But is this how real men talk when they’re with each other, in the locker room, in the bar, in Wall Street bacchanals? Mr. Trump’s version clearly resonates with a segment of the American electorate. Notably, many Republicans who denounced Mr. Trump over the weekend did so in similar chivalric mode. The aggression that characterizes Mr. Trump’s words and behavior is both a reflection and a cartoonish exaggeration of traditional masculinity. Feminists would argue – contrary to the emotional experience of many of Mr. Trump’s supporters — that reimagining the role of women does not demean or constrain men.

Source: New York Times October 09, 2016 20:15 UTC