People Share Toxic Femininity Examples
Toxic masculinity, macho culture, chauvinism, misogynism, and the manosphere. We hear a lot about how rigid and destructive masculine norms pressure men to be violently dominant, emotionally closed off and opposed to anything that’s seen as remotely ‘feminine.' But something we don't often speak about is the flip side of the coin: toxic femininity.Experts describe it as a form of internalized misogyny that sees women restricting themselves to stereotypically “feminine” behaviors in order to appeal to men. And they say it’s more common than many of us might think.People have been sharing examples of toxic femininity in a series of online threads. From motherhood, to beauty standards, and self-inflicted martyrdom, Bored Panda has put together some of the best 'definitions of womanhood' that scream ‘toxic femininity.’#1I think the closest analogy is the catty, double-crossing, gossiping “fr
