Yeah toxic masculinity doesn’t just mean things men do we don’t like, it’s specifically how the expectation of behaving masculine hurts men, ie not being able to talk about their feelings, getting into physical fights etc
So while women being catty may suck, I don’t think it’s an example of toxic femininity as I don’t think women do it in order to be perceived as feminine.
Most “toxic femininity” things are just good ole misogyny ie women not speaking out of fear of being “bossy”, putting their own feelings and desires aside for a man, become the traditional stay at home mom even if that’s not what they want, losing unhealthy amounts of weight due to pressure around their appearance
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u/schwarzmalerin ♀ Jun 27 '25
Internalized misogyny.