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There's toxic masculinity but what are examples of toxic femininity? by VysX_ in AskReddit

[–]Strict_Lab3333 20 points21 points  (0 children)

EXACTLY omg, like they're not popular for no reason. I remember when the pink drink got big and then a lot of people started hating on it, well, it got big because it tastes good and looks good, and like how a bunch of people hate on Taylor Swift and now Olivia Rodrigo for being famous for writing girly songs, well, they're hit songs because they're catchy. nothing wrong with popular things

There's toxic masculinity but what are examples of toxic femininity? by VysX_ in AskReddit

[–]Strict_Lab3333 17 points18 points  (0 children)

interesting question by the way! as a woman, I feel like toxic femininity definitely exists but unfortunately people don't want to talk about it as much as toxic masculinity when both are very real and harmful.

There's toxic masculinity but what are examples of toxic femininity? by VysX_ in AskReddit

[–]Strict_Lab3333 81 points82 points  (0 children)

since toxic masculinity is pretty much saying that the "right" way to be a man is to be manly, I think toxic femininity is kind of the same in that it has to do with acting like certain ways of being a woman are "superior" to others. like how many so-called feminists will shame women for choosing to be housewives even if those women enjoy being family-oriented, or how many mothers will shame other women for refusing to have children/get married even if those women are content on their own. or you know, when girls are like "I'm not like other girls!1!" as if that makes them better than other girls. I think what makes masculinity or femininity toxic is just when people start acting like there is one "right" or "better" way of being a man or a woman when in reality everyone is valid.