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The Masculinity Debate

Just What Do Women Find Attractive in Men?

Diane Aoki
3 min readOct 12, 2024
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Comedians Make You Look

The only way I can handle hearing certain right wing talk show hosts is when they are used as the objects of derision on comedy shows. The comedians present it to us with heavy doses of irony and humor. Case in point was Jordan Klepper when it was his turn on the Daily Show, as seen on Instagram and YouTube. The title of the episode was The Masculinity Debate.

Examples of Ugly Men

He opens: “There’s a certain type of person who thinks that voting for a woman makes you less of a man … and that type of person is on TV.” And that brings up these clips which exemplify the worst of “mankind” saying things like “I don’t see why any man would vote Democrat. That person has mommy issues or they’re just trying to be accepted by other women” (Jesse Watters). “If you want weak men and the angry women around them then that party (Democratic) is the one for you” (Tucker Carlson). “I vote like a real man so I vote for the conservative” (unknown guest on a Chris Plante show). “A real man would not vote for Kamala” (unknown guest on a podcast).

Real Men Donʻt Tell Lies

The thing is, they think they are “real” men, but they, and other misogynists like them…

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Diane Aoki
Diane Aoki

Written by Diane Aoki

Playwright, essayist, teacher, artist, songwriter, poet. Creativity Activist.

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