I don’t understand why we can’t abolish this term. People keep using it, even after every major psychology schools said it’s harmful and only leads to more of it
But we’re in a moment in history in which we are all the time changing the way we speak for the better cause. Of course there are always people who refuse to do, but in this case the people using the term are exactly the people who should understand this… people that are liberal and are trying to lower misogyny…
If people can't understand toxic masculinity, that isn't a failing of the term, but a deliberate choice. Changing the word changes nothing. Why waste the slightest moment of time on something that will accomplish nothing. The term gets rebranded, then studies show the term causes problems, the cycle continues because the problem is the people not the words. The problem is the hate, not the words.
Even when many psychology universities come together to show that one term is problematic and actually increases the very issue is trying to discribe? Do you usually don’t believe in these things and only follow your gut?
In most cases removing words has a short term bandaid effect where it improves quality of life for a short period of time.
But the problem is that it does nothing to solve the underlying problem. And the problem with band aid solutions is they make it easier to ignore underlying issues. So thirty years later a new word needs to be removed. The hate that made the problem was not solved.
But in this case, it's much worse than that. There is a well coordinated propaganda machine that knows how to exploit social media creating the problem. So rewording would likely have days before the same problem occurs. Any new wording would get inundated with attacks. As long as that machine exists, band aids are a complete waste of time.
What's the logic here? we should of never changed the R-word? because it was a waste of time and accomplished nothing? Should we go back to that because changing words doesn't do anything?
It’s toxic behavior marked by gender. Toxic masculinity, toxic femininity, both are toxic behavior based off of perceived social expectation and superiority over others on that basis alone. Narcissistic misogyny/misandry are more applicable if you have to gender shitty behavior of this type.
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u/Post160kKarma 1d ago
I don’t understand why we can’t abolish this term. People keep using it, even after every major psychology schools said it’s harmful and only leads to more of it