In Reply to: Young men in this country are in crisis posted by mh on September 21, 2025 at 11:52:38
"Toxic Masculinity" is almost a weaponized phrase in the culture wars. There is no scientific field that uses that phrase. But, it's thrown around all the time, as if it has meaning other than being a generalized insult.
Yes, it strikes a nerve with me. At the risk of providing fodder for deflection on the football board, our son has had various behavioral problems. One of the "testers" provided an enlightening write up on the results. Then, in the middle, she threw out something about the source of his "toxic masculinity" traits. I was like WTAF? This is supposed to be a scientific analysis. That is not a phrase that is used in science. I looked the alleged "TM" traits according to pop psychology, the only one he has is that he's a bit of a daredevil. Not even that much of one. Some of the "traits," he's neutral on. Some of them, he is the opposite of.
To me, TM is a power-phrase that is thrown around in podcasts and other social media to dehumanize the labeled person.