Have you ever heard anyone complaining about toxic masculinity also complain about toxic femininity?

[Anonymous]

Yes

No

[msmissydc]

I missclicked (means -1no +1 yes) and yes I have. Its rarely called toxic femininity because everyone understands it wrong. (well technically the same with toxic masculinity but at least not in the opposite way)

[Anonymous]

Here's the thing. There is no such thing as toxic masculinity or toxic femininity. There is only toxic behavior, and both men and women do it. Ascribing toxic behavior to a gender is just one more tactic feminists use to divide men and women, which is ultimately their goal.

The irony of the term "toxic masculinity" is that the people who use it most (feminists) are also the most prolific examples of the behaviors the term describes.

[FunkyMonkee]

I've never heard ANYBODY complain about toxic femininity!! They either just say, she's a bitch or a cunt or a twat.

[Siri137]

Could that be because there just is no such thing as "toxic femininity", whereas toxic masculinity is entirely responsible for literally every bad thing that happens on planet Earth (ex. wars, violent crimes, rapacious corporations, drug gangs etc.)?

[msmissydc]

That is not entirely true. I am also not sure if toxic masculinity is the reason for all of that, but I also can't deny that it plays at least a role in some of it.
Toxic feminity is a real thing but is often overlooked because normally it doesn't hurt anyone outside of the women.
By definition toxic masculinity and feminity is the idea of being so focused being feminine/masculine, and stereotypical traits that come with it, that it is detrimental for everything else. In men that would mean aggressiveness, overprotectiveness, not showing emotions, not being able to say you need help, egoism outside the family, etc. In women that means, not showing personal needs, giving up yourself for the family, showing a need to be protected to a point where speaking up for yourself would mean potential partner loss, being super focused on looks thinking it is what partners want most, doing more for your partner than for yourself, sacrificing your own health to your children, etc.

[TheUniqueOne96]

Maybe some, but there are those toxic misandrists on here who deny it exists altogether, because it doesn't suit their radical male-bashing views and it's not a fancy buzzword that sits nicely with terms like 'mansplaining'.

[FreyaRed]

Being a slut could be defined as toxic femininity and slut shaming isn't really uncommon.

[leahzrc]

never heard of it but bitch/sluts are toxic feminines

[AngryCarl2]

No, it's always one or the other. I prefer to talk about "toxic people".

[inhua]

no such person exists

[Nikki1989]

I read it on here all the time.