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America’s dad vs. the manosphere: Walz-Vance debate highlights two versions of masculinity

  • Written by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
imageTwo guys, shaking hands: Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, ahead of their debate on Oct. 1, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Few people expected the campaign to elect the first woman president to spark a referendum on masculinity, but what it means to be a man has become “arguably the most dominant theme of this year’s...

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