Talk:Toxic masculinity

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 19 August 2025

Change the paragraph under 'Criticism' that currently finishes with 'concluding that use of either term contributes to, rather than addresses, gender inequalities.[38]' by adding the following:

Writing in the journal Boyhood Studies, feminist scholars Laurie et al. further argue that the misuse of the term "toxic masculinity" can contribute to a misperception that feminists are uninterested in or hostile toward the lives of boys and men. Culturalresearchproject (talk) 05:59, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done I removed the name of the journal though, because that can be found in the source. Lova Falk (talk) 10:53, 25 August 2025 (UTC)

References

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 21 March 2026

Second paragraph of Criticisms, it is important to note that someone who would view toxic masculinity as not harmful would be less likely to self report on mental health LaziestAlien (talk) 18:53, 21 March 2026 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScrubbedFalcon (talk) 00:11, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

change x : “A 2024 study of over 4,000 men in Germany and the UK showed that belief in masculinity as a negative trait was associated with reduced mental wellbeing in men. An earlier 2020 pilot survey of 203 men and 53 women found a majority, around 80%, considered the term "insulting, probably harmful to boys, and unlikely to help men's behaviour", leading some researchers to argue against use of the term when dealing with male survivors of domestic abuse. Some domestic abuse charities' guidelines for handling male victims suggest alternative terms or avoiding its use altogether.”

to y: “A 2024 study of over 4,000 men in Germany and the UK showed that belief in masculinity as a negative trait was associated with reduced mental wellbeing in men. An earlier 2020 pilot survey of 203 men and 53 women found a majority, around 80%, considered the term "insulting, probably harmful to boys, and unlikely to help men's behaviour", leading some researchers to argue against use of the term when dealing with male survivors of domestic abuse. Some domestic abuse charities' guidelines for handling male victims suggest alternative terms or avoiding its use altogether. However, such findings have been interpreted with caution, as self-reported mental health potentially introduces reporting bias, and research suggests that different ideological groups can vary in how they report mental well-being.(citation: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12043138/ ) ” LaziestAlien (talk) 02:21, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

I want to accommodate a version of this request, but the source you've provided doesn't discuss toxic masculinity or the interpretation of studies. It does discuss how ideology can influence self-reported mental health issues and the potential issues for research in this area. So, for example, the sub-clause in your suggestion "such findings have been interpreted with caution" isn't supported by this source as far as I can tell (also, interpreted by who?). The paragraph as it is right now is a bit unwieldy and covers two different topics, it might be best to split the paragraph and add your suggestion to the first part about the studies and not about the advice from mental health charities. Do you have a better source that more directly supports the statements made in your suggestion? ScrubbedFalcon (talk) 09:19, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 31 March 2026

I request for where it says "misogyny, homophobia, and violent domination" to be changed to "misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, and violent domination" please. ~2026-19909-11 (talk) 11:53, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Not done for now: I'd be happy to accommodate your request if you could provide me with a source that the claim the change makes could be traced back to so that I may add it to the article. You may respond with such a source here, and if you want to you can re-open the request upon doing so (you don't have to; I will see it either way). ⹃Maltazarian ^{ᚾparley$\lor$investigateᛅ} 13:34, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Gender Role Conflict

can't edit the page. There is a lot of scientific work arround the concept of Gender Role Conflict (https://james-oneil.scholar.uconn.edu/operational-definition-of-grc/) maybe we should speak about it here ? Haymillefolium (talk) 16:14, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

also https://genderroleconflictresearch.com/ Haymillefolium (talk) 16:16, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

Machismo

Since i can't edit, at least in see also section, add an link to Machismo, since machismo is the concept of toxic masculinity developed in the spanish countries.
~Fotoliptofono (talk) 06:31, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

Machismo has its own article, and it's linked in the See Also section. Is there a particular part of the article that you think should be edited to mention Machismo in particular? I will note that the concepts are not synonymous, strictly speaking.

Feel free to make an Edit request. Gebble (talk) 13:36, 30 April 2026 (UTC)