Toxic

Saw a Facebook post the other day from an acquaintance in the Steampunk community, about a backhanded compliment he'd received on his looks. I commented to the effect that I thought he was a very handsome man - possibly one of the handsomest men I know. I wasn't kidding.
After posting, I immediately started to wonder what people would think of my comment. That's how pervasive toxic masculinity is in our culture: a man can't even admire another man's looks without worry of having his own masculinity called into question...

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