also, the whole toxic masculinity “men need to learn how to be affectionate with each other and then they’ll stop hating women” bullshit is so america centric. there are many parts of the world where men would act in a way that, according to american standards, would be feminine. there are many parts of the world where men are touchy-feely with each other and wear bright colored clothing and guess what? those men still hate women. those men still think that women are beneath them.
it has nothing to do with ~toxic masculinity~ and everything to do with misogyny. stop insinuating that once men learn how to be ok with hugging each other they’ll stop thinking that women are useless bitches.
in argentina, men salute each other with a cheek kisses, hug each other constantly, are v affectionate with each other, and still, there’s one femicide every 18 hours !
I remember the first time I went back home with my dad(Ethiopia), I was like 13 and noticed men casually walking around holding hands was very common.
yet, there like anywhere else, there was a misogyny problem
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