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Yes. I'm going to cut to the point here.
You are likely conflating the phrase 'toxic masculinity' with 'men'. Toxic masculinity is a systemic problem, not a gender. It's the cultural norms we grow up with that instill poor notions of what it means to be a man. It's the widespread shaming and dismissal of men's mental health. It's the normalization of anger as the only acceptable emotion for men, making it the only outlet for their grief and pain. It's the preclusion of men from caretaking roles and the expectation of men being breadwinners, and so much more.
Men are raised by people, and people, men and women alike, in their ignorance, instill outdated ideas of masculinity in their kids uphold the expectations of their peers and elders.