Toxic Femininity: The 4 Dark Truths Nobody Told You
If you think the world would be a peaceful place if women ruled, then you don't understand toxic femininity.
In this video, I break down what it means for femininity to become toxic and outlining the 4 archetypal profiles of toxic feminine behavior:
Femme Fatale: Women who use their sexuality manipulatively to exploit or harm others.
Devouring Mother: Overprotective, overly compassionate women who stifle the growth and independence of their children or others.
Mean Girls: Women who engage in indirect aggression, such as gossip, social exclusion, and manipulation.
Eternal Daughter: Women who remain dependent, childlike, and manipulate others by refusing to grow up or take responsibility.
We'll explore the power dynamics at play, and discuss how these archetypes manifest in real life.
I'll get into how women misuse their feminine virtues and turn them into vices.
More importantly, I’ll share practical tips on how to recognize and heal these patterns in ourselves.
Join me as we take an honest look at toxic femininity, where it comes from, and how we can overcome it.
Make sure to stay until the end for actionable steps to reclaim a healthy balance in your feminine energy.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
2:48 When does femininity become toxic?
6:44 Femme Fatale
21:30 Devouring Mother
31:10 Mean Girls
45:12 Eternal Daughter
53:00 Integrating the Feminine Shadow
56:55 How to identify toxic feminine patterns in ourselves
There is a great book, "Venus the Darkside" by Mary T Cleary and Roy Sheppard.
In the Company of Women: Indirect Aggression Among Women Paperback – 26 May 2003
by Pat Heim (Author)
Within the nursing field, there is what is known as Horizontal Violence, and a massive research database exists on this subject. Yet there is a media silence about it,
Mean Girls of the ER: The Alarming Nurse Culture of Bullying and Hazing. Marie Claire
This is an excellent assessment of women and bolsters my argument that the excesses of feminism are actually an accurate reflection of who many women really are. As such, "feminism" per se is not the problem but the dark side of feral woman unconstrained by proper cultural association is. As a society we have no problem recognizing that men left to their own desires without societal norms can lead to behavior harmful to society. It is time that we see women in this way. The content of videos like this is what women's studies should really be about. Imagine requiring feminist inspired women be forced to confront the ugliness that women bring into the world alongside the virtues which, ironically, feminists tend to downplay or reject. Again.. an excellent piece!