'Shaming C-Section Moms': People Share Examples of 'Toxic Femininity'
We hear all about "toxic masculinity" on the internet, but what about femininity? Can women be toxic too? You bet. Toxicity doesn't discriminate. But what does "toxic femininity" look like, exactly? One redditor asked this very question on r/AskReddit and the answers are pretty insightful. Keep scrolling for a collection of the best responses from the thought-provoking thread.
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"What are examples of toxic femininity?" Posted by u/flawedforte
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"I.e mean girls" added u/hkric.
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"Plus it's usually for someone who is to some extent or another, a scumbag. I've never seen one woman burn another woman for the sake of anyone worthwhile." added u/W_O_M_B_A_T.
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"A friend of mine had her daughter 10 weeks early, very traumatic but they are both fine now. Last week there was something along the lines of 'pre mature birth awareness day' on the hospital were she had her daughter and she was invited to meet up with other pre mature birth moms to bond, network and share their experiences. At the meeting she was shamed by the group because her daughter was 'ONLY' 10 weeks early….Her experience was ignored because 'that could've not been that hard, my son was born 12 weeks early!' 'mine was 15!!!'" shared u/filipbergendahl.
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"It's not a real birth unless it comes from the vaginal region of France, otherwise it's just sparkling vulva." joked u/TildaTinker.
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"Sorry man, this kind of thing sucks. My wife is an attorney and works crazy hours while I am in tech and kind of free flow. I overheard one of the moms at ballet tell another that she thought I was creepy bc I came to watch 11yo kids dance three times a week. The other mom, however was a rockstar. She said something like 'I think it's sweet her dad takes interest in her dancing. Where is your husband, never met him even at recitals' I later thanked her and she said that her husband took their other daughter to gymnastics at the same time this one had ballet and she couldn't imaging someone talking about him that way. While I felt terrible I learned it isn't super uncommon for women to react that way to men." shared u/stannndarsh.
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"Putting other women down period. Some girls out there purposely looking out for rivals and 'enemies.'" added u/_Tauta_.
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"There is a term for this! Reactive abuse. It is where you engage in abusive behavior to intentionally provoke a response that makes your victim appear as the aggressor." said u/bigdtbone.
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"My mom does this. She's a 'strong independent woman' until she's in a relationship. Then suddenly he needs to pay for all her bills, buy her things (one-sidedly), and commit to every male gender role." said u/InvisibleMe21.
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