What (Not) to Say When Someone Needs Help-Addressing Toxic Masculinity/Positivity

GeekDad
10 min readMay 30, 2021

Today we’re going to analyze things we say to ourselves and each other that fall under the category of toxic masculinity and its gender-neutral corollary, toxic positivity. Mainly, we’re going to unpack problematic language and phrases and offer healthier more meaningful options to use in the future. The goal is to make our responses to our loved ones…

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