'Real men' sleep with women, curse, yell, play sports, never cry, are always ready for a fight, and don't wear nail polish, makeup, lots of jewelry, or anything that calls into question their masculinity, right?īooks can, and have, been written about the genesis of this narrow-minded view of manhood. 'Faggot” is a cruel catchall used to describe, typically, any male who is gay, soft-spoken, or who doesn't fit the stereotypically (toxic) definition of masculinity. or somebody who just likes dressing however the hell they want.a 50-year-old man who likes to paint his nails.a 14-year-old boy with an effeminate walk.The reality is sad but true: 'Faggot” is, and has often been, used to describe LGBTQ2S+ people negatively, particularly the feminine ones.
Content warning (CW): The text below contains the use of slurs.
