Meryl Streep Does Not Agree<br />With the Term ‘Toxic Masculinity’ In an interview with ‘Vanity Fair,’<br />Streep confessed that she finds the<br />label “toxic masculinity” to be harmful. She feels that the term is detrimental<br />when applied to just one gender, as<br />women can also exhibit toxic traits. Meryl Streep,<br />via ‘Vanity Fair’ Toxic masculinity refers to masculine standards<br />that society enforces, such as suppressed<br />emotions and violence equating power. Streep thinks that in<br />labels alienate people<br />and are not helpful. Meryl Streep,<br />via ‘Vanity Fair’ This isn't the first time Streep has<br />vocalized her opposition of labels. In 2015 she rejected the<br />“feminist” label, saying she’d<br />rather be called a “humanist.”
