People shared anecdotes highlighting instances of toxic masculinity, including examples of shaming men for participating in fitness classes, condescending behavior related to driving, rigid expectations around clothing, and discouraging preventative healthcare.
to share their own examples of the most cringe-worthy displays of toxic masculinity they've ever witnessed. Whew, people did NOT hold back. Here are some of the wildest and most infuriating responses:"I used to lead advanced step aerobics classes.
It was mostly women, but there were a few male regulars. My now ex-husband and the gym owner used to watch from the door with amused looks on their faces. They called it 'twinkle-toe class' and made snide remarks about the sexuality of my regular male participants. I often invited them to join us, but they always acted like it would be a waste of their time. One evening, they came in and took up positions at the front of the class. They lasted through the warm-up, but when the real workout began, they dipped out so fast that I didn’t see them leave. Turns out the 'girly workout' was just too intense for them." "When I was a teenager, I dated a guy who drove a pickup truck and embodied every associated masculine stereotype. One day, we were helping out a friend who had just moved by dropping off some furniture in said truck. The furniture was piled high in the bed and it was a tight spot, so when he started to back up, I offered to jump out and ground guide. He looked at me incredulously and gave me the MOST condescending, 'I do not need MY girlfriend to tell me how to drive MY truck. I know this vehicle like the BACK of my hand.' So I said nothing while he backed up...straight into a neighbor's car." "My ex would not allow me to button his shirts when I hung them. He demanded that the shirts be removable without him having to unbutton them, as that was 'unmanly.' If they slipped off the hanger, then I had not hung them 'correctly.'" "At the county fair a few years ago, I overheard a father tell his son to wipe his face 'like a man.' I still don’t know what that means." "Men who view regular physicals or preventative screenings as unnecessary or a sign of weakness and wait until symptoms become severe to seek help." "When I worked in retail, I had a male coworker who never wore deodorant because, 'That's just for women.' He stunk so badly that you couldn't get within 3 feet of him without smelling him." "I worked with someone who didn't clean up after himself because, 'Cleaning is for women.' He lived alone, and I have always wondered how that worked out for him at home." "During the visitation before my mother's funeral, a few of her old friends led a rosary in her honor. I was standing nearby and listening, and a man was sitting in a chair next to me. He offered me his seat, and I smiled and said, 'I'd rather stand, but thank you.' He proceeded to argue with me during my mother's rosary about how he couldn't sit when lady was standing. He stared at me, pointed at the chair, and said, 'SIT.'""I had a coworker whose wife and toddler sometimes came by to bring him lunch. He would tell his kid, 'Go say hi to . Hit him, say hi, show him how strong you are. Say hi like a man!'""Not getting vaccines. I was told I would 'grow a third ball' because I got the COVID-19 vaccine. My response was, 'That’s okay; I’ve always had more balls than you anyhow.'""My ex-father-in-law would never do anything that could be remotely counted as housework. He couldn’t cook, clean, wash his clothes, load the dishwasher, or anything. He wouldn’t even put a used cup away. He used to say that he went to work, so he’d 'done enough already.'""My BFF and I went camping in our early 20s with friends. She and I sat there for an hour and a half watching the men try to put up the tent and start a fire. We offered to help but were told, 'Men do this type of work.' Eventually, we told them to move, and we had the fire going and the tent up in 20 minutes.""I told my now-ex partner that I wanted new socks as part of my Christmas present. He told me that he would not be seen anywhere near the women's clothes department of any store. I was like, 'They're just socks.' His response was, 'They're clothes. They still count.'""Some guy was walking very close behind me while entering a building, so I opened the door for him. Instead of walking through the door, he explained that he could not walk inside because he 'couldn't have a woman holding the door for him.' Personally, I think that causing a scene about the door was more deteriorating to his masculinity.""I was at a dealership buying an expensive car with my own money, and my husband was with me for company. Two separate guys who worked there ignored me and only spoke to my husband. Every time I said anything to them, they only answered him."ridiculous examples of toxic masculinity to share? Tell us about it in the comments! Or, if you'd prefer to stay anonymous, use the form below instead.
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