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What is Toxic Femininity? Verywell Mind writes that it’s the expectation that women stick to hyper-gendered roles and mindsets. For example, it assumes women should be passive and demure

An LA Times Op writes that the Kardashians are an example of toxic femininity: On their Hulu show, they embrace and normalize impossible beauty standards for women

The Sydney Morning Herald says imposing traditional gender roles on women is a problem, period -- Toxic femininity should die, now

A Premium Times Op agrees: Toxic femininity is totally setting the feminist movement back

But Vice says the definition isn’t all that clear. People use toxic femininity to describe a whole host of different behaviors -- and often just to describe a woman behaving badly

Eg, The Federalist says that Amber Heard is a perfect example of toxic femininity -- because she thought it was OK to hit and belittle Depp because of her status as a weaker woman

The Daily Olivian says the “Pick Me” trend on TikTok -- where girls make fun of other girls for wanting to be liked -- is another example of toxic femininity

Forbes Talks About Toxic Femininity in the Workplace -- It Happens When Women Tear Down Other Women on the Job

And in late May, a rugby player spoke out against “toxic femininity”. This was because he faced backlash from “ardent feminists” after dissing a women’s rugby player

A Metro.co Op Replies to the Rugby Player: Men Need to Stop Using “Toxic Femininity” as an Excuse for *Their* Poor Behavior

Right, agrees Geek Feminism. Anti-feminist groups hijacked the idea of toxic femininity to denounce feminism

TheSwaddle says we should stop talking about toxic femininity at all. The real issue is our patriarchal society -- and that’s what we should focus on tearing down

And a Blogger Takes It Further: Toxic femininity isn’t even a real problem, you guys. Toxic masculinity is much worse, and toxic femininity barely causes real harm

Ok, but say after all this you’re still worried that your relationship to your gender may be toxic. A San Diego Union Tribune Op writes that we need to think about how we perceive ourselves and act around others