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How 'White Dudes' May Reshape Manhood This Election

msmagazine.com How 'White Dudes' May Reshape Manhood This Election - Ms. Magazine

That white men organized—as white, male demographic—is among the many notable shifts in the 2024 presidential campaign. Before more than 190,000 men joined a “White Dudes for Harris” call on July 29, the common wisdom in the media suggests that most white men support extreme right causes and candida...

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  • White men are part of a multiracial, multicultural movement redefining manhood and masculinities. An unintended consequence of White Dudes for Harris is that white men can now walk through a portal where our voices articulating an egalitarian vision of manhood can be heard. White Dudes is inadvertently helping us put cracks in our glass ceiling.

    To be honest, I don't think manhood always meant the overly macho version we throw around today.

    I'd expect figures like Napoleon or Caesar or Augustus would be called effeminate by the likes of Andrew Tate for their compromising diplomacy and actively keeping journals of their thoughts and feelings.

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  • I somehow had no idea that Mitch Landrieu was her campaign co-chair! That's so strange to me, not sure how I feel about that.

    I'm also feeling skeptical about the "straight white male progressive" closet, but sure alright, as long as it gets us working proactively to help others.

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