“Toxic masculinity” has been used to explain everything from the election of Donald Trump to why Ross from Friends is awful. But what does it actually mean?
Tag: gender stereotypes
Powerful Women Heading Up Dating Apps Are Framed as Young and Sexy
Two women ruled the dating app tech industry last year. How they were portrayed by mainstream media versus how they portrayed themselves in social media says a lot about …
Karnataka: NEP Position Paper Bats for Gender Sensitivity to Combat Sterotypes
An informal study conducted by the committee found that a majority of people believe women should nurture and look after children and that women "tolerate violence for the good …
For the Love of Thor! Why It’s So Hard for Marvel To Get Its Female Superheroes Right
Director Taika Waititi’s new 'Thor: Love and Thunder' features a female superhero, but again struggles to transcend the stereotypes of a genre where the male fan base still decides …
No More Labels: Breaking the Cycle of Trauma
The need to set oneself free of societal labels and expectations.
Tracing the Contours of Beauty
I have been trying to teach myself for a long time now that my body is simply another aspect of my entire being.
Inside a Literature Student’s Mind
That time when I saw my father struggling in the kitchen and the analytical curiosity of my discipline took over me.
‘The World Is in Your Fingertip’
Musings of a first-time voter during the Tamil Nadu assembly elections.
The ‘Perfect’ Town
The story of a young woman who gets caught in the crosshairs of a town for being 'imperfect'.
The ‘Ugly’ Daughter of a Pretty Mother
On how social stereotypes turn women against each other, and how I started hating my own mom in the process.