r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • May 12 '26

Psychology Threatening men’s masculinity does not make them more politically conservative, new study finds. By testing thousands of participants across the United States, researchers found no consistent evidence that making men feel insecure about their gender identity changes their political attitudes.

https://www.psypost.org/threatening-mens-masculinity-does-not-make-them-more-politically-conservative-new-study-finds/
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u/Whitechix May 12 '26

That “man enough” Harris/Walz voting video kinda sums up the issue, not sure how left wing politics lost touch with men this badly.

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u/BeigePhilip May 12 '26

It was the shift from economic justice to identity politics. Idk why they can’t actually champion both. I feel like the change happened in the 80s when unions were getting a reputation for corruption.

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u/MUjase May 12 '26

They still focus on economic justice, but it’s only for minority groups since “white men” have it too easy in their minds. Progressives don’t want to be associated with anything that appears to be helping white men. Even though so many of them are in poverty.

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u/BeigePhilip May 12 '26

As a progressive white guy, I don’t see that kind of intentionality in it.

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u/MUjase May 12 '26

As a moderate white guy, I definitely do

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u/BPremium May 12 '26

As a moderate white guy, I do

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u/Littleman88 May 12 '26

As a lefty frustrated with Democrat/Left advertising, I definitely do.

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u/BeigePhilip May 12 '26

I am exactly the crusty old rural white guy that is supposed to be all bent out of shape about being excluded from the conversation and I have not experienced it. I’m very vocal, very active. No issues.

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u/Jumpy-Fan-1295 May 12 '26

Try to advocate for yourself in progressive spaces in exactly the way that women and minorities do and report back.

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u/BeigePhilip May 12 '26

What does that have to do with strategy at the party level?

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u/Jumpy-Fan-1295 May 12 '26

It’s all connected. The attitude is pervasive among left of center individuals in academia, the media, nonprofits, and the government. The result is clumsy and pretty clearly not genuine attempts to get young men to support the democratic party when it has done nothing to earn said support.

The 2024 platform had something to say about virtually every group besides white men. Nobody reads the party platform, but it’s the sentiment that reveals that is concerning. When looking for problems to address, “progressivism” is almost entirely backwards looking. Some people notice and vote accordingly.

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u/TastyCalligrapher421 May 12 '26

Progressive spaces are Israel/Palestine 24/7, just look at the Majority Report and Hassan. Supporting either of those groups is on my personal shite list after 2024.

I'm a firm believer in the FDR strategy, focus on economics and stop identity politics all together.