A new grassroots campaign ad went viral Friday for trying to make the case that voting for Vice President Kamala Harris is the more manly choice in this presidential election.
The ad ranges from men bragging about being “many” enough to do a variety of typically male activities to more humorous boasts like eating “carburetor for breakfast” or “not being scared of bears.” Until now, there have been actors portraying men who quote the qualities of men. The solution was for men to express support for liberal women’s political causes and the Harris campaign.
The ad, which was not created by the Harris-Waltz campaign, struck many online commentators as a prime example of why Ms. Harris has a hard time appealing to men.
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The actors playing Kamala Harris supporters in the ad are trying to appeal to men, arguing that voting for Vice President Kamala Harris is a great way to assert your masculinity. (Jacob Reid YouTube Channel)
Ines Stepman, senior policy analyst at the Independent Women’s Forum, marveled at the video that one There’s no way.”
Charles Gasparino, senior correspondent for FOX Business, said, “People on the political left who have been preaching for years the hoi-poi that men can be women and women can be men because we’re all genderless creatures. It’s very strange that men can also participate in women’s sports.” , now they think they have the credibility to say what a real man is. Too bad we messed it up all those years ago. ”
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Podcaster Wade Stotts poked fun at the awkwardness of a character wearing a cowboy hat, saying, “Hello, excuse me. Today’s a great economy. I hope Trump does.” said. Anyway, don’t poison the waterhole. I’ve been outdoors before. ”
“The Kamala ad is a must-see,” quipped David Leboy, a fellow at the Claremont Institute. “Not only did they have no idea how real men speak, they also couldn’t find convincing male actors.”
“This is amazing,” Mark Hemingway, senior writer at RealClear Investigations, said of the video. “I don’t know if it’s satire, but I don’t think it’s satire, okay?”
An actor who plays a man who supports Vice President Kamala Harris.
Spencer Klavan, deputy editor of the Claremont Institute, suggested that if anything, the video reveals what the American left wants men to be like.
“When Harris Waltz says this is what men are like, they are saying that this is how men *should* be. You can tell by not being able to understand men because they will blame men for not being enlightened enough, not themselves. ”
“This ad is surprising because neither side of the debate captures the spirit of ‘being a real man,'” said City Journal reporter Chris Rufo. “This is not about barrel-aged bourbon or 500-pound deadlifts, or supporting IVF or voting for Kamala Harris. These are both caricatures. One is a mistranslation of ‘masculinity,’ and the other is an attempt at ‘manosphere masculinity.’” Taken together, they amount to an imitation of male nature, redefining masculinity in left-wing ideological terms. ”
“What this ad fundamentally misses is that masculinity is not waiting for encouragement or permission to stand up for (or stand up for) something,” said Leo Sapir, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute. This is what makes advertising both dangerous and essential to civilization.”
“I don’t think this ad is meant to persuade men to vote for Harris (lol),” wrote Newsweek opinion editor Batya Unger-Sargon. “I think this is meant to reassure her base of college-educated women that the Democratic Party really belongs to them. Just Putzes.”
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The ad’s director, Jacob Reed, said the ad was created for Harris creators and the ad’s disclaimer states it has not been authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. has been done.
He said the ad was half-joking but serious, saying, “It’s more of a comedy than a political ad, but what they’re saying is true.”
“With the rise of role models like Tim Walz and Doug Emhoff on the national stage, I think the left is finally gaining foothold in how we talk about masculinity. We are redefining what it means to be a man. I think it’s past time for men in America, and I hope this campaign can start to shape that conversation. ”
Fast Company said Reed’s “original version was a little more scolding, like, ‘I’m not afraid of women having rights, because what kind of creepy person would I be then?'” It contained lines.”
But then, “after thinking through the concept a little more deeply, Reed realized that the last thing he wanted to do was belittle his potential audience.” I saw it as both people in the world.”
FOX News Digital reached out to the Reid, Harris and Trump campaigns.
Alexander Hall is an associate editor at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Alexander.hall@fox.com.
