Mean Girl malice: these girls KNOW how bad the girls are, either in talent, attractiveness, intelligence etc and push and promote them to make THEMSELVES better all under the disguise of 'helping fellow women succeed'
Enforced Conformity: this one is very prevalent in the tech industry and office work, women feel obliged to 'stick together as women' and so will boost each other up even when they aren't fit for the job and it's a detriment them being there.
It really is why men need to be in leadership positions with a gutted HR that will only fire you if you abuse your position (malicious targeting of employees etc), this toxic positivity has put Western media back decades.
This is 100% the case. Status seeking women instinctually give out bad advice when they think it will hurt their competition, and their herd mentality means they need to back the consensus opinion or else become outcasts.
When it comes to entertainment and shows, I think many people, especially women and feminized men, just can't comprehend that the audience wants something other than what they personally like. It's not just "positivity" but complete ignorance of others preferences and refusal to accept that what they like isn't always the best for a general audience.
There's two main types of toxic positivity:
Mean Girl malice: these girls KNOW how bad the girls are, either in talent, attractiveness, intelligence etc and push and promote them to make THEMSELVES better all under the disguise of 'helping fellow women succeed'
Enforced Conformity: this one is very prevalent in the tech industry and office work, women feel obliged to 'stick together as women' and so will boost each other up even when they aren't fit for the job and it's a detriment them being there.
It really is why men need to be in leadership positions with a gutted HR that will only fire you if you abuse your position (malicious targeting of employees etc), this toxic positivity has put Western media back decades.
This is 100% the case. Status seeking women instinctually give out bad advice when they think it will hurt their competition, and their herd mentality means they need to back the consensus opinion or else become outcasts.
When it comes to entertainment and shows, I think many people, especially women and feminized men, just can't comprehend that the audience wants something other than what they personally like. It's not just "positivity" but complete ignorance of others preferences and refusal to accept that what they like isn't always the best for a general audience.