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I find myself nodding in agreement with those above,  except bas.

I think there can be toxic elements of masculinity. In my profession you see rather a lot of it in those struggling to succeed,   but it might be the demographic it generally draws from (as opposed to where it should draw from).

Its about as masculine as it gets... Tools,  utes,  red hot steel,  animal big enough to kill you in a heart beat,  perpetually carrying injuries, lots of scars, etc.

Yet, our clients are mostly female, and guess what?  They love the masculinity, they love that we have the the skills,  strength and courage to get under a 600kg ball of fight or flight and are able to keep emotionally  level while risking our 4ss and sometimes getting smashed,  only to come back for more to get the job done.

This is no statement of FIGJAM,  it's common in lots of male dominated professions.

But hear this; for every toxic male,  for every incident of toxic masculinity,  there is a toxic female and and incident if toxic femininity. 

Yes indeed,  the girls can be just as poisonous as the guys,  ask any woman...  or man,  that has been on the receiving end of it.

So if we must make toxic masculinity a fecking big issue,  as the post modernists insist we do,  then so must also make a big issue about toxic femininity, misandry,  agendized political feminism.

Clementine Ford anyone?

So unless these toxic women are prepared to take a blow torch to the belly,  like they expect men to,  then I for one am not listening.

They can go and get well and truly stuffed  (not reasonable women,  beautiful in heart and soul, you understand)

And you know what,  our wives will right beside us in the condemnation.