17 Times Women Dealt With Some SERIOUS Toxic Masculinity From Men

    "Men practice so much restraint. I could be a monster to women if I chose to."

    Shelby Heinrich
    by Shelby Heinrich

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Warning: This post mentions stalking, sexual assault, and violence against women.

    1. When this guy lost his cool over a woman not wanting to accept flowers from a complete stranger — aka the "kindest of men":

    2. Then this guy who "never stalked a day in his life" but still basically threatened to stalk a woman:

    3. When this guy absolutely came unraveled at his date asking if they could reschedule:

    a woman asking if they can reschedule their date since she has homework and the man accusing her of ghosting him
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    The man trying to text her again after his tantrum and eventually calling her a "waste of time" when she doesn't reply
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    4. When this guy — nay, absolute monster — posted this:

    5. When this guy didn't get nudes and threw an essay-long tantrum:

    6. When this guy really had the nerve to call sending an unsolicited dick pic "respect":

    A guy sending a woman a dick pick and then exploding at her when she isn't into it
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    The guy continuing to go off and finishing with "real men don't care for whores like you"
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    7. When this guy came out of the woodwork to show how "nice" he really was:

    8. When this guy repeatedly showed up at a woman's work to harass her into texting him back:

    9. When this guy did one better and found her address so he could harass her at her own home for not texting him back:

    10. When this guy went from gross to gross and racist in 0.5 seconds:

    11. When this "levelheaded" guy completely outed himself as trash in his profile:

    12. When this guy sent a novel in response to not getting a set day/time for a date:

    13. When this guy creepily complimented a woman decades younger than him at her work, and was mad she didn't "thank him" properly:

    14. When this guy berated a woman for having the audacity to tweet the word "bf":

    15. When this guy immediately crossed the line upon learning he wasn't someone's "type":

    16. When this guy threatened to leak his ex's nudes and worse when she wouldn't answer the phone:

    The ex threatening to leak the nudes
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    the woman not backing down and mentioning that she sells nudes so she doesn't care
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    the ex threatening to kill her and saying he hopes she gets raped
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    17. And finally, when this guy reeeally had the gall to claim that it's soooo much harder for men on dating apps:

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    h/t: r/niceguys

    If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE, which routes the caller to their nearest sexual assault service provider. You can also search for your local center here.