masculinity
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- anti-masculinity noun
- hypermasculinity noun
- nonmasculinity noun
- pseudo-masculinity noun
- supermasculinity noun
Example Sentences
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From beauty lovers to masculinity influencers, everyone is boasting about their “stacks”—the numerous capsules, powders and injections they take regularly in the hopes of achieving a cumulative, self-optimizing effect.
Journalist Matt Shea has made documentaries and written extensively about the dangers of toxic masculinity.
From BBC
He worries that Breck could be exposed to “this false sense we all have of what masculinity is. Masculinity is really important, and we should cherish and encourage the best parts of it.”
Popular discourse is dominated by phrases like “toxic masculinity,” “the male loneliness epidemic” and “male malaise.”
Hostin added that Smith’s behavior wasn’t admirable but rather, an outward display of “toxic masculinity.”
From Salon
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