Theypointoutthatwhileinsomecontextsthetermmightbeusedpositivelyorempowerfemininequality, inmanycasesitcarriesdiscriminatoryconnotations, reflecting a disdainforfemininity.
I believethiseventpresents a verygoodopportunityforustoreflectonthenatureofgenderrolesandhow, inoursociety, evensomethingassimpleas a heartgesturecanmake a personfeelsoinsecureabouttheirmasculinitythathehastoresorttousing a derogatorytermtodistancehimselffromit.
Soifyouhavebeenfollowingmefor a while, which I doubtanyofyouexist, accordingtoanalytics, themajorityofyouareone-timeviewerswhofoundmyvideosthroughYouTubesearchorGooglesearch.
Theelocutionaryacthereisactually a hintor a request, youarenotjustcommentingontheappearanceofthepizza, youaresubtlytryingtogetyourfriendtoofferyou a slice.
Itdiscouragesvulnerabilityinmenwhowanttobeperceivedasmasculine, suggestingthatexpressinggentlenessormakingcutegesturesisincompatiblewithbeingseenas a quote-unquoterealman.
Manyhavearguedthatsuchlanguageaffectsthosewhodon't conformtotraditionalgendernorms, but I wouldarguetheyactuallyharmthemenwhodowanttofollowthetraditionalmasculinegenderroleequally, ifnotmoreso.
Forexample, boysmightbeencouragedtoengageincompetitivesport, avoidshowingvulnerability, andinthiscase, avoidcutegesturesas a waytoassertthemselvesin a waythatalignswithtraditionalmasculineroles.
Itis a conceptrootedintheworkofFrenchphilosopherMichelFoucault, whoarguedthatpowerisnotjustaboutdirectcontrolorcoercion, butalsoembeddedinthewaywetalkaboutandunderstandtheworld.
Journal of Men's』誌に掲載された『The Relation of Masculinity and Help-Seeking Style with the Economic Help-Seeking Behavior of College Men』というタイトルの別の研究発表では、以下のように述べられている。
Study, authorDavy J. WeimerandRonald F. Levantexaminedhowtraditionalmasculinityandhelp-seekingstyleinfluencecollegemen's avoidanceofacademichelp.
Toxicmasculinityis a traitthatwetraditionallyassociatewithmasculinitythattendtoleadtonegativeconsequences, andthosewhohavetraitsthatareassociatedwithtoxicmasculinityarenotnecessarilymen.
It's justtraditionallyassociatedwithmen, whichisalso a stereotypeweshouldnotgeneralizetooldmen.
それは伝統的に男性に関連するもので、老人に一般化すべきではないステレオタイプでもある。
So I justwantedtogetthisoutofthedoor, becausenowadayswhenyouusethisterm, sometimespeoplejuststartthinkingyouarejust a man-hater, whichisnotthecase.
というのも、最近この言葉を使うと、単なる男嫌いだと思われることがあるからだ。
I canalsoforeseesomeonemightseeitas a doublestandard, because I just a whileagosaidusingthewordccin a derogatorywayisnotokay, andnow I usethetermtoxicmasculinity.
Instead, toxicmasculinityis a termusedtocritiquethesocietalexpectationsandbehaviorassociatedwithtraditionalmasculinitythatcanbeharmfultobothmenandsocietyas a whole.
I knowsomepeoplewilldisagreewithme, buthere's myrationalebehindwhy.
私の意見に反対する人もいるだろうが、その理由はこうだ。
Forcontext, thetermstraightmancancer, G9I, isanotherexampleof a languagethatcanintentionallyorunintentionallygeneralizeandstigmatize a groupofpeople, inthiscase, straightmen.
First, straightmancancerunfairlygeneralizesnegativetraitstoallstraightmen, implyingthatbeing a straightmaninherentlycarriestheseundesirablecharacteristics.
Menwhointernalizestraightmenengageinriskyorself-destructivebehaviorlikeover-drinkingandgamblingas a waytoprovetheirmasculinitywhichcancontributetosuicidaltendencyespeciallyinmomentofcrisis.
A studytitledManningUpandGettingDrunk, TheRoleofMasculineNorm, AlcoholIntoxicationandAlcohol-RelatedProblemAmongCollegeMenpublishedinAddictiveBehaviorin 2011.
Manning Up and Getting Drunk, The Role of Masculine Norm, Alcohol Intoxication and Alcohol-Related Problem Among College Menと題された研究が2011年にAddictive Behavior誌に掲載された。
TheresearchconductedbyWakamoto, ChenLi, Takamatsu, andGordonexaminedtherelationshipbetweenmasculinenormsandproblematicdrinkingbehavioramong 776 undergraduatemalesat a largepublicuniversityinSouthernCalifornia.