Bannon Promises That Feminism, Not Toxic Masculinity, Is Responsible For America's Demise

Bannon Promises That Feminism, Not Toxic Masculinity, Is Responsible For America's Demise

The mere fact that Harper's Bazaar would feature an article on the topic of toxic masculinity tells you the degree to which the female mindset in America is changing. Even the fashion industry is concerned about toxic masculinity. Oh yes. The Trump male posse can descend on us -- throwing stink bombs and calling us libtards -- but the facts are the facts in their non-factual universe. The jigs up, gentlemen.

When Trump was elected, Mr. Brexit Nigel Farage proclaimed: "The alpha males are back." That may be so, but large numbers of alpha males -- are the very definition of toxic masculinity -- and it's a masculinity that kills, no matter how the alt-right dresses it up.

More than other countries in the developed world, the American culture worships men with guns. They are conquerors of 'weaker men' and women are eager to have sex with them. In reality, men who commit mass shootings do not have the respect of the larger culture, but their "catastrophic sense of male entitlement" gives them admiration in their own equally toxic communities. 

Young White Nationalist Christian Men Proudly Marching In Charlottesville Demand Their Historical Privilege

Young White Nationalist Christian Men Proudly Marching In Charlottesville Demand Their Historical Privilege

During a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. on Saturday, former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke and Trump supporter said the event is in line with President Trump’s “promises.”

“This represents a turning point for the people of this country. We are determined to take our country back,” Duke said. “We are going to fulfill the promises of Donald Trump. That’s what we believed in. That’s why we voted for Donald Trump, because he said he’s going to take our country back.”

FORMER LEADER OF THE KU KLUX KLAN DAVID DUKE SPEAKING TO TRUMP ABOUT CHARLOTTESVILLE: "WE ELECTED YOU."

FORMER LEADER OF THE KU KLUX KLAN DAVID DUKE SPEAKING TO TRUMP ABOUT CHARLOTTESVILLE: "WE ELECTED YOU."

Writing for The Atlantic, Matt Thompson reminds us: The 'Unite the Right' gathering wasn't a Klan rally at all. It was a pride march. 

The shameless return of white supremacy into America’s public spaces seems to be happening by degrees, and quickly. It wasn’t until most journalists left the conference of the innocuously named “National Policy Institute” in November that my colleague Daniel Lombroso captured Richard Spencer leading the attendees in open Nazi salutes. Spencer’s intention—to make normal that gesture and all the sentiments that underpin it—is no more secret than the identities of his tiki torch-wielding bannermen. "I don't see myself as a marginal figure who's going to be hated by society,” Spencer said to Daniel. “I see myself as a mainstream figure.”

New York Magazine has an excellent overview of the details about what happened in Charlottesville, Va. 

Dear Trump: You Can Cherish America's White Nationalist History; I Detest It!