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Behavior: things people do
Toxic behavior: harmful things people do
Masculinity & femininity: norms socialized as male or female
Toxic masculinity: male norms that become harmful in extremes
Toxic femininity: not a thing because feminine norms don’t become harmful in extremes
Toxic behavior: harmful things people do
Masculinity & femininity: norms socialized as male or female
Toxic masculinity: male norms that become harmful in extremes
Toxic femininity: not a thing because feminine norms don’t become harmful in extremes
Can women be toxic? Yes.
Can women engage in toxic behavior? Yes.
Do you call a toxic woman a “girly girl?” No. Because toxicity in the behavior of women is not the result of excessive femininity, which is a (trite, patriarchal) normative code, not an identity or a necessity.
Can women engage in toxic behavior? Yes.
Do you call a toxic woman a “girly girl?” No. Because toxicity in the behavior of women is not the result of excessive femininity, which is a (trite, patriarchal) normative code, not an identity or a necessity.
The distinction is not drawn to absolve women of ability or accountability for being shitty people. It’s necessary to maintain conceptual consistency with toxic masculinity, which describes the harmful nature of some male gender norms in excess, rather than any bad male behavior.
