UK 12 million Brits don’t believe toxic masculinity exists

12 million Brits don’t believe toxic masculinity exists​

Lily Wakefield November 5, 2020


Toxic masculinity damages men mentally, physically and socially. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty)


New research has shown that 12 million people in Britain do not believe that toxic masculinity exists, despite the overwhelming evidence to suggest otherwise.
Toxic masculinity has been linked to mental health problems, physical health problems, a lack of sleep, violence and has even led to men putting themselves and others at risk during the coronavirus pandemic.

The limitations imposed by toxic masculinity are seen in countless online posts as men question whether they’re allowed to appreciate sunsets, fruity cocktails, comfortable chairs, recycling, or even wash their own genitals.
But research by online learning platform FutureLearn and the University of Glasgow found that 12 million Brits refuse to believe that toxic masculinity is a problem in today’s society, and that almost a quarter (23 per cent) of under 35s don’t believe that toxic masculinity has ever existed.
The survey used YouGov data from this year, with a sample size of 2,080 that was weighted to be representative of the UK’s adult population.

The study also showed that almost one in five men “don’t believe gender inequality is a reality that exists in society”.
While 37 per cent of men and 52 per cent of women surveyed did admit that toxic masculinity exists, 8.9 million Brits admitted a lack knowledge about toxic masculinity, and 7.8 million lacked knowledge on LGBT+ rights.
When those who believed in its existence were asked about the causes of toxic masculinity, the two most common answers were “a stereotypical image of what it means to be masculine” and “an environment that allows for misogyny”.

Dr Tanya Cheadle, a lecturer in gender history at the University of Glasgow, said: “It’s fascinating that 38 per cent of those surveyed highlighted masculine stereotypes to be a cause of ‘toxic masculinity’.
“History shows us that comparable ideas around masculinity and ‘manliness’ have existed throughout the past and have often had a close relationship with perpetuating inequalities – of gender, but also of sex, race and class.”

“Gender and sexual inequality is a central issue in today’s global culture wars – from the Weinstein scandal and #MeToo, to reproductive justice and trans rights,” she added.
To remedy the severe lack of knowledge, FutureLearn and the University of Glasgow have launched a free online course titled “A Global History of Sex and Gender” to educate people on gender history, equality and stereotypes.
Cheadle said: “This course provides the vital historical perspective necessary to enact meaningful social change.
“Reaching a wide audience through this accessible online platform allows us a real opportunity to inform and progress the conversation, sharing with a broad, international audience the very latest research on the rich and sometimes surprising history of past attitudes and activism on sex and gender.”

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/11/05/toxic-masculinity-britain-uk-gender-inequality-misogyny-lgbt-rights-university-glasgow/

https://archive.vn/WXhNT

 

[Pixy]

Might have something to do with the constant expansion of what they consider 'toxic masculinity' to include activities that aren't as PC or 'safe' as these culture warriors would like. Street racing, of all things, got branded as an expression of toxic masculinity in an article posted here a week or two ago, after all.

edit: You also have these people and groups constantly harping on about "toxic masculinity" without explaining what 'good' masculinity is supposed to be. Of course it's going to lead to people dismissing your arguments if you're just going to tell them what they're doing is bad and associating it with 'masculinity', without presenting what 'positive masculinity' behaviour is.

While it's entirely possible to construe it as 'sexist', the whole 'ladies and children first' thing is one example of positive masculinity.

 

[Drifting Panzer]

Dr Tanya Cheadle, a lecturer in gender history at the University of Glasgow, said: “It’s fascinating that 38 per cent of those surveyed highlighted masculine stereotypes to be a cause of ‘toxic masculinity’.

That's because you have hammered that into peoples skull for 20+ years now, of course they are parroting what they have been told ad nauseam.

 

[Chaos Theorist]

Toxic femininity when?

 

[Trump's Chosen]

Toxic femininity when?

We believed in that conspiracy theory for most of human history.

 

[Dark Edea]

edit: You also have these people and groups constantly harping on about "toxic masculinity" without explaining what 'good' masculinity is supposed to be.

I don't understand what you mean by "good masculinity".

 

[frozenrunner]

That's because there's no legitimacy to the concept whatsoever. Nobody went into the gender studies lab and did a double blind experiment that resulted in "toxic masculinity is a real thing and we just didn't know it up until now." It's naked anti-male (and anti-sanity) ideology from authoritarian feminists who think they get to define what a proper, acceptable male should be. Why should anyone give a fuck what these people think?

But anyway, I'm surprised Brits are so based. It won't save you from the Muslims, but it's nice to see they're not all crazy.

 

[Johan Schmidt]

Bachman? (((Bachman)))

Also, fuck off you twat. Men are supposed to be masculine, the only people complaining about "Toxic masculinity" are women who just want everyone to be nice for their fee fee's and men wose parents failed to raise them properly.

 

[Ahriman]

Toxic femininity when?

Those are the women with "internalized misoginy", sweety.

Back on topic, they can fuck right off.

This is the manliest thing I've ever seen.

 

[George Orson Welles]

Because.. IT DOESN'T!

 

[Sped Xing]

Masculinity is incredibly toxic towards oppression.

 

[Toolbox]

Men did 9/11

 

[Fractal Lifeform]

Masculinity is incredibly toxic towards oppression.

Yes. I have come to the conclusion that all this demoralization of men is rooted in destroying anything that can rise up against any tyranny that comes into existence.

 

[Pampered Degenerate]

But anyway, I'm surprised Brits are so based. It won't save you from the Muslims, but it's nice to see they're not all crazy.

I think that there was a fairly recent survey in which the majority of respondents considered the British Empire to be a source of pride, which I was also surprised by. The situation is the UK is not dissimilar to that in America, in that there is a vocal cosmopolitan political and academic class the attitudes of which are not representative of the majority, while much of the media is constantly gas lighting everyone into believing that the views of the majority are only held by "fringe groups" and "extremists".

ETA: Here's the link to the report:

https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2014/07/26/britain-proud-its-empire

 

[JosephStalin]

Because.. IT DOESN'T!

That's right. Lily Wakefield can go suck my dick.

Added: Hate to say it, but still don't believe this Britain could have stood up to Hitler after the fall of France.

 

[WinchesterPremium]

There is actually some confusion here. They are British, so they have never actually heard of "masculinity" before and assume its some weird French thing.

 

[Snekposter]

There is actually some confusion here. They are British, so they have never actually heard of "masculinity" before and assume its some weird French thing.

Let me tell you a story lost to the mists of time, about an empire the sun always shone upon...

 

[Pentex]

The blood of the Empire still flows in Britannia, even if it is down to a trickle.

 

[OnMoTi]

In other news, 82% of UK population found to be retarded.

 

[Johan Schmidt]

There is actually some confusion here. They are British, so they have never actually heard of "masculinity" before and assume its some weird French thing.

Sadly, as Bowden said even back in the 70's; men of Britian are all too happy to fight with their hands, scrap, fuck and get dirty. But we've lost our way in our souls, heads and hearts. Lashing out pointlessly without reason is what the British working class are good at; while the upper class are still capable of discussing things they've been so emasculated and cornered that they can't articulate anything beyond rank surrender.

For Britain to be great again the disconnect between the thug and the poet has to be mended; and our men have to step away from the pointless thuggery and learn some discipline from the bottom, while at the top they need to grow some balls.

There's a weird assumption that British middle class and upper class men agree with what's happened to our nation. By and large they don't; it would be easier if they did. Instead the issue is that the middle and upper class men are raised to be; and remain cowards. They dislike what is going on, but they are raised too poorly; either by low quality men or by mothers simply trying to be good to their children that the result is men who behave like girls (not even women, at least women can be counted to argue with you) and refuse to say or do anything.