Toxic masculinity is one of the ways in which Patriarchy is harmful to men. It is the socially-constructed attitudes that describe the masculine gender role as violent, unemotional, sexually aggressive, and so forth.
Examples
- Men are just like that: the idea that a Real Man constantly thinks about sex.
- All Abusers Are Male: the idea that a Real Man cannot be abused.
- Emasculation: the idea that there is a finite range of political attitudes a Real Man can hold.
- A Real Man Is A Killer: the idea that men should be prepared to be violent, even when it is not called for.