Trump telling Jimmy Fallon to 'be a man' tells us a lot about the overt masculinity that underpins American society
The IndependentThe best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. You’ve seen the script for men caught saying offensive things or committing sexual harassment: “I apologise to anyone who felt hurt,” not “I apologise for those I hurt.” Or say that under a false pretext, a leader devastates a country with bombs and starts a cycle of horrific wars? In response to Fallon’s little cri de coeur, Trump told him to “be a man.” The most toxic word combination in the English language. The implicit and often explicit corollary to “be a man,” is “don’t be a girl.” Becoming a real man builds in a fear of femininity. He was only “being a man.” Michael Kaufman’s next book, Count Me In: Why Men Must Fight for Gender Equality, will be published in January
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