• Wren@lemmy.today
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    14 days ago

    Love the term “pseudo-masculinity.” It takes away from the gender slant of toxic masculinity, implies anyone can have it, and makes clear it’s not what masculinity should be.

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      13 days ago

      The people who are offended by “toxic masculinity” already use pseudo masculinity to describe everything not toxic masculinity.

      All yold I think pseudo masculinity can only be more confusing.

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        12 days ago

        I’d never heard it before and I understood the implication before they expanded on it. I’m a woman and a feminist who thinks the term toxic masculinity is unsuitable.

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          12 days ago

          That may be. I’m just suggesting pseudo masculinity is worse because it’s already confused.

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            12 days ago

            But so is toxic masculinity. It’s used to describe men being assholes because they’re men, and not because they just happen to be assholes, too.

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              10 days ago

              Hey, sure. I’m not arguing for the term toxic masculinity. I’m arguing against pseudo masculinity because it’s way more confusing.

              It’s probably better to find another term entirely