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“These venomous, needy souls speak of “toxic masculinity,” but who is more toxic than the person who needs to change to the whole world so that they can love themselves?”
― Fire in the Dark: Men and Gods
― Fire in the Dark: Men and Gods
“While toxic masculinity or traditional masculine ideology are not, by any means, synonymous with narcissism per se, the top notes are very similar. These patterns can foster a sense of insecurity in men, which underlies the core of narcissism”
― "Don't You Know Who I Am?": How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility
― "Don't You Know Who I Am?": How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility
“Dogs in general, not just good Dixie, sometimes regarded their humans with an expression of loving concern colored with tender pity, as if they knew not merely people’s most private fears and hopes, but also the very truth of life and the fate of all things, as though they wished that they could speak in order to give comfort by sharing what they knew.”
― The Whispering Room
― The Whispering Room
“Boys with their first beards can be a thorough pain in the neck.”
― The Penelopiad
― The Penelopiad
“In the digital age, the troll is essentially a caricature and embodiment of all the worst traits associated with masculinity. They’re culturally and intellectually shallow. Angry. Violent. Aggressive. And, after years of wading through graphic images, postmodern stew, racist propaganda, and disgusting and misogynistic pornography, they have grown into nihilists with no other purpose besides punishing the world while laughing to prove they’re stronger than their humanity.”
― The Man They Wanted Me to Be: Toxic Masculinity and a Crisis of Our Own Making
― The Man They Wanted Me to Be: Toxic Masculinity and a Crisis of Our Own Making
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