Toxic Masculinity: Analyzing Man Standards and Sexual Inequality through Euphoria

Abstract

Toxic masculinity has been a hot topic since people's self-awareness rose, still, in large of film and television works, a lot of conversation and characterization indicated toxic masculinity implicitly. A hit American TV series, Euphoria, shows toxic masculinity and its potential impact on people around, which reveals a new perspective about the causes of toxic masculinity and how harmful it is. By coding the violent scenario and analyzing the conversations in the episodes, data shows that the main characters with toxic masculinity suffered from peer pressure, American culture and social certain expectation, and the major victims in related violent clips are the female and the queer group. The results turn out that peer pressure, American culture and people's expectation of males can be vital factors in toxic masculinity formation, and the poisonous personality will directly influence female and queer groups around them.