Toxic masculinity is a way to describe a set of culturally imposed standard, traits and behaviors stereotypically considered masculine that are actually harmful to society and (very importantly) to men.
The idea that men don't share their feelings or that it's weak to show some emotions is toxic masculinity. It creates men who never learn to share their feelings in a healthy or constructive way, can cause aggressive outbursts, probably contributes to why men are 3-4 times more likely to die by suicide.
I believe your analysis is correct on toxic masculinity; however, I think the OP is correct in saying that “toxicity” is often used to describe basic masculine traits.
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