TOXIC MASCULINITY BEHAVIORS

Men are constantly given the message that they must be self-reliant, independent, physically tough and the like.

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Men are told that to be this way will make them successful in terms of business, society, and finding a partner. Being vulnerable will cause men to be ridiculed.

Promiscuity

Typically, men will be praised by other men for sexual conquests. There is a well-known double standard regarding perceptions of male versus female promiscuity with men being praised by their peers and called ‘studs’ while rejecting women who have multiple partners and branding them ‘sluts’.

Heterosexuality as the Unalterable Norm