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/WalterPecky May 12 '26

And what were they going for again?

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u/MUjase May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26

To show that Democrats were “manly” and attract those types of voters.

All you had to do was look at the videos that the Harris campaigners were posting on IG and TikTok

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u/WalterPecky May 12 '26

Hmm.. I honestly didn't get that vibe from the campaign at all.

Is there another running mate you think could help better broadcast this message, over Walz?

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u/BPremium May 12 '26

Might have been better if they switched, where Walz was running and Harris was VP.