toxic masculinity
noun [ U ] uk/ˌtɒk.sɪk mæs.kjəˈlɪn.ə.ti/ us/ˌtɑːk.sɪk mæs.kjəˈlɪn.ə.t̬i/
有害的男子气概
ideas about the way that men should behave that are seen as harmful, for example the idea that men should not cry or admit weakness
The idea that “men are just naturally violent” is a manifestation of toxic masculinity. “男人天生就有暴力倾向”这种观点是“有害的男子气概”的一种表现。
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- Toxic masculinity says that things like poetry or flowers are for girls and women, and that it is shameful for men to like them.
- Over the past several years, toxic masculinity has become a catchall explanation for male violence and sexism.
- The ad is certainly not against men, it's against toxic masculinity.
- Toxic masculinity defines manhood very narrowly in terms of violence, sex, status and aggression.