The Thing About You Being A Man That Is So Toxic...

The concept of toxic masculinity is used in societal and media discussions of masculinity to refer to certain cultural norms that are associated with harm to society and to men themselves. While there is nothing wrong with owning to one's gender, traditional stereotypes of men as socially dominant may be okay some years ago, along with related traits such as misogyny and homophobia, these ideas are, however "toxic" due in part to their promotion of violence, including sexual assault and domestic violence. In this episode with Chinonso and Tega, we talk round about the ideas surrounding the concept of toxic masculinity.