The Pew Center, a very unbiased organization* conducted a recent polling on masculinity in America. The results were too predictable to anyone who is sane and rational.
"25% say people in the United States have mostly negative views of men who are “manly or masculine.” This is smaller than the shares who say people have mostly positive views of masculine men (43%) or that views are neither positive nor negative (31%).
BUT
"Among Republican men, 45% do think people have negative views of masculine men, and the vast majority of those who feel this way say this is a bad thing. Much smaller shares of Republican women (24%), Democratic men (20%) and Democratic women (13%) say people view masculine men negatively. (Republicans and Democrats include those who lean toward either party.)
This disparity in how GOP men believe they are viewed, vs how they actually are viewed, is not only significant, but extraordinary. There's only one conclusion here - Republican men are insecure little twats who aren't receiving enough validation in their lives.
Let's go further.
You're also self-deluding.
Now this is telling:
* We all know that today, anything that isn't sucking the schlong of the right isn't actually unbiased to Righties, but hey, those insecurities manifest in so many ways.
www.pewresearch.org
"25% say people in the United States have mostly negative views of men who are “manly or masculine.” This is smaller than the shares who say people have mostly positive views of masculine men (43%) or that views are neither positive nor negative (31%).
BUT
"Among Republican men, 45% do think people have negative views of masculine men, and the vast majority of those who feel this way say this is a bad thing. Much smaller shares of Republican women (24%), Democratic men (20%) and Democratic women (13%) say people view masculine men negatively. (Republicans and Democrats include those who lean toward either party.)
This disparity in how GOP men believe they are viewed, vs how they actually are viewed, is not only significant, but extraordinary. There's only one conclusion here - Republican men are insecure little twats who aren't receiving enough validation in their lives.
Let's go further.
- On balance, the public leans toward saying that people in the U.S. place too much rather than too little value on men who are physically strong, assertive or risk-takers. About four-in-ten adults or more say most people value these traits in men about the right amount.
- Men and Republicans are more likely than women and Democrats, respectively, to say these traits aren’t valued enough in men.
You're also self-deluding.
- A much larger share of Republican men than Democratic men rate themselves as highly masculine (53% vs. 29%). The partisan difference is much more modest among women: 38% of Republican women see themselves as highly feminine, compared with 32% of Democratic women.
Now this is telling:
- About three-in-ten Republican men (31%) believe women’s gains have come at the expense of men, compared with 16% each among Democratic men and Republican women, and just 9% of Democratic women.
* We all know that today, anything that isn't sucking the schlong of the right isn't actually unbiased to Righties, but hey, those insecurities manifest in so many ways.
How Americans See Men and Masculinity
Republican men stand out in views of their own masculinity, the impact of changing gender roles and men's progress in recent decades.
www.pewresearch.org
