Tim Walz has such great dad energy.
He really shows that the left doesn't hate masculinity. The left just hates *toxic* masculinity: the kind that bans abortion, harms queer people, and attacks minorities.
@LilahTovMoon Wow, what a great ad 😊 It should fade out to Toto's Shoshana...
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It's also interesting because Tim Walz seems like a guy that has hobbies and things to do: working on his truck, hunting, going to state fairs, hanging with his family.
He's out living his life rather than sitting at home obsessing over things.
It's quite an interesting comparison between him and Vance. It showcases not just two different forms of masculinity, but also two different forms of fatherhood that stem from those versions of masculinity.
Walz gives the vibe of a man who, if their kid strikes out at bat, will tell them it's a good effort, even the pros strike out most of the time, and offer to take them to the batting cages.
Vance gives off the vibe of a guy who first screams at the ref, then their kid, then the coach, then their kid again, as the kid slinks back to the dugout knowing their Dad is going to be screaming and cursing about it all night.
The irony is -- all that 50s nostalgia conservatives have? They showcased the Walz type of masculine as the ideal, and the Vance style was seen as the wrong way to do masculinity and fatherhood.
@LilahTovMoon I was like whaaaaaat!?!? I think he sticks to what people can believe. That it would be bad economically is the most believable part. People don't believe you when you start saying that it would create some kind of religion based dictatorship. And people would suffer from it in way worst ways then economically.
@LilahTovMoon Or "tonic" masculinity, as I've heard it put. The kind that values one's strength instead of others' weakness.
@LilahTovMoon It’s like the Right is blind to the ‘toxic’ bit, and the logical leap is: “Well I guess they must hate men as much as we hate women. Yep, that’s it.”
@LilahTovMoon Damn that looks so familiar, I had two Scouts, I know that engine compartment. My air filters weren't always that clean though. 😅
@LilahTovMoon and he doesn't have some gigantic plastic shit truck, he has an International Scout II with what looks like the 345 V-8.
Like, you can kinda choose to make anything your personality.
You can be the BBQ guy. Fire up that grill and invite the neighborhood. Make people happy and make the world a tiny bit better.
there's also something to say about his hobbies ... not being golf?
they're like... social in a more accessible way that requires him to be around other people who aren't playing with him.
@LilahTovMoon I think most animals find that hunting is toxic masculinity.
@LilahTovMoon Honestly, I'd never heard of him before this VP pick, but damn, does he seem to be a stan-up guy, and so relatable.