You may have bumped into the term toxic masculinity during your travels around the internet. It usually shows up in connection with particularly abusive male behavior, but what does it really mean? In this episode we take a closer look at the term using Biff from Back To The Future as our example.

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LINKS:
• How Toxic Masculinity Feeds Rape Culture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KORLrUGIo4
• Toxic Masculinity and Murder
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/06/toxic-masculinity-and-mass-murder/486983/
• 6 Harmful Effects Of Toxic Masculinity
http://www.bustle.com/articles/143644-6-harmful-effects-of-toxic-masculinity
• Toxic Masculinity on Geek Feminism Wikia
http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Toxic_masculinity

RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
• The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love
https://www.amazon.com/Will-Change-Men-Masculinity-Love/dp/0743456084
• The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarchal Legacy
https://www.amazon.com/Gender-Knot-Unraveling-Patriarchal-Legacy/dp/1439911843/

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