Free Courses Sale ends Soon, Get It Now
Disclaimer: Copyright infringement not intended.
Context
Toxic Femininity and Toxic Masculinity – two sides of the same coin
Core components of Toxic Femininity:
Core components of Toxic Masculinity:
Toxic Masculine Behavior and Toxic Feminine Behavior
Toxic Masculinity |
Toxic Femininity |
Peer pressure by teasing their friends that they aren’t “man” enough to do something, such as come out to drink or do a dangerous activity |
Peer pressure through gossip and lying about other girls who aren’t at certain events |
Coercing a person into having sex with them through physical means or by threatening them by calling them a slut |
Coercing a person into having sex with them through social means or by shame, questioning their sexuality or threatening to tell other people about it |
Men are physically superficial, preferring romantic partners who are conventionally and traditionally attractive |
Women are superficial in most other ways, highly critical of each other when it comes to fashion, make up, clothing, styles, and more |
Many industries are “boys clubs”, where men run the show and make women feel unwanted or not belonging |
In more physical industries, women don’t believe they should be doing equal work to men because they are physically smaller, so they prefer to argue for the easier work |
The toxic male protagonist is strong, tough, quiet, a loner, and emotionless |
The toxic female protagonist is highly anti-male, flawless in all their attributes, is incredibly beautiful, and physically powerful |
Impact of Toxic Femininity
Impact of Toxic Masculinity
Issues Caused by Toxic Masculinity
Toxic masculinity manifests itself in a litany of ways:
Combatting Toxic Masculinity and Toxic Femininity
PRACTICE QUESTION Q. Culturally defined concepts of binary-gendered norms have changed over time and will continue to evolve. Given that gender is a social construct, we should continue to challenge the parts of the definition that do not work for us as individuals. Justify. |
© 2024 iasgyan. All right reserved