{"id":2630675,"date":"2026-07-16T13:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-havent-figured-out-that-masculinity-isnt-a-costume\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T13:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:39:32","slug":"democrats-havent-figured-out-that-masculinity-isnt-a-costume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-havent-figured-out-that-masculinity-isnt-a-costume\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Haven&#8217;t Figured Out That Masculinity Isn&#8217;t A Costume"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-havent-figured-out-that-masculinity-isnt-a-costume%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2630675&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the contemporary challenges faced by the Democratic Party concerning masculinity and cultural identity. It highlights how some Democrats are attempting to adopt &#8220;masculinity&#8221; as a political strategy, but critics argue that their understanding of masculinity is superficial, based on &#8220;vibes&#8221; rather than genuine qualities. The piece emphasizes that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-men-must-abandon-the-false-gospel-of-nice-guyism\/\" title=\"Why Men Must Abandon The False Gospel Of Nice-Guyism\">true masculinity involves<\/a> more than aesthetics or behavior; it encompasses policy positions that address issues like border security, welfare dependency, gender policies, crime, and cultural values. The author criticizes Democrats for focusing on superficial &#8220;vibes&#8221; and failing to grasp that masculinity is rooted in policy and principles, not just appearance or attitude. Ultimately, the article asserts that the democrats&#8217; rejection of traditional masculinity reflects their broader ideological flaws, making their approach incompatible with authentic American masculinity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t5d8G2RHPyQ\" target=\"_blank\">Graham Platner\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/16\/democrats-havent-figured-out-that-masculinity-isnt-a-costume\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Democrats Haven\u2019t Figured Out That Masculinity Isn\u2019t A Costume&#038;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/16\/democrats-havent-figured-out-that-masculinity-isnt-a-costume\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Democrats Haven\u2019t Figured Out That Masculinity Isn\u2019t A Costume&#038;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/16\/democrats-havent-figured-out-that-masculinity-isnt-a-costume\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/16\/democrats-havent-figured-out-that-masculinity-isnt-a-costume\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Democrats Haven\u2019t Figured Out That Masculinity Isn\u2019t A Costume&#038;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/16\/democrats-havent-figured-out-that-masculinity-isnt-a-costume\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\">                     <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); pfTrackEvent(&#039;Democrats Haven\u2019t Figured Out That Masculinity Isn\u2019t A Costume&#039;); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &#038; Email\">                     <span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>                     <\/a>                 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"pf-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s hilarious enough that the Atlantic magazine has an entire article this week about Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/14\/democrat-men-are-trying-to-fake-masculinity-and-its-painful-to-watch\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/14\/democrat-men-are-trying-to-fake-masculinity-and-its-painful-to-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">adopting \u201cmasculinity\u201d<\/a> as a new political strategy \u2014 <em>How do you do, fellow macho men?<\/em> \u2014 but then it had to include a man literally named \u201cPoindexter\u201d to explain the party\u2019s problem with \u201cmanly\u201d voters. And get it wrong!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn Poindexter\u2019s view,\u201d wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/2026\/07\/ohio-poindexter-democrats-men\/687880\/?gift=FEWAoWcq6grjKzrSTXJ8NuDgikTwZ-JGj6hIbdWbkRU\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/2026\/07\/ohio-poindexter-democrats-men\/687880\/?gift=FEWAoWcq6grjKzrSTXJ8NuDgikTwZ-JGj6hIbdWbkRU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the article\u2019s author<\/a>, Russell Berman, \u201cDemocrats\u2019 struggles with men like him owe less to policy than to culture.\u201d The story then quotes Brian Poindexter, who confidently declares, \u201cIt\u2019s all vibes.\u201d He says with certitude, \u201cThe Democrats have catered too much to, you know, the softer side \u2026 .We should be well-rounded people. We should be tough when we need to be. We should be soft when we need to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-2963824771\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 fdrlst__b89e9-entity-placement\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Poindexter, hold my hand when I say this to you: It is, in fact, not \u201call vibes.\u201d To be an American man is not simply a matter of aesthetics. (See: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/07\/democrats-have-alienated-normal-men-now-theyre-stuck-with-graham-platners\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/07\/democrats-have-alienated-normal-men-now-theyre-stuck-with-graham-platners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graham Platner<\/a>.\u201d) To that end, being a proud, masculine man is entirely incompatible with the modern Democrat Party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Masculinity doesn\u2019t square with supporting men in women\u2019s locker rooms. It doesn\u2019t square with perpetual welfare dependency. It doesn\u2019t square with the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/08\/democrats-created-the-destructive-metoo-standard-they-continue-suffering-for-it\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/08\/democrats-created-the-destructive-metoo-standard-they-continue-suffering-for-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#MeToo movement\u2019s<\/a> opposition to the presumption of innocence. It doesn\u2019t square with the authoritarian censorship tendencies of the left. It doesn\u2019t square with the toxic Black Lives Matter <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/06\/12\/the-black-lives-matter-lie-is-why-austin-metcalf-is-dead-and-karmelo-anthony-is-in-prison\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/06\/12\/the-black-lives-matter-lie-is-why-austin-metcalf-is-dead-and-karmelo-anthony-is-in-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dogma<\/a> of racial preference above merit. It doesn\u2019t square with crime tolerance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those are all matters of policy, not vibes. Driving a truck and wearing a hardhat don\u2019t mean anything if you\u2019re content with foreigners breaking into the country and raping your daughter. Tattoo sleeves and an affinity for soccer don\u2019t compensate for a willingness to let bitter, childless women dictate at what temperature the thermostat in every household should be set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is yet another variation of Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/17\/democrats-keep-convincing-themselves-their-problem-is-podcasts-its-their-policies\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/02\/17\/democrats-keep-convincing-themselves-their-problem-is-podcasts-its-their-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refusing to admit<\/a> that their problem isn\u2019t that they\u2019re afraid to go on Joe Rogan\u2019s podcast or that they haven\u2019t been able to \u201cmeet people where they are.\u201d Their problem is their positions. Their positions are repulsive and antithetical to masculinity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s 2026, and they\u2019re still talking about vibes. That\u2019s because they don\u2019t understand masculinity isn\u2019t an aesthetic.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FR8XCMYC\">Traitors: The Democrat Party\u2019s Collapse into Anti-American Filth<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Eddie Scarry<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eScarry\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\">@eScarry<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/eddiescarry\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags no-print bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/2026\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Graham Platner<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/masculinity\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">masculinity<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/media\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Media<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/policies\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">policies<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/the-atlantic\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">The Atlantic<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/transgenderism\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">transgenderism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlantic mocks Democrats&#8217; masculinity strategy, includes Poindexter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":2630676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Graham-Platner-2.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,4685,55194,5894],"class_list":["post-2630675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-gender","tag-masculinity-2","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Graham-Platner-2.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2630675"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2630679,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630675\/revisions\/2630679"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2630676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2630675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2630675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2630675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}