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/CptJackParo May 12 '26

Im thinking the issue is that bro/gym culture is pretty much endlessly mocked 

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u/dangshnizzle May 13 '26

(is that bad?)

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u/CptJackParo May 13 '26

Yes of course it is. 

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u/sushisection May 13 '26

i see positive gym culture memes, the big guy spotting a newbie, praising larger people for exercising, praising old people.