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Rfv-sense: "(gender theory) Those aspects of traditional femininity perceived to reinforce neuroticism, hysteria and other negative qualities, theorized as a component of feminine ideology, particularly in the United States."
I see few uses in books, and this definition — added by an IP as its only contribution — seems unsupportable. Online, one source says toxic femininity is instead "a form of internalised misogyny which involves [a woman] restricting [her]self to stereotypically “feminine” behaviors in order to appeal to men". Other sources clarify that, like with toxic masculinity, other people can do the restricting; various sites mention other people pressuring a woman to have kids or wear dresses, denying her pain relief during childbirth, or otherwise pressuring her to adhere to a notion of how a 'real woman' is, as examples of toxic femininity. So I think the definition needs to be rewritten. - -sche (discuss) 06:13, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
- Cited, under a new, hopefully improved definition. The old one was a POV fork of the early 2018 definition of toxic masculinity with only the negative traits changed. WordyAndNerdy (talk) 08:21, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for improving and citing it. (New definition passes.) - -sche (discuss) 20:37, 2 July 2024 (UTC)