I think you misinterpreted what you quoted. Like, nothing you said flowed from the definition you provided. It seems they are saying that 'toxic masculinity' describes men feeling socially pressured to behave in a way that is accepted as masculine even if doing so is destructive to them. They aren't saying that men are innately violent, but rather the opposite, that men are being pressured into behaving that way despite their instincts. Knowing the way teenage boys work because I was one once, I think there is some validity to that.

I don't know if it is relevant to this case or not, but the concept as a whole isn't crazy unreasonable. You just have to avoid the reactionary knee-jerk when you read about it. They aren't blaming you, relax, they are just hypothesizing how social constructs related to gender might have an effect on a case like this.

Ummm... Did it actually happen? I swear to god I saw news stories that are eerily similar to what OP described.

The only problem I have with toxic masculinity as they present it is that they claim it is the work of the patriarchy. Actually, both males and females contribute to male stereotypes, not just males, which is not what they claim it to be (patriarchy)

Another problem I have with this concept is that it is most commonly used by radical feminists to blame men for pretty much everything they have an issue with. And yes, they have used this term in order to fit their agenda that only males are capable of such violent acts as these.

It's something that is actually a decent theory, but is misused dreadfully and blame is disproportionately placed in general on males, as if everything wrong in the world is because of us solely.

So, it's feminist bullshit about men being inherently destructive and evil. People are using this 1 event of a piece of shit being a piece of shit to justify the bullshit concept of "toxic masculinity."

Well. through a quick google search, I was able to find the story, and a number of people are talking about guns and toxic masculinity. I'm actually laughing at the concept of toxic masulinity. Here's what the geekfeminism wiki defines it as:

"Toxic masculinity is one of the ways in which Patriarchy is harmful to men. It refers to the socially-constructed attitudes that describe the masculine gender role as violent, unemotional, sexually aggressive, and so forth."

So, it's feminist bullshit about men being inherently destructive and evil. People are using this 1 event of a piece of shit being a piece of shit to justify the bullshit concept of "toxic masculinity."

It's extremely unlikely that someone's gender decides how violent, unfeeling, or generally evil they are. Those aspects of personality take a number of factors, not just "Are they male or female?" It makes me mad when anybody goes and says that 1 gender is inherently something (such as all men being evil, or all women being whores) or any group for that matter. Reducing people into groups fucking sucks, i mean, they are individuals, and not the exact same as someone else.

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The only problem I have with toxic masculinity as they present it is that they claim it is the work of the patriarchy. Actually, both males and females contribute to male stereotypes, not just males, which is not what they claim it to be (patriarchy)

Another problem I have with this concept is that it is most commonly used by radical feminists to blame men for pretty much everything they have an issue with. And yes, they have used this term in order to fit their agenda that only males are capable of such violent acts as these.

It's something that is actually a decent theory, but is misused dreadfully and blame is disproportionately placed in general on males, as if everything wrong in the world is because of us solely.

If this gets 24/7 media coverage and widespread sensationalism I'm going to have to shoot myself.

@KnightShade

I honestly think whether patriarchy exists is a matter of opinion.

This whole thread took a turn for the Tumblr.

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TOP KEK.

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Do you disagree with me? You're entitled to your opinion. Just curious.