Sen. Josh Hawley is continuing his campaign to be the voice for marginalized straight white cisgender males in America in a rambling new op-ed published by the National Review and we’re starting to think he might actually need therapy.
“Liberals and reporters get awfully sensitive when you criticize pornography and video games,” Hawley begins. “They get even more sensitive when you blame modern liberalism for men’s addiction to them.”
The 41-year-old once again goes on to say that porn and video games “embody the spiritual emptiness that plagues many men in America today” and that men use them to “fill the void” they feel from liberals. Or something.
“Men have something unique to offer America, but they are struggling today,” he adds. “And the Left is to blame.”
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Later in the op-ed, Hawley veers away from his original topic (porn and video games) to attack schools for waging a “war on gender,” saying there is an “attack on girls’ sports and the elimination of girls’ restrooms.”
“We see this assault on multiple fronts, from the guidance counselors who conflate boyhood enthusiasm and energy with ADHD, to the denigration of athletic excellence, to the radical indoctrination that teaches boys and girls that gender has no meaning and that they cannot be secure in the most basic realities of their own biology.”
We could go on, but we think you get the point.
The antigay senator concludes the “think-piece” by calling for straight white cisgender American men to be “unleashed” so they can “be who they are made to be.”
After publishing the article, Hawley shared it on Twitter.
It’s Time to Reinvest in American Men https://t.co/as9IAeu0dW
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) November 11, 2021
Now, the responses…
is this a comedy post?
— david moran (@davidrmoran) November 11, 2021
Dude, get a bigger Truck, a sports car or put socks in your pants. We don’t care.
— Oliwoot 🇺🇲 (@OliWoot) November 11, 2021
Republican masculinity pic.twitter.com/rvT9IX7Zx7
— Stylish Psychopomp (@CirceWillow) November 11, 2021
Why do I get the feeling that this is gonna be about gender roles? Everyone, by now, should know that they’re a social construct. Which is just a euphemism for “sit down and shut up” to keep people from being treated as equals.
— Drewster BSN, RN (@spideypencil) November 11, 2021
As opposed to the past 200 + years of EVERYTHING being about men, specifically white men.
— Tamara McMillan (@wafflemum) November 11, 2021
C’mon men let’s go chop wood pic.twitter.com/tmGzpKl0kj
— someones_spouse (@SomeonesSpouse) November 11, 2021
What is with this obsession? Is there something you’re deflecting from?
— Sarah Smiles (@Sarah73770415) November 11, 2021
There are help groups for this.
— Reasonable Cynic (@ALICIAJ88232065) November 11, 2021
Yes, cuz men haven’t had access to every lever of power and control since the beginning of recorded time. This is your pitch dude, really?
— Rich D (@rdanch) November 11, 2021
@tedcruz isn’t going to like the part about pornography.
— Z (@surlyZ) November 11, 2021
Sorry you’re going through this, bro.
— danlo123 (@danlo123) November 11, 2021
You go girl! pic.twitter.com/l6WkLKVAg8
— JON (@JonInPGH) November 13, 2021
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore
Fahd
Wedge issue creation — you know they have focus groups helping them to refine the pandering. Who’s in favor of addiction to anything, including porn and video games? Instead of helping poorly educated white families to adapt to new demographics and new labor market realities, this kind of demagoguery exploits their fears and prejudices. I guess it’s the only way a potentially dangerous, soulless, craven Republican like this turd can hope to hold on to power. Keep him on the right-wing watch.
Mister P
Why does this idiot think schools want to eliminate girls restrooms?
Cato
When I feel the need to fill a void, there is no shortage of charming liberal men and messed up conservative closet cases who are willing to join in. Porn and video games are merely entertainments, like sports, substance abuse, and Josh Hawley.
johncp56
I say this before as i,m a really single gay man, about men I look at first before knowing who he they are,,,,,, i did it with this closet case before at 1/6/21 he is a stud built hot looking to me, until we find out he is a crazy wht tripping poor str8 guy being disresticted, LOL so funny the wht str8 men are under attack ????/ boo hoo whinny child, go back form where you came under a nice cold rock
Hank31
This website is equally obsessed with manhood. It’s obsessed with tearing it down.
Mr. Stadnick
Show us your dick Hank31, come on show us your dick.
Den
Prove it.
Convincingly demonstrate how exactly (using your brain and actual references) this site is trying to “tear down” manhood, or be laughed at more than you are at the moment.
Buffoon much?
Den
And we are certainly obsessed with actual ,manhood, as we are gay. We have sex with men, and most of like them conventionally masculine.
Odd that you don’t recognize that, if you are actually gay.
cliche guevara
Okay twinkle toes like you know anything about manhood. If your fragile sense of self why you keep sexualizing children? Is it a displacement thing?
rbernard
Aside from being a serial homophobe, does anyone else find that Josh Hawley is too hung up with human sexuality and gender issues too often?
Sexually well adjusted “straight” men don’t worry about what other consenting adults do in the bedroom or how they present themselves.
Josh Hawley is routinely an outspoken critic on gender and gay issues and we should all ask ourselves, why is he so invested?
Is he overcompensating to deflect attention and maybe covering up a dirty little secret?
So often, it is the ones who yell the loudest, that are the ones actively deflecting with an ulterior motive and are not presenting themselves honestly.
Invader7
She’s another DEEP Neo Nazi FASCIST republithug CLOSET case… Just saying.. I bet he watches hard core gay leather gang bang porn and wants to be the bottom !!!
cuteguy
I think he’s watched Handmaids Tale too many times and reversed the roles? Or maybe he’s dyslexic and think that the so called white cis male are being oppressed? Or maybe he just wants to reboot the KKK?
Ronbo
Queerty’s “politics” section is filled with Republicans – someone should explain how there is no bad press. Isn’t it time Queerty’s came out with some favorable stories about GOOD politicians?
We had one party opening the checkbook (bigtime) to help those hurt by the covid pandemic. Why can’t Graham Gremore remind us of the good?
The Democrats passed a bill for infrastructure improvements… echo the long-term benefits please.
Biden was the first national politician to go on TV and support full LGBTQ equality – forcing “God is in the mix” Obama to change his policies.
We like what Biden has been trying to achieve, how about supporting him with some appreciation?
radiooutmike
He looks like he would have fit into a high school or college swim 20-25 years ago.