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What has been called class reductionism is really Economic class reductionism. It is ignoring that identity imparts class and class imparts identity. Sticking to material and historical dialectics will help you see the class antagonisms while not over simplifying.
Toxic masculinity is the expression of the contradictions of patriarchy, (which is a system the ruling class perpetuates to divide and rule) The form of masculinity needed for patriarchy to perpetuate itself builds up toxicity over time causing the entire system to become unbalanced. The Incel phenomenon is the metastasized form of toxic masculinity. How the system adapts to the overload in toxicity remains to be seen but I would guess it will either lead to class consciousness and a rejection of patriarchy as a whole and bring people closer to revolution or it will be weaponized by fascists into a new form of hyper patriarchy where the personhood of women will be completely denied.
So it isn't "just capitalism" or "a class issue" even if those are the primary drivers of the system at the moment. You will not end toxic masculinity without first ending patriarchy and before that capitalism. The negation of capitalism does not mean patriarchy will be abolished automatically as patriarchy survived the fall of feudalism.