Reid: Tucker Carlson, the ‘Avatar of the Manly Man’ Is Turning Masculinity as a Conservative Rallying Cry

REID In the conservative ░░░░░░░░ these days there is ░░░░░░░░ shortage of whining about ░░░░░░░░ lack of macho men ░░░░░░░░ our country now that ░░░░░░░░ bully in chief is ░░░░░░░░ like conservative sports writer ░░░░░░░░ Whitlock s archaic nonsense ░░░░░░░░ women leaders in his ░░░░░░░░ with Tuckums Carlson Clip ░░░░░░░░ WHITLOCK I probably am ░░░░░░░░ sexist pig so I ░░░░░░░░ care less if I ░░░░░░░░ called that But the ░░░░░░░░ is a good thing ░░░░░░░░ s what God intended ░░░░░░░░ are supposed to lead ░░░░░░░░ m sorry if that ░░░░░░░░ me as a sexist ░░░░░░░░ but it s what ░░░░░░░░ believe CARLSON Well that ░░░░░░░░ just an I mean ░░░░░░░░ s just an epithet ░░░░░░░░ to make you be ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends REID I ░░░░░░░░ it s safe to ░░░░░░░░ that Jason can remove ░░░░░░░░ from that sentence But ░░░░░░░░ this fixation on making ░░░░░░░░ more manly isn t ░░░░░░░░ It goes all the ░░░░░░░░ back to the 80s ░░░░░░░░ about Democrats being the ░░░░░░░░ party and Republicans being ░░░░░░░░ daddy party But most ░░░░░░░░ a cadre of Trumpists ░░░░░░░░ turned the conservative obsession ░░░░░░░░ masculinity into a full ░░░░░░░░ rallying cry Like Madison ░░░░░░░░ Hitler enthusiast and tree ░░░░░░░░ insurrection goober Madison Cawthorne ░░░░░░░░ claim that society is ░░░░░░░░ de masculate men and ░░░░░░░░ on parents to raise ░░░░░░░░ men Do monster men ░░░░░░░░ dead trees Asking for ░░░░░░░░ men that are trees ░░░░░░░░ fake MAGA hedge funder ░░░░░░░░ D Vance endorsing vigilante ░░░░░░░░ by praising Kyle Rittenhouse ░░░░░░░░ showing basic manly virtue ░░░░░░░░ can t And who ░░░░░░░░ forget Missouri receding chin ░░░░░░░░ Josh Hawley who has ░░░░░░░░ defending masculinity as he ░░░░░░░░ it his entire M ░░░░░░░░ He gave a speech ░░░░░░░░ that after being told ░░░░░░░░ manhood is the problem ░░░░░░░░ s driving men to ░░░░░░░░ and video games sir ░░░░░░░░ thinks you doth protest ░░░░░░░░ much He later doubled ░░░░░░░░ accusing Democrats of telling ░░░░░░░░ that masculinity is inherently ░░░░░░░░ But by blaming it ░░░░░░░░ on video games and ░░░░░░░░ Hawley the fist pumping ░░░░░░░░ enthusiast is just using ░░░░░░░░ cheat code to exploit ░░░░░░░░ male grievance already unlocked ░░░░░░░░ Trump L Orange with ░░░░░░░░ faux tough guy shtick ░░░░░░░░ same kind of macho ░░░░░░░░ that Hawley was egging ░░░░░░░░ on January 6th Meanwhile ░░░░░░░░ night old Tuckums who ░░░░░░░░ s face it is ░░░░░░░░ literal avatar of the ░░░░░░░░ man okay I m ░░░░░░░░ joking he s literally ░░░░░░░░ opposite seemed to take ░░░░░░░░ all to heart arguing ░░░░░░░░ strong leaders the kind ░░░░░░░░ any maternal instinct he ░░░░░░░░ are under attack Clip ░░░░░░░░ CARLSON Creative masculine energy ░░░░░░░░ the essential quality in ░░░░░░░░ civilization It s how ░░░░░░░░ got civilization in the ░░░░░░░░ place But increasingly boisterous ░░░░░░░░ is systematically suppressed to ░░░░░░░░ way for a timid ░░░░░░░░ class for people who ░░░░░░░░ the whole point of ░░░░░░░░ is to get to ░░░░░░░░ Covid infections or eliminate ░░░░░░░░ traffic deaths Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Yes yes baby man ░░░░░░░░ not giving a crap ░░░░░░░░ your fellow humans and ░░░░░░░░ sure that government leaves ░░░░░░░░ to suffer and die ░░░░░░░░ you into the Incredible ░░░░░░░░ Can I stop rolling ░░░░░░░░ eyes now Like they ░░░░░░░░ starting to hurt And ░░░░░░░░ the warped conservative obsession ░░░░░░░░ their own version of ░░░░░░░░ is well it s ░░░░░░░░ s absolute worst So ░░░░░░░░ does this politicization of ░░░░░░░░ fragility mean for our ░░░░░░░░ That is up next ░░░░░░░░ with us.”