Masculinity Can Be Healthy and Non-Toxic
The term “toxic masculinity” was first coined by psychologist Shepherd Bliss in the 1980s within his “mythopoetic” manhood movement. Bliss, coming from a military family with a dominant father, used this term to describe behaviors that degrade women, children, and other men—a way to identify the abusive aspects of the male psyche. Toxic masculinity refers …
