The root of these issues comes from the toxic masculinity that infects societies worldwide. Toxic masculinity is essentially when societal definitions of masculinity, or what it means to “be” a man, are detrimental. Although most commonly referred to as toxic masculinity, the APA officially defines it as masculine ideology. Another way you can make a difference is through calling out people speaking or acting in ways that impose toxic masculinity on others. This is how the future will be changed and we can finally purge our society of the toxic masculinity that poisons us all.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 10, 2021 14:03 UTC