Tucker: Left Blames ‘Toxic Masculinity’ for Florida School Massacre

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Tucker Parkland ░░░░░░░░ shooting not just being ░░░░░░░░ on guns but also ░░░░░░░░ men Not the man ░░░░░░░░ did it many men ░░░░░░░░ failed to prevent it ░░░░░░░░ men Half the population ░░░░░░░░ Cruz was disturbed but ░░░░░░░░ in refinery 29 and ░░░░░░░░ S A Today and ░░░░░░░░ po Something called toxic ░░░░░░░░ It s not in ░░░░░░░░ dsm new made up ░░░░░░░░ everywhere all of a ░░░░░░░░ Desire to murder others ░░░░░░░░ theory goes stems from ░░░░░░░░ masculine desire to control ░░░░░░░░ that for some can ░░░░░░░░ be expressed through violence ░░░░░░░░ psychotherapist and hosts unscripted ░░░░░░░░ thanks for coming on ░░░░░░░░ you Tucker for having ░░░░░░░░ Tucker Maybe it s ░░░░░░░░ surprising but I m ░░░░░░░░ the opposite conclusion here ░░░░░░░░ kid the murderer seems ░░░░░░░░ he suffered from a ░░░░░░░░ of wholesome masculinity He ░░░░░░░░ t have a male ░░░░░░░░ model He wasn t ░░░░░░░░ sufficient He wasn t ░░░░░░░░ of living up to ░░░░░░░░ classical masculine ideal of ░░░░░░░░ for others of being ░░░░░░░░ man He seems quite ░░░░░░░░ opposite of that how ░░░░░░░░ this the result of ░░░░░░░░ DALY Let s go ░░░░░░░░ to the idea of ░░░░░░░░ toxic masculinity is As ░░░░░░░░ dug through this story ░░░░░░░░ do this segment tonight ░░░░░░░░ m still struggling to ░░░░░░░░ my head around the ░░░░░░░░ even though I have ░░░░░░░░ familiar with it for ░░░░░░░░ while It s a ░░░░░░░░ hard and nuanced thing ░░░░░░░░ articulate I also want ░░░░░░░░ make it clear that ░░░░░░░░ refinery 2 article and ░░░░░░░░ about toxic masculinity are ░░░░░░░░ saying that s the ░░░░░░░░ reason why he committed ░░░░░░░░ crimes he committed Several ░░░░░░░░ obviously involved Let s ░░░░░░░░ about what toxic masculinity ░░░░░░░░ and how I understand ░░░░░░░░ for example sometimes when ░░░░░░░░ m on your show ░░░░░░░░ get death threats right ░░░░░░░░ if it s contentious ░░░░░░░░ I will get reposted ░░░░░░░░ get at times 3 ░░░░░░░░ men will come out ░░░░░░░░ some sort of violent ░░░░░░░░ on Facebook or accusations ░░░░░░░░ me that are pretty ░░░░░░░░ That s an example ░░░░░░░░ toxic masculinity showing itself ░░░░░░░░ in our society Tucker ░░░░░░░░ Another example of toxic ░░░░░░░░ is when we shut ░░░░░░░░ boys from actually having ░░░░░░░░ That s dinner from ░░░░░░░░ toxic environment or toxic ░░░░░░░░ that little boys get ░░░░░░░░ say certain type of ░░░░░░░░ or video games that ░░░░░░░░ re exposed to on ░░░░░░░░ daily basis Tucker Right ░░░░░░░░ s what we are ░░░░░░░░ about when we talk ░░░░░░░░ toxic masculinity Carlson Is ░░░░░░░░ such a thing as ░░░░░░░░ femininity DALY People were ░░░░░░░░ me about that No ░░░░░░░░ that s because women ░░░░░░░░ t commit these violent ░░░░░░░░ at the rate that ░░░░░░░░ do Carlson They don ░░░░░░░░ commit much violence at ░░░░░░░░ DALY Right Right I ░░░░░░░░ t think women are ░░░░░░░░ threatening you necessarily Tucker ░░░░░░░░ no no Because those ░░░░░░░░ classically male ways of ░░░░░░░░ out in a bad ░░░░░░░░ Is there in other ░░░░░░░░ I guess we re ░░░░░░░░ that you can be ░░░░░░░░ masculine and you wind ░░░░░░░░ killing people Can you ░░░░░░░░ too feminine or is ░░░░░░░░ only boys who are ░░░░░░░░ when they act as ░░░░░░░░ created them I appreciate ░░░░░░░░ questions and the line ░░░░░░░░ you are going In ░░░░░░░░ actually want to get ░░░░░░░░ to the point you ░░░░░░░░ brought up which I ░░░░░░░░ is fascinating There was ░░░░░░░░ article published today in ░░░░░░░░ federalist which I believe ░░░░░░░░ a conservative blog by ░░░░░░░░ guy named Jason Hanson ░░░░░░░░ suggests that exactly what ░░░░░░░░ said at the beginning ░░░░░░░░ this actually be a ░░░░░░░░ of a lack of ░░░░░░░░ masculine role models in ░░░░░░░░ society that causes what ░░░░░░░░ suggests are alludes to ░░░░░░░░ idea of the revenge ░░░░░░░░ the lost boys Tucker ░░░░░░░░ That goes back to ░░░░░░░░ your first point Tucker ░░░░░░░░ There is something going ░░░░░░░░ there we are doing ░░░░░░░░ whole series on this ░░░░░░░░ month I don t ░░░░░░░░ understand it I don ░░░░░░░░ want to pretend that ░░░░░░░░ do There is something ░░░░░░░░ constantly attacking boys for ░░░░░░░░ boys which is what ░░░░░░░░ society obviously specializes in ░░░░░░░░ causes them in some ░░░░░░░░ to embrace this kind ░░░░░░░░ caricature of masculinity which ░░░░░░░░ violent and pro textually ░░░░░░░░ a parody of masculinity ░░░░░░░░ think maybe that s ░░░░░░░░ response at least in ░░░░░░░░ to the attacks on ░░░░░░░░ for being boys Do ░░░░░░░░ see what I m ░░░░░░░░ I do see what ░░░░░░░░ are saying I think ░░░░░░░░ s interesting here and ░░░░░░░░ s really really sad ░░░░░░░░ a mother is that ░░░░░░░░ are starting to there ░░░░░░░░ been so many shootings ░░░░░░░░ we are able as ░░░░░░░░ psychotherapist in psychological community ░░░░░░░░ create psychological profiles on ░░░░░░░░ on why these men ░░░░░░░░ these kinds of crimes ░░░░░░░░ one of them is ░░░░░░░░ violence A second thing ░░░░░░░░ goes back to what ░░░░░░░░ were just saying is ░░░░░░░░ they a lot of ░░░░░░░░ have a lack of ░░░░░░░░ male model figure in ░░░░░░░░ family life So Tucker ░░░░░░░░ It s a very ░░░░░░░░ issue And I don ░░░░░░░░ think one thing or ░░░░░░░░ other But just the ░░░░░░░░ that we are talking ░░░░░░░░ this in 2018 on ░░░░░░░░ News tonight and discussing ░░░░░░░░ and identity and ideas ░░░░░░░░ masculinity shows that as ░░░░░░░░ society and as a ░░░░░░░░ we are facing a ░░░░░░░░ crisis and one of ░░░░░░░░ things that s being ░░░░░░░░ to head is these ░░░░░░░░ about what is a ░░░░░░░░ masculine identity or paradigm ░░░░░░░░ that s happening in ░░░░░░░░ culture Tucker Maybe having ░░░░░░░░ dad at home maybe ░░░░░░░░ that wasn t a ░░░░░░░░ deal was a mistake ░░░░░░░░ is a lot of ░░░░░░░░ moms out there raising ░░░░░░░░ Tucker Yeah Obviously we ░░░░░░░░ starting to see some ░░░░░░░░ arising from these things ░░░░░░░░ we don t have ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Some of us ░░░░░░░░ that but whatever Now ░░░░░░░░ you very much Thank ░░░░░░░░ for having me.