Open Thread: Masculine Men Vote Republican?
Today's starter topic: Are liberals more likely to be "girlie men?" According to a study out of Australia across a number of countries, men who are more masculine tend to be more likely to support conservative political ideologies.
If that claim is true, does it mean that liberal men are less likely to be physically strong or have lower levels of testosterone? Somehow it seems unlikely you'll see a study touting this idea. But while we're waiting, here's the Daily Telegraph's summary of the masculine men study:
Researchers cite muscle-bound Hollywood action heroes like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chuck Norris and Sylvester Stallone as evidence that aggression is linked to conservative politics. [...]
Researchers from Griffith University in Australia said the Hollywood examples were typical of a phenomenon among modern men with an aggressive side.They tend to build up their upper body strength and become subconsciously obsessed with their fighting ability, they told the journal Human Nature.
Lead researcher Aaron Sell said men were 'designed for fighting' and the tougher they are, the more this influences their behaviour and attitudes.
Men are better designed to respond rapidly to threats, avoid something that is thrown at them or be able to catch it, and are better at taking a punch, he said. [...]
In political terms they tend to take the more right wing view - be it Conservative in the UK or Republican in the US.
The researchers looked at the political attitudes of actors in Hollywood and found those who played action stars were more likely to support military action by the US overseas.
The study said: "Those actors known for their physical strength and formidability, among them Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris and Sylvester Stallone, were more likely to support military action.
"Generally speaking, Hollywood actors are left wing, but the action stars among them were more likely than not to support the Republican position on foreign policy.
Does this idea make sense to you?
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Are liberals more likely to be "girlie men?"
Submitted by bkeyser on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 10:13am.
Clearly.
LOL, BK
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 10:19am.
Can you say "mom jeans"? I knew you could.
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Liberal men(?)
Submitted by johnsonl on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 11:37am.
sit down to pee.
Seriously.
GOP in New Hampshire favors "girlie men"
Submitted by lrgon on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 12:04pm.
at least according to the vote in the state legislature where the Republican Party voted down a repeal of a law allowing homsexuals to play pretend at marriage.
The NH Republican Party holds a vast majority over the "soft on traditional" marriage Democrats, yet lo and behold, lookie at the "girlie men" in that GOP controlled legislature voting to fill the putrid "gai" wine wine barrels with GOP noir.
"Today is a banner for the freedom to marry." --- co-chairman Craig Stowell, a Claremont Republican
http://thenewamerican.com/culture/family/11286-nh-house-kills-repeal-of-...
There are a few godly men in the New Hampshire legislature but these men lost out in the vote to ban the fraud known as "civil unions" or "gai marriage" and defend the sacrament of marriage due to too many "girlie Republicans" running around like little girls showing off their pretty pink dresses.
This from the article
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 1:44pm.
Marriage is the legally recognized union of 2 people. Any person who otherwise meets the eligibility requirements of this chapter may marry any other eligible person regardless of gender. Each party to a marriage shall be designated "bride,'' "groom,'' or "spouse."
Clearly not in the America of 2011. Once marriage is no longer 1 man, 1 woman, it has lost any meaning of a definition. Within a few years it will mean any combination of beings, human and non, that can be thought of by someone with a lawsuit.
~Reminds me of a quote I saw recently
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 10:22am.
explaining why the Left hates Sarah Palin so much. It was to the effect that she is "simultaneously more masculine than liberal men, and more feminine than liberal women"
*roffles*
LOL
Submitted by CarlosS on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 10:28am.
Now that's funny! And True!
She's also more man than
Submitted by nolotrippen on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 10:34am.
She's also more man than they'll ever be and more woman than they'll ever get.
“It is almost impossible to distinguish a politician from a gangster.” (Will Durant, 1931)
I predicted tea parties would return. Now I'm predicting dueling will return.
~^Like^
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 10:54am.
!!!
Good observations,
Submitted by almostacowboy on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 11:04am.
all.
Unfortunatly, Ms. Brunette,
Submitted by killa37 on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 12:54pm.
Unfortunatly, Ms. Brunette, Sarah Palin also has bigger onions than most Republican men!!! And how could anyone use the word 'girlie man' and Boy Baraka in the same sentence????
Good evening Bru
Submitted by cocodrie on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 1:03pm.
Truth wrapped in nice words.
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Schwarzenegger a conservative?
Submitted by nolotrippen on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 10:35am.
This is funny. Though Schwarzenegger became less and less "conservative" in office, making me sorry I voted out Gray Davis.
Maybe marrying a liberal has a testosterone reducing effect.
“It is almost impossible to distinguish a politician from a gangster.” (Will Durant, 1931)
I predicted tea parties would return. Now I'm predicting dueling will return.
Arnold started out far more conservative
Submitted by Matthew Sheffield on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 10:43am.
Unfortunately he didn't frame his message correctly and as a result, his initial ideas all went down in flames.
It was only after this that he went leftward.
Never forget
Submitted by HockeyKid on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 11:21am.
the deleterious effects of anabolic steroids.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
You mean the woodie turned to
Submitted by killa37 on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 12:59pm.
You mean the woodie turned to real wood???
Guaranteed
Submitted by HelenS on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 10:39am.
Not 100% possibly but all the whiny, b1tchy, self-absorbed, prima-donna type "men" I've ever met are liberals. It's sickening and annoying. But usually a dead give-away.
Me - "The libs/dems of today are the Quislings of former years - the cowards who would vote a fraud into office in exchange for handouts from the devil."
Well....
Submitted by c5then on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 10:41am.
It certaintly explains why "lugbutts" are almost always liberal...
Madison and Jefferson and Franklin built a Republic - Roberts killed it!
We already had the "Mommy"
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 10:42am.
We already had the "Mommy" party (Democrats) and the "Daddy" party (Republicans) so what's the big surprise?
It's certainly no surprise to me that men who make excuses for their shortcomings and expect others to pick up their slack would vote Democrat.
SHOCKING.....
Submitted by Sgthulka on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 10:55am.
My wimpy-assed, Obama-loving neighbor proved this months ago.
Let's just say....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 11:05am.
they aren't the kind of men most of us would (willingly) associate with. We all have "family members".
Absolutely.
Submitted by HockeyKid on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 11:19am.
The difference between liberals and conservatives can be summed up in two sides of the personality coin:
"Look at me!" vs. "Leave me be."
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
yeah...
Submitted by MidAmerica on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 11:48am.
Liberalism is about emotion.
Conservativism is about logic.
I can see it to some degree.
Submitted by Rusty Shackleford on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 11:46am.
I can see it to some degree. Sorry ladies, but females *tend* (notice I said *tend*) to base a lot more of their opinions on emotion than men: Women tend to get swept up in superficial trends involving fashion and women tend to be the ones swept up in celebrity idolization. Go to any mall and 90% of the products are ever-changing female fashions and go to any grocery store and you'll see the reading material geared to females: Us Weekly, People, etc...
Another, and more political example, is the recent outrage over Limbaugh's comments against that perpetual law student: intellectually she had no ground to stand on (it is not her right to demand anyone give her anything) but when her position was framed as sexist, women gobbled it up in droves.
Stereotypical characteristics of manliness involve independence, self-reliance, and a near Vulcan-like suppression of emotions. Therefore the knee-jerk emotionalism of the policies of dependence on government would make a liberal man "girlie".
BTW: I find it funny that I read this on the same day I found: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9197597/Strong-m...
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Submitted by Radical1979 on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 12:18pm.
As far as I'm concerned, no apology necessary. Men and women are wired differently because we are designed for different roles. Men are the providers. They need to think logically, plan, and use the extra muscle mass to feed and shelter their families. Women are more emotional to bind them to the children who require care for years before they are independent. Someone has to stay home and nurture, we got wired that way.
I'm not sure I can agree as much about the celebrity idolization. I suppose as women we are geared toward socialization more, again, as a function of protecting and nurturing the family. Men might be less so because they are competing with one another for resources.
It seems our society is trying to make women into men, and men into women. Sucks doesn't it?
I wonder if liberal men are
Submitted by ForeverOnTheRight on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 12:00pm.
I wonder if liberal men are more likely to have been raised in a single mother home, or have an absentee father or even where the mother dominates the marriage? Boys imitate their father, if there is no father, who do you imitate? Or if the father is dominated by the mother, what kind of man will he turn out to be? A wimpy man who resents women? Sounds like Obama’s life. Wonder if Michelle runs his life? Wonder if Hillary runs Bill’s life?
That could explain why I'm a conservative
Submitted by dzejk113 on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 1:02pm.
I was raised in what's now becoming an "old-fashioned" way I guess. My dad was the bread-winner, and my mom was a stay at home mom. When me or my sisters misbehaved, we got punished for it. I was one of those boys that was taught boys don't cry, you have to be tough. My dad taught me how to fight when I was 5 or 6 years old, after some other kid punched me one day.
This also reminds me of one of the liberal's favorite excuses for criminal behavior: "his daddy didn't tell him he loved him" or "his daddy didn't hug him enough" or some BS like that. Last year when I called my dad for father's day, he told me he loved me, and to be honest it kinda freaked me out, I never expected him to say that. I couldn't tell you the last time my dad told me he loved me before that, and yet somehow I didn't grow to be some psycho deranged criminal. My dad raised me to be tough, that's why I joined the military, and that's probably why I'm a conservative.
I've always thought
Submitted by Bodini on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 12:25pm.
I've always thought that Barney Frank was the poster-boy for liberal men! Another "Liberal Lion."
Actually, I thought that
Submitted by killa37 on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 1:03pm.
Actually, I thought that Bawney Fwank was the poster-boy for angry, ugly, slobbering, uptight, mean, vicious, hateful, self-loathing queers!!! And that doesn't even begin to delve into his political stance.
A question
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 1:11pm.
We know good cowboys wore white hats. The bad guys wore black hats. So what does it mean if a congresscriter wears a red cowboy hat or a furry one?
http://weaselzippers.us/2012/04/12/dem-rep-frederica-wilson-continues-to...
Obviously, Rick, you've got
Submitted by killa37 on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 1:26pm.
Obviously, Rick, you've got no concept of 'hip' fashion!!! And Mooooooooooooooochelle is the epitome of 'hip'!!! Literally!!!
Matthew, you should have said conservative men
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 1:28pm.
I mean, John Boehner may be a republican, but...
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Masculine Men? Would That Include...?
Submitted by Motormouth KOS on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 1:37pm.
Randy Madcow?
Yes?
Good call.
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Investigative journalism
Submitted by bkeyser on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 7:24pm.
making a comeback?
Looks like,
Submitted by Boudin on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 8:48pm.
This is about the best they have done in about 3.5 yrs
Good grief.....
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 04/13/2012 - 9:03am.
What were they expecting, something racist about anything he does at this point? Horrors, he got beef sticks, that's racist! Horrors, he got soap, bet it was white, that's racist! Horrors, some of the items might have been white, that's racist right there!(nevermind the fact that he's looking more and more like a hispanic, good example would be Bill Richardson)
I got a feeling this is going to blow up spectacularly in the faces of those who think Trayvon is an innocent angel, just like Rodney King was, and those people will be so embarrassed, they'll have to have a riot or three to save face.
-Jon
Another Santelli Classic in the making?
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 8:37pm.
Caught this over at The Daily Corner, Rick on the Buffett Rule. How he is still part of the NBC network is beyond me considering how they treat non-libturds.