"What is Toxic Masculinity?"

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This is a short segment from SOC 119, an introductory class on race and culture that is taught by Dr. Sam Richards at Penn State University. Today's video comes from the thirteenth class of the Fall 2023 semester. The live streams took place on Thursday, October 6, 2022. The full lecture live stream is available here:
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Timestamps:
00:00 Where Do You See "Toxic Masculinity"?
04:50 What’s the Most F’ed Up Thing?
20:30 Students Add More Examples
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@brunolopes7311 Жыл бұрын

I'll be waiting for a lecture on "Toxic Femininity"... in the next century

@cpow3862 11 ай бұрын

Toxic feminism.

@theockle 10 ай бұрын

There's a great documentary on toxic feminity called Mean Girls

@stub4488 10 ай бұрын

In another lecture he said it doesn't exist. 🤔👿

@theockle 10 ай бұрын

@@stub4488 which lecture?

@MrTweetyhack 6 ай бұрын

@@theockle kzfaq.infokjZUy0jvgHc

@nkari8971 Жыл бұрын

The reason men explain what women allready say, is because women often but not allways use way more words and jump around and you just sum it up with half the words.

@txup92g33 10 ай бұрын

I'd say 1/4

@vieczurable Жыл бұрын

The most fucked up thing I am aware of is toxicity of academia, government and media .

@MrTweetyhack 6 ай бұрын

very broad statement. please expand

@vieczurable 6 ай бұрын

@@MrTweetyhack I do comment only, not discuss as it's not a forum and I have no interest of convincing anybody to my conclusions, observations or reflections anyway even if someone is willing to expand own thoughts.

@johnnyceagles 11 ай бұрын

Ok. "What is the most effed up thing that you see women do to men?" Actually there is quite a bit, on both sides. In the US "toxic femininity" is waaaaay more prevalent. In the end it is individuals choices and behaviors

@MrTweetyhack 6 ай бұрын

that's why he only talks about other countries instead of the US

@lRONMAIDEN1 Жыл бұрын

Where is his lecture about Toxic Femininity where some women act like a victim and not take accountability for their action?

@faervas1234 11 ай бұрын

These lecture are years old. The Idea of Toxic femininity was not full formed.

@txup92g33 10 ай бұрын

That's all women lmao

@mr.meatsoup5639 6 ай бұрын

Cant really call it toxic femininity if its women in general.

@JoelJose12345 Жыл бұрын

I think you overestimate toxicity in masculinity.

@Tai182 Жыл бұрын

This idea of toxic masculinity is one if reasons that is making young men withdraw from society. Wish there was more push back then just letting generalizations if "toxic" behavior slide.

@NoVoiOvi 10 ай бұрын

First off, I do hate the term Toxic Masculinity, it has been used the wrong way by i'm guessing the left side in America (I'm not american) and has become a frequently used term for some of the biggest idiots on the net. But: What it means does infact exist and it does hurt men. If you hide your feelings, and dont process emotions you are more likely to take your own life, male suicide rate beacause of this is higher than females. Also in realtionships men need to talk about feelings also, and if you have (HATE TO USE THIS TERM) Toxic masculinity, you are unable to do so, as a result the relationship is more likely to end. this is only one of reasons why this matters tough. The word meaning cluster of reasons why men reinforce the wrong side of their idealogy should be rebranded to something like male alienation.

@JoshWashington 11 ай бұрын

Toxic: of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition. acting as or having the effect of a poison; poisonous: a toxic drug. Masculinity: Qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of men or boys. Toxic Masculinity - Qualities of men or boys that have a poisonous effect on themselves, others and society as a whole. What typical qualities of men or boys are considered toxic? Toxic Masculinity - a derogatory term used by feminists to deride all men by referring to the behaviours of some men. I think the use of the term and the inherent assumption underlying it is itself toxic.

@jeffrp8388 11 ай бұрын

Excellent post. I don't know if you agree, but I sense that this 'trend' of seeking to identify/label behaviors is tied in part to the EDI campaign now making it's way across America.

@user-lv5rd6kb5o 11 ай бұрын

Hear! Hear!

@legessi 10 ай бұрын

Look up the Wikipedia article on toxic masculinity. It's much worse. It's any behavior exhibited by men that is toxic or harmful to themselves, other men, or other women, or society as a whole, or any behavior that is expected of men that the expectation is harmful to men or women or society as a whole, OR any expectation men have of other men that is harmful to me or society as a whole, OR any expectation of men by women that is harmful to men or society as a whole, OR any behavior at all exhibited any anyone that is harmful to men or society as a whole. Basically, toxic masculinity is a catchall term to lay the blame of anything bad happening in society at the feet of masculinity and men. It's a hate term targeted at men by feminists.

@Razear Жыл бұрын

It's incredibly dangerous to call an inherent quality in all men toxic and throwing out blanket statements and generalizations about half of the human population. Not because men haven't committed great atrocities or evil, but to shame a man for being a man is absurd. This is why so many young men have become cynical of their lives and the world when they're constantly being told that their masculinity is toxic. It's not helpful or healthy to a young man's development to tell him that he should be ashamed of his masculine qualities, something that he did not choose and cannot control.

@ishrendon6435 Жыл бұрын

I think you overestimate the situation. Most men are not told to stop any masculine behavior or traits

@ishrendon6435 Жыл бұрын

I have never and neither have any of my homies. Men just act how they act we all act different anyway

@qbee1312 Жыл бұрын

Toxic is a level. It's how you use it and to what degree. Like in chemistry...even too much oxygen concentration is dangerous to human function

@niax782 Жыл бұрын

What is this “inherent trait” ? Cause I hope it’s not violence 😬 No one shames men for being men.

@TheAbsoluteSir Жыл бұрын

Toxic masculinity is toxic, not masculinity in of itself. That's the argument, not what you just said.

@AZ-kr6ff 10 ай бұрын

Toxicity is just toxicity. Gendering the term loads it with endless implications and likely unintended consequences. Edit: @9:58 😂

@user-sl4ul4nc3t 11 ай бұрын

Professor "tell me about your anecdotal experiences and feelings so that I can shownyou how it proves my theory.."

@hooligan9794 Жыл бұрын

The complete and false assumption that women are just passive observers of culture and do jot actively engage with it and shape it too.

@lRONMAIDEN1 Жыл бұрын

It's all part of feminist propaganda honestly... feminists only get power if women perceive themselves as oppressed

@johnnybgoode2484 10 ай бұрын

Toxicity is general among poorly behaving people of either gender. It is not specifically male or female.

@tajdvl-advocate6113 10 ай бұрын

What is toxic femininity? What is “fem-splaining”? And what about a toxic academic controlling the conversation of what can and needs to be discussed as being toxic?

@Stiffybeaver 11 ай бұрын

Build the world and shield our countries from war then get shamed for it

@freedomriding2558 10 ай бұрын

Toxic masculinity is like when the fruedians blamed everything on the unconscious.

@mikemecklenborg5412 9 ай бұрын

This group of men was the worst I have ever seen to speak up about toxic masculinity. I feel most of them were to afraid to say anything or chose to act ignorant about it.

@Learningmadeeasy632 Жыл бұрын

I can hear that Indian man for hours. His voice is so soothing.

@RadhakrishnanMudliar Жыл бұрын

Seems like students from outside USA are not in touch with what is really going on their own country. It's not just about rural and village thing. Toxicity is part of our culture and society. People in position of power support such thing directly and indirectly.

@trillium9992 Жыл бұрын

An excellent TED Talk that more effectively explains this issue is Tony Porter: A Call to Men. There’s an essential discussion about the man-box and how it damages men and women alike. I highly recommend that video.

@jamesmass1583 11 ай бұрын

When is the toxic feminism video getting up!oaded? Could you show me the numbers on women getting beat to women cheating on their man?

@TFHanisch1978 Жыл бұрын

I think some example are very toxic - but not really an example for "toxic masculinity". As I understand this term "toxic masculinity" is some kind of behavioiur that is expected from men, to be seen as "masculin" as "a real man", that is considered as "toxic" (for the men themselfes or others)

@johnshane7840 6 ай бұрын

What is toxic femininity? ??? How about we just think in terms of toxic behavior? Not by height , weight , sex, race etc

@quorraquar2677 Жыл бұрын

💜💜💜

@723matthew07 11 ай бұрын

Can the word "like" be removed from the dictionary please. It's used far, far, far too often nowadays at university.

@travis3686 11 ай бұрын

Yeah people use it to dumb down what they are saying. They use it to describe what they are talking about. We need to be more blunt about what we're saying.

@jeffrp8388 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Agree 100% Perhaps to a fault, but when I hear someone using this 'filler' I stop listening.

@linky8899 3 ай бұрын

And the higher pitch and end of sentences...PLEASE

@723matthew07 2 ай бұрын

@@linky8899 Upwards inflection 🤬 Yes, very annoying too.

@Indi_DevJames 9 ай бұрын

This would be more appropriately labled as general toxicity 😂.

@whatsupdoc6358 8 ай бұрын

How can so many people be on their phones in this class !?!?!!?

@BradleyTatroJr Жыл бұрын

This is great! We need more professors like this. Perspectives are amazing, and the students did great, too. Would love to meet you, Sir.

@Aaron1969. Жыл бұрын

As a man, I fine more women like the masculinity. And they want a man in their life, not a soy boy.

@dano9411 10 ай бұрын

13:26 never heard of pimping? or just don't believe it's fucked up?

@robertdelisle7309 9 ай бұрын

It’s cringey to watch a panel of feminist men have a struggle session over their genders “toxicity”. Waiting for them to start to cry.

@armamentarmedarm1699 9 ай бұрын

OMG a kid knew the actual definition of "mansplaining," like the original one before it got hijacked by idiots.

@mountaintop0925 Жыл бұрын

I would have thought that an instructor would teach the student to make their own logical conclusion, however, THIS seemingly 'clown' instructor imbues his thoughts and conclusions onto the student to a degree that the observer can't receive an honest conclusion from the student. The question, "What's the most 'F' up thing...", can be applied to anyone and anything. He's just begging the question and beating the answer from those that could answer in their own way and from their experiences. Do better.

@steve19811 Жыл бұрын

If you want to study how a teacher coerces student and looks to validate his own opinion this is it..

@MeatSauceLova Жыл бұрын

Yea, the entire lecture was lost in translation the moment he opened up dialogue in the wrong direction.

@ericchen4549 Жыл бұрын

Exactly, forcing you to think twice of your own culture is probably the most TOXIC(fucked up) thing in American culture.

@steve19811 Жыл бұрын

@@ericchen4549 being Asian you probably wouldn’t know much about American culture

@ishrendon6435 Жыл бұрын

@@steve19811 you know asian americans exist right?? Lol

@drstevej2527 Жыл бұрын

By this definition there is toxic pet ownership as I dare to put a leash on my dog. There are things that are necessary in the modern world to address the behavior of women. Just as a leash might be less necessary after proper training physical discipline becomes less necessary when the wife is properly trained.

@linky8899 3 ай бұрын

It's natural order simple

@greenlight4412 Жыл бұрын

Honour killing is vigilantism.

@Stiffybeaver 11 ай бұрын

Kids have nooooo idea how smart this professor is....brilliant

@MrTweetyhack 6 ай бұрын

funny how he doesn't have 1 female up there?

@garyprice6504 2 ай бұрын

Honoured killings have happened in UK.

@ericchen4549 Жыл бұрын

Last time I checked. Women lost their family names in your culture after marriage, professor?

@elainegoad9777 Жыл бұрын

There is no law in the US that women must change their name to their husband's when they get married. I feel like changing a woman's name to her husbands is a loss of identity and represents a sense of ownership of the woman. ( Mrs David Kemp; Mr & Mrs David Kemp; Mrs Kemp examples. Her birth name is Janet Marie Brown ) I never gave up MY NAME !

@hooligan9794 Жыл бұрын

@Elaine Goad There is a practical consideration where children are concerned, assuming that we don't eventually want people wandering about with 20 hyphenated surnames. I think a good solution might be that sons inherent their fathers name and daughters inherit their mothers.

@bigk4755 11 ай бұрын

Usually this professor’s classes are a lot better, but this class is a total failure. I don’t feel that anyone has gotten even close to any actual examples of what is toxic masculinity. I left the video around 16 minutes.

@user-hf8zv7qw4l 10 ай бұрын

Because there is none. There is no such thing as toxic masculinity. Its just a sexist idea perpetuated by feminists (feminazi).

@adamjuneau6287 9 ай бұрын

is seeking false sympathy with a sob story toxic femininity?

@Bluebarnpastures 11 ай бұрын

Oh geez I know this class was a while ago but at the beginning of the discussion Sam missed an important part of defining toxic masculinity that would have driven this conversation in a more constructive direction and helped separate what is true toxic behavior from what is positive masculine qualities. Toxic masculinity is an f’ed up thing that men do that’s either still or recently was mostly socially acceptable in man culture.

@JB-yq9bn 11 ай бұрын

Its funny your openmindedness would be claimed by both political parties.

@user-lv5rd6kb5o 11 ай бұрын

Open your mind to this: the word "disabled" is often replaced with words like "differently abled" and "neurodivergent", yet these same people use outright abusive language to exclusively target men and boys: the term "toxic masculinity" is nothing more than a shaming tactic to gaslight and abuse people while problems like false abuse accusations and skyrocketing crime rates caused by single mother households are ignored.

@MrTweetyhack 6 ай бұрын

funny he avoids talking about toxic femininity and why is he talking about other countries just to make a point?

@Rob-me8vp Жыл бұрын

Can this guy stop saying bro!

@TheSnoopyclone 11 ай бұрын

This was a bad video about this subject. In China, males are preferred over females because males have a responsibility to the family that women aren’t responsible for. If you had the choice in having a single child that either adds or subtracts to the family, which do you choose, one that adds or one that subtracts?

@user-lv5rd6kb5o 11 ай бұрын

That's China though, and misogeny has nothing to do with masculinity or men in general there are toxic people of both genders because people are individuals.

@MrTweetyhack 6 ай бұрын

he just made up an definition of mansplaining. your experience of a male teacher chiming in is just that, a male teacher chiming in. You're example shows bias unless you tell us exactly what she said and what he said.

@kcelenemkrishnan7778 Жыл бұрын

Why is the Indian guy the only one giving a lot of details about toxic masculinity? The Arab guy should of been the one with a lot of examples of toxic.

@user-hf8zv7qw4l 10 ай бұрын

Arab guy is from the religion of peace. Abduls will not say anything bad about their Islamic patriarchy/culture. 😂

@beadfordharris-9459 Жыл бұрын

Lesser males perform lesser roles in society. Alpha vs Beta? A dominant male is often respected through fear. In my "place" in society, I'm fear but respect. I usually choose peace as my diplomacy. Although filling a role outside the "social norm", I usually face opposition and adversity. I win.💯

@Sarcasmarkus 10 ай бұрын

This is black and white thinking. People are more complex than either beta or alpha. Dudes aren't either a loud chest thumping gorillas or a weak quiet babies. There's more relevant criteria to measure a personality.