Blog 5: Toxic Masculinity

 

Toxic Masculinity

"Toxic masculinity is a narrow and repressive description of manhood, designating manhood as defined by violence, sex, status and aggression. It’s the cultural ideal of manliness, where strength is everything while emotions are a weakness; where sex and brutality are yardsticks by which men are measured, while supposedly “feminine” traits—which can range from emotional vulnerability to simply not being hypersexual—are the means by which your status as “man” can be taken away."

Above was a definition of toxic masculinity and it has been a way of defining certain "manly" attributes to a person. Except, this is confusing the way of thinking for those who see themselves as feminine or not 100% masculine. Mass media has made society think that men who wear a dress and act feminine aren't considered a man, but I tell you right now it is just a piece of clothing. Only you know yourself better than anyone and don't let society norms get the best of you. Even I am figuring stuff out about myself that I didn't know about.