He's an ex-actor and former NFL player. He might very well come from a surrounding that treats women as less than humans (harvey weinstein, lots of abused former child actors, NFL players who made domestic violence headlines).
He might even be sort of right when he says he's part of a toxic cult, but it's not masculinity. It's wrong of him to assume that this applies to society as a whole.
He's an ex-actor and former NFL player. He might very well come from a surrounding that treats women as less than humans (harvey weinstein, lots of abused former child actors, NFL players who made domestic violence headlines).
He might even be sort of right when he says he's part of a toxic cult, but it's not masculinity. It's wrong of him to assume that this applies to society as a whole.
Yeah, I think that's a fair assumption. It's a tough thing to really examine though.
If we agree to see women as less human then men, then the word 'human' just becomes synonym for 'man'. What he's really talking about is the belief that women and men are different, and that women are less interesting to him, less valuable in his eyes.
Well, so what?
Lots of women think that men are less interesting, and not as valuable. And some men see their fellow men that way, and some women see other women that way. Wherever we see the difference, we pretty much have to expect that there will be a preference as well.
But, like you said, he's pandering. It's how he makes his dollars, and it's why we are here talking about him. He's smart enough to make it pay.