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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.03,0:00:02.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During your travels around the internet,\N
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.22,0:00:04.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you may have bumped into the term
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.11,0:00:05.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Toxic Masculinity.”
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.10,0:00:07.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It usually shows up in connection with
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.00,0:00:09.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,particularly abusive male behavior--
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.98,0:00:14.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so, things like harassment, homophobia,\Nsexism, or violent outbursts.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.64,0:00:16.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what does it really mean?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.70,0:00:18.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, let’s find out.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.72,0:00:20.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Intro music)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.15,0:00:30.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, since there tends to be so much\Nconfusion and defensiveness
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.61,0:00:32.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,surrounding these two words, I think
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.92,0:00:36.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we might need to start off with a really\Nclear example. You know, something
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.24,0:00:38.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we can all agree on.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.70,0:00:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, yeah.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.08,0:00:42.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but honestly I think he needs his own video
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.72,0:00:44.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so maybe something else would--
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.80,0:00:45.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Biff: What do you think you’re doing?!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.85,0:00:47.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,---- ok, that’s gonna work.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.30,0:00:51.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This charming fellow is Biff from\Nthe Back to the Future series.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.02,0:00:59.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Biff: Hello, hello, anybody home?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.20,0:01:01.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Biff: Huh? Think, McFly, think!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.40,0:01:04.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok, so let’s start with the word\Nmasculinity itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.96,0:01:09.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Very broadly speaking, masculinity is\Na set of behaviors and practices that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.83,0:01:13.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have traditionally been associated\Nwith men and manhood in our culture.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.44,0:01:16.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that includes both\Npositive and negative things.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.63,0:01:18.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Toxic masculinity,” on the other hand,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.68,0:01:22.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a loose term that’s used to refer\Nto a subset of those behaviors
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.61,0:01:24.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which are harmful or destructive.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.57,0:01:26.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s often used as a sort of shorthand
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.28,0:01:30.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to describe behaviors linked to\Ndomination, humiliation, and control.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.31,0:01:34.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s marked by things like emotional\Ndetachment and hyper-competitiveness --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.70,0:01:37.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lorraine: Look Biff, somebody already\Nasked me to the dance.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.43,0:01:39.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Biff: Who? That bug George McFly?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.69,0:01:43.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lorraine: I’m going with Calvin Klein, ok?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.10,0:01:47.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Biff: Calvin Klein? No, it’s not okay.\NYou’re going with me. Understand? \N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.28,0:01:48.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lorraine: Get your cooties off of me!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.81,0:01:52.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Biff: When are you gonna get it through your\Nthick skull, Lorraine? You’re my girl.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.68,0:01:56.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s also connected to the sexual\Nobjectification of women, as well as\N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.64,0:01:59.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,other predatory sexual behaviors.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.42,0:02:01.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Biff: You know you want me to give it to you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.47,0:02:04.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lorraine: Shut your filthy mouth.\NI’m not that kind of girl!\N
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.07,0:02:08.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Biff: Well maybe you are, and you\Njust don’t know it yet.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.75,0:02:13.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jonathan: It’s also linked very closely with\Naggression, intimidation, and violence.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.74,0:02:15.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Biff: Do you wanna take a poke at me?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.98,0:02:23.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The modifier “toxic” is used to highlight
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.36,0:02:25.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the fact that these kinds of behaviors
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.60,0:02:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,carry with them some potentially serious\Nand even deadly consequences.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.95,0:02:35.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Much of this type of masculinity is\Nrelational, and as such, it's mostly
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.18,0:02:39.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,defined in opposition to anything\Nculturally associated with women.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.40,0:02:44.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is why toxic masculinity is driven\Nby this overwhelming fear of emasculation,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.96,0:02:50.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is to say the fear of being perceived by\Nothers as “feminine” and therefore “unmanly.”
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.62,0:02:54.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many of the most popular male heroes in\Nmovies are depicted as engaging in
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.80,0:02:57.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at least a few of these toxic behaviors.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.12,0:03:02.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,James: There, now let’s both play.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.73,0:03:05.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jonathan: But because they’re the good guys,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.69,0:03:10.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their actions are framed as admirable\Ndisplays of strength, power, and manhood.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.36,0:03:21.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,James: Dink, meet Felix Leiter.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.87,0:03:22.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dink: Hello.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.74,0:03:23.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,James: Felix, say hello to Dink.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.95,0:03:24.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Felix: Hi, Dink.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.72,0:03:26.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,James: Dink, say goodbye to Felix.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.11,0:03:29.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dink: Hmm?\NJames: Man talk.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.13,0:03:31.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jennifer: It’s like Doc’s always saying--
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.36,0:03:34.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Marty: Yeah yeah, I know: “If you put your\Nmind to it, you can accomplish anything.”
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.36,0:03:35.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jonathan: And even when those behaviors
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.60,0:03:40.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are not celebrated, it’s often framed as\Nacceptable or normal and then excused
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.18,0:03:43.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as just “guys being guys” or “boys being boys.”
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.97,0:03:47.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just to make sure there’s no misunderstanding
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.60,0:03:50.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to make something absolutely clear.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.13,0:03:54.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This term is not a condemnation\Nof men or manhood.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.19,0:03:59.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because again “toxic masculinity” only\Nrefers to a particular set of harmful
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.63,0:04:01.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actions and cultural practices.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.77,0:04:06.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And none of those behaviors are inherent\Nor biological traits of men.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.27,0:04:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is nothing toxic about just being a man,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.42,0:04:12.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but some men do act in toxic ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.54,0:04:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in other words “toxic masculinity” is\Nnot something that men ARE,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.51,0:04:19.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but rather it’s something that some men DO.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.64,0:04:22.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alright. So, let’s return to our friend Biff here. \N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.07,0:04:24.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now Biff is an obvious buffoon.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.38,0:04:27.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, he's a schoolyard bully.\NHe’s like a cartoon villain.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.62,0:04:31.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His actions are easy to spot and\Nunderstand as damaging because
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.36,0:04:35.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really toxic masculinity is what\Ndefines him as a character.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.05,0:04:40.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Biff: You heard him, girls. Party’s over.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.39,0:04:45.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At every point in Back to the Future\Nthere might as well be a giant neon sign
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.26,0:04:48.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hanging over Biff’s head that says,\N“Hey, this is the bad guy.”
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.73,0:04:52.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that’s really easy, but things\Nare rarely so clear cut.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.86,0:04:57.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the real world all kinds of men can\Nparticipate in toxic masculinity.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.42,0:05:03.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Including seemingly normal guys who might\Nalso be nerdy or charming or witty or intelligent.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.24,0:05:09.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since toxic masculinity is a set of behaviors,\Nand not a biological trait, the real men who
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.06,0:05:12.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,participate are not really one dimensional\Ncharacter archetypes like Biff.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.01,0:05:16.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they usually don’t do all of the things on the list.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.09,0:05:20.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, well, sometimes they do,\Nbut usually that’s not the case.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.60,0:05:28.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a mistaken impression out there
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.34,0:05:33.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that “toxic masculinity” means that everything\Nabout masculinity is somehow toxic.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.10,0:05:35.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that is not the case.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.02,0:05:41.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, the term “toxic masculinity” is used\Nvery deliberately to try to differentiate \N
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.13,0:05:45.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the more damaging or destructive male\Nbehaviors from more positive male behaviors.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.88,0:05:50.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When it comes to this term, it’s really\Nimportant to understand that it’s used
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.23,0:05:55.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to reinforce the fact that there are many\Ndifferent types and formulations of masculinity,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.91,0:05:59.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or as RW Connell puts it,\Ndifferent masculinities.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.17,0:06:05.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And since there are many ways to practice\Nmasculinity, we as men, can choose not to
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.23,0:06:10.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,engage in the more toxic behaviors, and\Ninstead choose to pursue more positive,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.01,0:06:12.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,empathetic, and cooperative\Nforms of masculinity.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.66,0:06:16.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we only just scratched the surface here,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.05,0:06:17.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I’ll leave some links and resources
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.92,0:06:19.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the box below if you want to learn more.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.65,0:06:23.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope this video did give you a better\Nunderstanding of this term
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.27,0:06:26.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and maybe help clear up some of the\Nmisunderstandings about it.
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