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Emily, let us start with you. what do you think this attack on what is known as traditional masculinity is all about? >> the apa specifically names in their definition of traditional masculinity competitiveness, stoicism, all qualities i think a lot of young women like myself and women of all ages really probably find attractive, compelling, and i think it is sad that the apa lends its authority as an institution and its credibility as an institution to these guidelines which are steeped in lang...

Studies textbook from the 1970s. its outdated.k you wouldnt know that biology played a role in masculinity. it just asserts dogmatically that its a social construction and because it was socially built lets rebuild it according to the likes of these agenda driven researchers. >> tucker: only crazy people believe that because it ignores biological reality. i wonder why this report doesnt address the real drop in testosterone levels over the past 30 years. does that play role in male dysfunction? ...

Trump. electability will matter more than anything. and thats a question thats not been answered. >> the other dynamic here rests with trump which is that he made his brand in 2016 and still now, so much about strength, masculinity, our traditional notions of what they are. mike pence praising his broad shoulders. >> they were playing the gender card very much. >> and clear eyes. >> the size of his hands. all of that, right? >> absolutely. so how does a female candidate, if a woman wins the demo...

I dont know how he feels now. but i know that is real and that people are damaged by it. they are actually black fathers beating their black sons because theyre gay. my doorman told me a story about that today. >> a lot of things are how were constructing masculinity the way it relates to black people. black men do have a legitimate gripe that black masculinity is under assault. the problem becomes when they conflate that attack with natural expressions of people being queer. they consider that ...

It. they are actually black fathers who are beating black son because theyre gay. my doorman told me a story today as we talked about this as we walked into the building. >> i think a lot of things are connected in how we are constructing masculinity as it relates to black people, right. black men do have a legitimate gripe that black masculinity is under assault. the problem becomes when they conflate that attack with natural expressions of people being queer. they consider that could be a cont...

Masculinity, then, we can deconstruct the way that we, as parents, fathers and community, treat other black men who happen to express a different sexuality than our own. >> nischelle, let me ask you. there is -- i always say, as people of color, we have to stop low-key co-signing homophobia in our community. and i know you feel a certain way about that. and you had a certain epiphany. >> i did. listen, we all like to think were evolved people, correct? we like to think that -- especially if we c...

Certainly if you are making accusations against someone else he has. this is a generalization we see from manyio progressives that the #metoo movement is more of a conservativeov problem, that we are the ones perpetuating the toxic masculinity and the patriarchy and it doesnt seem to be true. no, i dont think it was an adequate answer. hopefully he will be held accountable for that. >> tucker: you whenever you go into a policy debate assuming you are a good person, you wind up excusingd your own...

Else he has. this is a generalization we see from many progressives that the #metoo movement is more of a conservative problem, that we are the ones perpetuating the toxic masculinity and the pateryiar i can and it doesnt seem -- patriarchy and it doesnt seem to be true. i hope he will be held accountable. >> if you go into a policy debate assuming you a good person you wind up excusing your crappy behavior. i never assume im a good person. i just want to get to the right answer. and the person ...

This is a generalization we see from many progressives that the #metoo movement is more of a conservative problem, that we are the ones perpetuating the toxic masculinity and the pateryiar i can and it doesnt seem -- patriarchy and it doesnt seem to be true. i hope he will be held accountable. >> if you go into a policy debate assuming you a good person you wind up excusing your crappy behavior. i never assume im a good person. i just want to get to the right answer. and the person who ran the "...

Culture. again, we need to valueize males. culture needs to say, males are nontoxic. masculinity is not toxic. there are male virtues of valour, courage, civilry, heroism in war that are really uniquely male. they should not be disparaged. females have complementary virtues and values that are also essential to children. >> tucker: where does the idea come from that when men fail, women win? that really is the underlying assumption of the dumb people we always play from other shows. "men are dec...