more.

Title	We should not talk about “toxic masculinity unless we also talk about toxic femininity.
Author	JannTosh70
Upvotes	92
Comments	14
Date	July 21, 2026 3:25 PM UTC (1 day ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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