#i bring a sort of “man hating lesbian” vibe to the function that Tumblr users don't really like

[n3felibata]

Sorry for the late reply but I just noticed that one of my moots reblogged this and I feel the need to respond because I think that you have a small understanding of what toxic masculinity is

1. "Effeminate men aren't women"

Yeah, man, that's... the problem

The patriarchy tells men that women are the weaker sex, which means men have to be the tough ones. So that means they can't be victims of abuse, can't cry, can't show any sign of weakness whatsoever. Because weakness and emotions are for women, and women are inferior. By bullying Moxxie for being less masculine, he is exuding toxic masculinity because he is reinforcing the idea that men are stronger and being less traditionally masculine makes him inferior. Forcing gender roles is like... textbook example toxic masculinity. I think the confusion may have to do with so many people still not understanding that the patriarchy hurts men, too. Men are not oppressed by anything that wasn't established by the patriarchy in the first place

If this truly had nothing to do with gender, he wouldn't ask if Blitz wanted to help the MEN "skin this thing for dinner"

2. I'll have to admit that the dick joke argument is a bit weaker but coming from someone who has had experience with toxic men...

Every single man I've ever encountered who's bragged about their dick size has been a misogynist. Every single one without exception.

My theory is that it has to do with the cis normative idea that penis = male, so men have dick measuring contests to make themselves feel superior and more "manly."

Adam is clearly meant to be an embodiment of toxic masculinity and he also brags about his dick size. Seems pretty telling. I think Viv knows what she's doing while writing these characters

Kinda thought everyone agreed that bragging about dick size was a red flag for toxic masculinity. Guess not

3. This I will admit was probably a bit of a stretch but I guess the lesbian feminist in me doesn't like seeing unprovoked violence against women. Sue me

4. Men with superiority complexes almost always have this complex because they are men. It is not a dead give away, but definitely something you should look out for

I will wrap this up once again by saying that Viv has liked posts saying that Striker is a personification of toxic masculinity

Tagging @hellaversity because it seems she missed the point, too

I wished people realized that even if Striker isn't a supremacist in terms of race, he is still clearly meant to be a personification of toxic masculinity (Viv has liked posts pointing this out) so he's still a male supremacist since he follows the patriarchy lmao