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Trump Has Weaponized Masculinity As President. Here's Why It Matters

[npr.org]

Robecology 9 Oct 28
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...while NPR & PBS have feminized broadcasting.. I no longer support, nor listen ..to the extent I had for ..decades. It get why men have, and are voting for trump. I’ll at least listen, to them 😕

Varn Level 8 Oct 29, 2020
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One thing I disagree with in that commentary- the idea that Biden hugging a kid was "feminine". That's not masculine or feminine; it's what we call "human".

You're only responding to the remarks of Meredith Conroy, professor of political science at California State University.

The "commentary" didn't suggest that Biden hugging a kid was "feminine". From the article;

"There was a way to make wearing a mask masculine, a different type of masculinity, about protecting other people and being patriotic," she said. "But that's not the type of masculinity that Trump has really ever embodied. So it probably was never going to happen."

she said.

Some have called this a sort of enlightened masculinity. Conroy, however, thinks differently.

"When people talk about Biden's empathy and compassion and they're like, 'That's a 21st century vision of masculinity.' No, it's not! It's just femininity!" she said.

It may be, she adds, that there's more room for Biden to appear warm and caring among heavily female Democratic voters.

That may be evident on Election Day. Polls suggest that the gender gap in this year's election could be record-setting.

...so my point is that this wasn't coming from NPR...but from the POV of a psychologist.

I'm a heterosexual male who considers himself to not only support feminism but to exhibit feminine traits. It's not a bad thing, nor a "gay" thing to be touchy-feely and easily willing to hug children.

@Robecology

Some have called this a sort of enlightened masculinity. Conroy, however, thinks differently.
"When people talk about Biden's empathy and compassion and they're like, 'That's a 21st century vision of masculinity.' No, it's not! It's just femininity!" she said.

You're right. Hers is exactly the idea that I disagreed with.

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He is everything that is wrong with the USA.

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Trump's definition of one only bullies and weak-minded men.

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Trump's posturing is just that. He is a whine baby and a wussy, who grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth, and a bowl of mashed potatoes on his head!

Whiny baby....that reminded me;

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