Is your man's masculinity nontoxic? The New Yorker is here to help you decide

The New Yorker’s cartoon-based essay, “Seven Signs That Your Man’s Masculinity Is Nontoxic,” certainly looks tongue-in-cheek (it’s filed under “Humor”), but it managed to trigger a ton of responses nonetheless.

In @tnyshouts: Seven signs that your man’s masculinity is nontoxic. https://t.co/iL5u2UFn3y pic.twitter.com/TWH8FF1qIn

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) May 26, 2018

Our favorites: “He carries a tote bag that’s at once pro-environment, pro-feminism, and pro-reading,” and “He opens doors for women at work, but they’re metaphorical doors, like the ones that lead to promotions.”

I… I honestly don't understand this. https://t.co/4TFRm6Q0is

— N. Bourbaki (@d08890) May 26, 2018

This has to be satire https://t.co/5Rt9Y4QNWA

— Patrick (@InfernalAcorn) May 26, 2018

Were this a different publication, I'd presume this to be satire… https://t.co/fKCEHrBh1k

— Texanus Giganticus (@couchsecurity) May 26, 2018

I hope this is satire. Shame that I can't tell the difference. https://t.co/DvNyfOkbxI

— ██ (@qweed) May 26, 2018

https://twitter.com/nerkish/status/1000386144255856640

… this is a parody right? https://t.co/TFpx9aAUdD

— Kenny McCormick (@T__C__H) May 26, 2018

I THINK (hope) this is satire. Sadly, in today's world it is too hard to say, which I think makes it BAD satire. https://t.co/f5iQVZc9GM

— A.Z. (@LA2slc) May 26, 2018

Was it satire when The New Yorker wrote an alarming piece about the “creepy infiltration” of New York City by Chick-fil-A and its “pervasive Christian traditionalism”? It had to be.

OK, I'm pretty sure that this article is tongue in cheek, and if so, it's pretty funny. If it's NOT tongue in cheek, it's even funnier. https://t.co/qinhaiM1gR

— Steven Jacobs (@StevenSJacobsCA) May 26, 2018

What painful "humor" (obvs not satire but "funny" statement of authors' actual views)
FYI: nothing wrong w/men not being traditionally masculine. ("Soy boy" comments are cringey too, stop it.) But this says "PC doormat," not "nontraditional man"https://t.co/uUqfquRRQ7

— Cathy Young (@CathyYoung63) May 26, 2018

You: look, you can’t make just not being a dick seem pretentious and insufferable

New Yorker: CHALLENGE ACCEPTEDhttps://t.co/YcLSTgUK9Q

— YourFiveHatsAreUp (@Popehat) May 27, 2018

If this was an attempt at humor…it kinda sucked. Just follow @terrycrews, fam. He's a good dude and not ashamed of his manhood. And is ACTUALLY funny. https://t.co/JWBANBqxBq

— Salty Nymph of Evil (@ComrieQuinn) May 26, 2018

Related:

'HAVE A SANDWICH'! The New Yorker LOSES THEIR SH*T over Chick-fil-A's Christian 'infiltration' of NYC https://t.co/YS4xqfXhPO

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 13, 2018