People Call These Beautiful Dad And Son Pics Inappropriate, Get Shut Down With Perfect Response

Parents love their children, and children love their parents. There is absolutely nothing wrong with hugging and loving your mom and dad. Usually, people are apt to think that showing love and soft sides is inappropriate for men. Is it right? Daughters can freely express their love to mom and dad, so why can't sons? And especially, some people show a deep-seated aversion to father-son closeness.
Sons and dads shouldn't hug? That's not good for the boys? Sometimes the internet can get wildly unreasonable and nasty. When Eric Owens posted photos showing him hugging his son some time ago, people started slandering his beautiful images. However, there're also positive thoughts. Other people stepped in to defend the father and his son. And one response has won all the spotlights to shut down all haters and highlighted the ignorance of some people about toxic masculinity.

Eric Owens shared a collage of wholesome, affectionate photos of himself and his son

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However, some folks on the internet thought that the pictures were strange and unmanly…

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Meanwhile, a Tumblr user thought that they were perfect examples of toxic masculinity

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While toxic masculinity is a very broad term that can mean a lot of different things, in this context, it refers to one thing and one thing only, that's how some men believe that being emotionally vulnerable and open (stereotypically seen as feminine traits) is a negative thing. That paves the way for repressed emotions and can lead to all sorts of emotional and psychological problems.