The NYT column discusses the sexual attraction that the Society has for toxic male characters
The New York Times essay recently described how culture appears to be changing it from denouncement of toxic masculinity to view it as a dark, “perverse” sexual fantasy.
In him Tuesday’s workCompact magazine editor Matthew Schmitz said that toxic men grow sexual retention against culture, and rather than portraying characters that recent Hollywood films totally hate, its dynamic films We have detailed what we are digging into.
“These films continue to have official disapproval of toxic men, which coexists with unapproved, often evil charms against him. All of these, unpleasantly, toxic masculinity. , or perhaps speaks to the continued charm of such masculinity.” Schmitz wrote.
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The entertainment industry has not condemned the portrayal of toxic masculinity in recent years. (Ibrakovich/Getty)
The author states, “signs of uncertainty, regarding whether culture is willing to condemn problematic men’s behavior throughout the Trump era, despite efforts by the #MeToo movement and progressive activists to blame it completely. We discussed how the ‘ was.
“case Trump’s second election And rehabilitation of various “cancelled” male figures is every indication, and many people question whether or not an overly toxic man should be expelled from society. I’m holding it,” he wrote.
Schmitz then pointed to recent Hollywood films that reflect the open “ambivalence” of culture towards toxic men.
“These movies – including “babygirl” (2024)“Fair Play” (2023), “Cat Man” (2023), “Deep Sea” (2022), “The Year of the Thief” (2021), “Instinct” (2019) – Today’s Sexual Politics From Progressive It suggests they are far apart, “While these films continue to have official disapproval of toxic men, he added, he said.
He focused on the charm of another generous forbidden charm society almost a century ago, “When noir emerged as a genre in the 1940s, it focused on the dangerous charm of femme fatale. . It’s still impossible to ignore, but hugging it is fatal.”
Compact MAG editor Matthew Schmitz argued that the current appeal of culture towards toxic men in the 1940s was like a culture fixation to femme fatales. (Retroatelier/Getty)
Schmitz said this appeal to “ambitious and sexually independent women” was when women “entered the workforce in large numbers and took away jobs that were traditionally performed by men and performed by the acting.” He said it comes from the “important changes in American society” that were occurring. They are competent. ”
“I saw Americans who were at odds about this new type of woman express their ambiguity in noir,” the editor wrote. A deadly woman The characters were “sexually bold and economically enthusiastic.” They also “taked money with men who didn’t belong to them.”
These characters were considered “violations” at the time, so too were the toxic men today.
However, he explained that these films do not exempt toxic male characters from their actions, as most of these films punish the characters. The way they are portrayed “discovers the gap between what people want and what they actually want,” he said.
“By describing socially hated types in exaggerated and often persuasive terms, they reveal contradictions in public morality,” writes Schmitz, who says, “We are the United States It shows that we are not fully prepared to distribute toxic men, like in the 1940s, finding something attractive to women who flushed the traditional concept of femininity. It was there.”
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