From late summer’s VP pageant of Democratic middle-aged American white men, #TimWalz emerged as an avatar of football-coaching, social-studies-teaching, father-figure affability, & this appeal helped carry him past arguably more strategic choices to a spot on the #Harris ticket. His affect, along w/his record as #Minnesota governor, made progressive policies look like a matter of folksy #CommonSense.

#VPdebate #debate #USpol #sexism #GenderRoles #ToxicMasculinity #TonicMasculinity #masculinity

In 1991,…Chris Matthews, in a TNR column, proposed a dichotomy that has since become a cliché: the #Democrats were the “Mommy” party [🖕], responsible for the nurturing work of #healthcare, #education, & #SocialSecurity [those exclusively female concerns?], & #Republicans—the “Daddy” party—protected the country from criminals & foreign adversaries & kept a stern eye on the finances [soooo #sexist].

#VPdebate #debate #USpol #sexism #ToxicMasculinity
#TimWalz #JDVance #DaddyIssues #masculinity

The #Trump campaign has reveled in *camp masculinity* [#ToxicMasculinity] (as Ezra Klein called the RNC’s lineup of high-#testosterone speakers…); the #KamalaHarris campaign, meanwhile, has showcased “the nice men of the left” [or #TonicMasculinity] (as Rebecca Traister characterized a contingent of surrogates led by #DougEmhoff).

#VPdebate #debate #USpol #sexism
#TimWalz #JDVance #DaddyIssues #masculinity

#TimWalz & #JDVance’s Battle Of The Dads

[or, at least for #Vance, #DaddyIssues]

Duelling visions of #fatherhood at the #VPdebate.

Despite the possibility of a #female #POTUS, #masculinity …[is at]…the center of the #2024election—a development both parties seem to have embraced.

#VPdebate #debate #USpol #sexism #ToxicMasculinity v. #TonicMasculinity
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/tim-walz-and-j-d-vances-battle-of-the-dads

“You are not special. You're not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else. We're all part of the same compost heap. We're all singing, all dancing crap of the world.”

When people call you a “snowflake” just remember they're quoting Fight Club.

Fight Club.

A satire written by a gay man about how male fragility causes men to destroy themselves, resent society, and become radicalized. And that Tyler Durden isn't the hero but a personification of the main character's mental illness.

His “snowflake” speech is a dig at how fascists use dehumanizing language to breed loyalty from insecure people.

#FightClub #MentalHealth #ToxicMasculinity #Psychology #MentalIllness #Snowflake

#WhiteDudesForHarris

“Hey, White Dudes! So, I think we’re all pretty sick of hearing how much we suck. Every time you go online, it’s the same story: we’re the problem.

#Masculinity #TonicMasculinity #MAGA #ToxicMasculinity #Men #Women #misogyny #honesty #decency #character #sportsmanship #Strength #truth #evolved #meta #gender #WeAreNotGoingBack
#HarrisWalz2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjnyiMSKB3Q