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Lincoln said “no man stands taller than when he stoops down to help a child.” More Lincoln’s, fewer Trumps.

This is kinda taking away their agency, isn't it.

Would call it faux masculinity

Like anything, it's a continuum: too much can be poisonous; a few drops of bleach makes water safe to drink, but if you drink a glass of bleach, you'll be pretty sick. Exaggerated masculine traits and behaviors are toxic, not actually masculine. In fact, they're evidence of weakness and dysfunction.

***they intentionally

Of COURSE there is a non-toxic masculinity. The problem is that some guys are encouraged to hear the term "toxic masculinity" and reinterpret that as though the speaker is referring to all men. Then those guys get defensive and resentful. Some folks prey on that resentment for culture war reasons.

Perhaps it’s an oxymoron broadly, but it applies to bellicose demented demons who manage to rape subordinates, or be able to wage war as a distraction.

A lot of the friction comes from mistakenly thinking the opposite of being a man is being a woman. In reality, when an adult male is isn’t being “a man” it is more precise to say that he is being a child It’s about demonstrating to boys that the real qualities of manhood are attractive and worth it

Encouraging young fathers to ignore their children, is that toxic masculinity?

Ignore what the term actually means so you can replace it with the same concept, brilliant. Beginning to think you're an ox and a moron.

Some times labels are helpful. Sometimes they're not. Here I think it produces an umbrella term that anyone can use, misuse or abuse as on a term hardly anyone understands but is full of power words that many can and will seize upon for whatever their agenda is.

Old pastor “Latest &” sticking his neck out again… so brave.

What a strange thing to say.

I agree with you, Scott. As a non-toxic person of a masculine persuasion, I hate being defined by the subset of a**holes in my group.

Sorry. Wrong.

Toxic people exist. There is a particular masculine brand of toxicity that differs from the kind observed in toxic women.

It is the opposite of what Hegseth is...

Additionally : commonreader.wustl.edu/the-tyrrany-...

With bullies around every corner, I agree 100%. “99 times out of 100, the answer will not be violence. It will be avoidance or de-escalation. But that one time when violence is the answer, make no mistake, it will be the only answer.” ― Tim Larkin, author, When Vilence Is The Answer.

I love that Prof. Galloway pares issues down to simple basic sense. The word *masculinity* has nothing to do with toxicity, and should NOT be related never mind equated.

"not all men" of course, but there's a statistically valid reason women overwhelmingly said they'd rather be in the woods with a bear.

Jesus. You lost me there. My behaviour is masculine by definition, but I can guarantee you that much of the insensitive and aggressive urges I find myself dealing with is due to being male with testosterone. Eg Hegseth. Women can have toxic femininity?