LogFAQs > #900468228

So what's the difference between masculine traits and toxic masculinity? Is there a difference? Or does it only become negative when the man is denying his own nature and blames himself for not being masculine enough? Masculinity can't be blamed for that. There's a pull to fit in and be attractive to the other sex for most people. Replace the man with a female. Same issue.

What I'm saying is that it's a mislabeling of the problem. It is absolutely the struggle of an individual, male or female. It gives people the wrong idea when you say masculinity leads to this problem when in reality there's an endless variety of factors that could lead to this issue for a person. Something that therapy of some kind could hopefully help with. Gender studies through the feminist lense and feminism isn't going to help with that.
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