Radical feminists who hate men created the concept of toxic masculinity.
Toxic is an adjective that modifies masculinity. If it meant the very concept of man is toxic, then why would there be a need to be a qualifier?
I think this is the important thing many people seem to miss. Toxic masculinity is something entirely separate from just masculinity.
What is deemed toxic masculinity changes from feminist to feminist. The more extreme ones will demonize even positive masculine traits. Others will say those traits are indirectly toxic when men blame themselves for not being something.
It's subjective even within the feminist ranks. There's no scientific consensus there. Gender studies is far from being a science.
These. The term isn't easy to pin down but very few who use it mean all masclinity. Only RadFems probably think that. ---