I just read an article wherein a conservative opined that, for Republicans, Donald Trump

[Atticus]

had become the "model of masculinity".

AR-R-R-GH!

If that prissy hair-styling cowardly germaphobe is what they consider a "manly" role model, is it any wonder they can't get dates?

Just sayin'------

[Walleye]

1. Two hours every day on hair and make up, real masculine, sarcasm

[bucolic_frolic]

2. They get plenty of dates

at Four Seasons' Landscaping

[milestogo]

17. Court dates.

[Poiuyt]

24. Good one!

[DeeNice]

47. teehee nt

[Moostache]

3. Like everything else - they are hopelessly out of tough with reality...

Economics
Women's Rights
Equal Rights
Immigration
Taxes
Church and State roles

You name it, the GOP is on the ass-end wrong side of the equations. After seeing those inane flags with Trump's head super imposed on the 1985, steroid-pumped up Sly Stallone as "Rambo" flying last year I have to say nothing they do surprises me or even comes CLOSE to rock bottom.

EDIT - let's not forget that these are the same people who put forth Reagan in his 70's as a model of virility and machoismo as well! Their track record is comically bad.

[Mr. Ected]

4. Explains a lot

To them, apparently, a real man is a loud-mouthed ignorant bully.

Seems about right, given their politicians and their media personalities.

[pwb]

5. Pukes are all punks.

Far from tough IMO.

[Thomas Hurt]

6. well that is not what the christofascists are keying on of course.

It is the Pig's "speaks his mind", bullying, dominating, aggressiveness, etc.

This is the kind of crap I grew up with in my small town. How many women you have screwed and how much money you make, how many toys you have.

[Ocelot II]

7. Unfortunately, the right wing holds a very warped view of masculinity,

as epitomized by Trump. To them, a "real man" is angry, aggressive, vulgar, misogynistic and intentionally transgressive - basically, a poorly-socialized, angry, zitty middle-school boy.

[Scrivener7]

8. Fools love a fool.

[brewens]

9. I might go for being spanked by Stormy, but the golden showers, not so much. :) n/t

[SergeStorms]

62. Really?

You want a pornographic actress to lay her hands in you? I know you're not talking about taking her home to meet Mom and Dad, but still. She doesn't do a thing for me, except turn me off.

[highplainsdem]

10. He wears more makeup and spends more time on his hair than Ivanka does.

He's overweight. He's never been in decent shape.

He's a coward.

He's a liar.

He's stupid.

Empty bluster is NOT masculinity.

[PatSeg]

44. Like so many republican men,

the only way he can attract women is with money and power.

Overall, I find most republican men extremely unattractive and often downright repulsive. Giuliani, Bill Bar, Roger Stone, McConnell, Ted Cruz, John "No Relation" Kennedy, Creepy Rick Scott, Chris Christie, Mike Pompeo, etc. Trump is a perfect representation of republican men with makeup and dyed hair.

They are probably jealous because their Democratic counterparts got more dates in high school and they are still bitter. They didn't just hate Obama because he was black. They hated him because he was handsome, athletic, funny, and likable, as well as smart. All the things that their money can't buy.

[highplainsdem]

59. Agree completely.

[multigraincracker]

11. He doesn't scare them like

Democratic ladies and those of other cultures.

[dchill]

12. Masculincel role model.

[Cracklin Charlie]

13. The Republicans always claim to be John Wayne.

When, in reality, they’re more like Don Knotts. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that)

There’s something so phony about every single one of them. Take TFG, for example…they claim he’s so strong, smart, and manly. In reality, he is none of those things. Also, if a person was looking to elect a strong, manly guy as their Senator, would McConnell, Graham, Cruz, or Hawley be a top choice? (I do not mean to impugn anyone’s lifestyle)

How do they get people to vote for them, being such obvious phonies and all? If their voters actually like them, why be so phony? Why not just be yourself? It’s so weird.

[sdfernando]

28. And just like so many of them claiming the mantle of patriotism

john wayne never served in any branch of the service. He was 34 when WWII started but never enlisted like pretty much every other actor/actress did. He was fittingly boo'd at USO shows and labeled a draft dodger. These are their heros.

[LymphocyteLover]

58. also, his real name was Marion Morrison

[Caliman73]

14. This is why, in my opinion, the concept of "masculinity" is kind of dumb.

Granted, there are some shared traits that males of our species possess as a result of physiology and the concentration of certain hormones.

I am sure that some Conservatives react to Trump's false bravado and aggressiveness in language. He postures and acts like the approximation of what a "confident" and hyper-"masculine" person might be thought of in certain circles. To most rational observers however, he is more like those small "yappy dogs" that bark and growl because they scared shitless. His "playboy" lifestyle in the 80's and 90's also impresses some people who have a stilted view of what a "man" is. Trump had the resources, and I am sure a certain sleazy charm, which allowed him to either lure some women and obviously pay others to have sex with him.

Like I said, he is an approximation. He is a caricature of what a "man" in American Culture is supposed to be.

[Mad_Machine76]

15. I'm the last person to be able to judge "masculinity"

but well-coiffed, spray-painted out-of-shape Trump doesn't seem to fit any definition of "Masculinity" that I am aware of. Explains their adoration of Putin, though, with all those bare-chested pictures they probably........um....privately enjoy.

[dalton99a]

16. Very beautiful masculinity

[RussBLib]

18. don't forget he frequently shits himself

and doesn't confess to it. what a man!

[RussBLib]

22. haiku

Donald craps his pants
He always blames someone else
Masculinity

[Atticus]

35. Back at you:

I appreciate
That someone knows that poems
Do not have to rhyme

[Marcuse]

54. Grab this.

[MoonRiver]

19. WTF

[nykym]

20. Republican Masculinity defined

Toupee and spending 2 hour on allegedly getting it perfect
Shoe lifts which make you lean forward to keep you from falling on you ass.
Girdle to hide the Mickey D spread.
Tanning booth tan to look like an oompa loompa
Germaphobe
Mouth that looks like a sphincter

[jcgoldie]

21. Of course

He disrespects and assaults women, insults everyone he disagrees with, and is an extreme self centered narcissist... a real MAN's MAN!

[spanone]

23. Assholes confuse bullying with masculinity.

[highplainsdem]

27. +1,000,000

[70sEraVet]

51. Yes. Grade school playground kind of masculinity.

[paulkienitz]

25. the whole Trump cult has always been tied to masculinism

just like every other fascist "strongman" movement.

[Joinfortmill]

26. With a "Mushroom Head". Just saying.

[smb]

29. il Doofus -- Model Of Masculinity?? Reminds Me Of This Anecdote:

Drunken Heckler: Are you a lesbian?
Robin Tyler: Are you the alternative?

[peggysue2]

30. Never understood this

Trump is the antithesis of masculinity, a bloated, narcissistic, whiney blowhard who can't walk more than five feet without huffing and puffing. And that hideous thing on his head, not to mention the orange tan and make-up?

Model of clownishness.

Pathetic!

Gives credence to 'don't trust your lying eyes.'

[NQAS]

31. Sounds like the setup for an SNL skit

A group of incels preparing for a night on the town, hoping that at long last that a woman will talk to them.

They're getting all dolled up like their cult leader.

Hair: Orange toupee swept back in a hairstyle from the 19. . . hold on, that was never a hairstyle. In any case, orange toupee swept back.

Skin care: Hours on the tanning bed with the Dear Leader's chosen tanning cream to get that unique orange-y color, and be sure to get the white around the eyes look from wearing whatever they call those glasses you wear on a tanning bed.

Makeup: Gotta be sure to complement that special orange look. Don't overdo it, guys.

Clothing: Oh, man, this is where they can shine. Let's see. Off the rack black suit that's just a bit too large. White shirt with sleeves too long and that stick on the suit jacket sleeves. Skinny red tie that hangs down to mid zipper on the pants. Doesn't matter where you go or what you do, chicks love the baggy suit look, whatever the occasion.

Accessories: On the way out the door, attach a bit of toilet paper to your shoe.

This is their night.

Note to SNL: If you do this skit, a little credit to DU would be nice.

[Atticus]

33. 👏👏👏 nt

[Captain Zero]

56. Then jumper comes home and lays down with

A My Pillow. Aahhhhhh

[canuckledragger]

57. Don't forget the depends underwear

...that he wears when he shits himself, and said baggy suit pants cling to...

[llashram]

32. Incontinence from illegal drug use

does not a man make. Stinky individual yes...pee yew!!!

[Tree Lady]

34. I guess they think being a bully and sounding strong

Is masculine. He is a paper tiger like most bullies and would run screaming if anything got near him.

[alterfurz]

36. "He's a boy's idea of a man. He's a man's idea of a boy."

A father instructs. He raises a child to be good, to be honest, to tell the truth, to be humble, to be fair, not to be petty, to respect women, to accept fair criticism, to protect the weak and not to injure the injured, such as the bereaved parents of a son who died heroically in Iraq and a reporter with a physical disability. Trump teaches otherwise. He shows a boy that the manly virtues are for suckers, that the narcissism of youth should be cherished and that angry impulses have to be honored. Lots of men have failed as presidents, as Trump surely will, but few fail so dismally as role models. He’s a boy’s idea of a man. He’s a man’s idea of a boy. — Richard Cohen (2017)

[Upthevibe]

37. Toxic masculinity.....n/t

[Beastly Boy]

38. Are these the same people who take offence of gay men acting too effeminate?

Ha!

[Botany]

39. Many of them live in a fantasy world

And some of them also see "sticking it to the libs" as being manly.

And never forget that Trump got his ass kicked twice he lost to HRC by 3 million votes (electoral college )
and to Biden by something like 8 million votes. These people are a minority of Americans.

[czarjak]

63. Minority monopolies of hate be mouy macho!

[BillyBobBrilliant]

40. Psychologists say

Men that exhibit 'Macho personality traits' are secretly insecure about their sexuality...

[Javaman]

41. mr tiny hands who dodged the draft. yeah, real "manly". nt

[twodogsbarking]

42. I've not thrown up in more than a decade but

that one nearly got me.

[Cherokee100]

43. I can see it

I can see it, if you consider what their idea of masculine is. Draft dodgers, never worked a day in their lives, at a real job, homophobic, and registered Bible thumping hypocrites. Seems simple to me.

[sinkingfeeling]

45. Was the article written by Sen.Josh Hawley?

Sen. Josh Hawley claims masculinity is under attack. This historian disagrees

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/11/1054615028/is-masculinity-under-attack-sen-hawley-wants-to-defend-the-men-of-america

In a keynote speech at the National Conservatism Conference last month, Hawley accused the political left of seeking to redefine traditional masculinity as toxic, and called for a "revival of strong and healthy manhood in America."

[Harker]

46. That's because many republican'ts think it's heroic to grab whatever one wants

and to abuse everyone they view as beneath them, which in their fantasies means everyone else.

There's a moran in a town near me that has one of those banners that depicts Trumpsky's doughy face grafted onto Rambo's body attached to the front of their house. It's an illness.

[hadEnuf]

48. Trump is the model of assholery, which has always been a big sell for conservatives.

The bigger the asshole, they more they worship him. As for masculinity, it's just par for the course that they think the Orange Pus Gut is their version of George Clooney.

[Butterflylady]

49. Excuse me while I go throw up!

[Johnny2X2X]

50. Donald Trump is a serial Rapist!

To the Evangelical Right in America, rape is the epitome of masculinity, it's what god intends in their warped minds.

[AZLD4Candidate]

52. I guess I'm not a "real man" then

I've never gone bankrupt (but money has been tight before)
I never had a divorce
I've never cheated on my wife
I don't insult people and pick petty feuds with everyone
I've never sounded like a bigot

I'm not suffering from the Dark Triad.

I guess I'm just a "girlie man" boi that eats granola and gets offended by everything that "isn't PC."

These people have a warped view of being a man.

[appleannie1]

53. Have you ever really 'looked' at some of the men Repubs admire?

Tucker Carlson, Lindsey Graham, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh. They all look like if you stuck a pin in them, they would ooze.

[relayerbob]

55. Don't forget the crying

Especially when confronted with previous disgusting behavior and lack of remorse and accepting responsibility.

That's clearly a core GQP "manly" move.

[dameatball]

60. I once asked my old mechanic buddy from Brooklyn what he thought of Trump. His response was:

There's a loudmouth like him on every block in New York.

[LittleGirl]

61. He wears more makeup and hairspray than me! eom

[CaptainTruth]

64. There's toxic masculinity, & there's cesspool masculinity.

IMHO Trump is the definition of cesspool masculinity.

[Vinca]

65. And that WASN'T the Onion????????????????