Trump talking about what would happen if he and Biden fought. This hyper-masculine boasting is why I wrote Macho Man h/t @MetalRabbit13
https://twitter.com/monaeltahawy/status/1318892292359348226
Trump would be shirtless at rallies dancing to Macho Man if it weren’t for the fact that fascist patriarchy has determined which type of male body is conventionally attractive, powerful &suitable to display. Ironically for Trump, his is not it. Remember this? h/t @Heresy_Corner 
Which is why, absent his inability to display “physical perfection,” Trump instead displays not just toxic but uber and dangerous masculinity; a form that effectively bullied his medical team into letting him endanger both those around him and himself +ve #COVID19.
If you can’t signal the “perfect body” that fascism celebrates, then you signal the infallibility of the warrior.
You dictate “Don’t let it dominate you!” to a country where the pandemic has killed more than 200,000 people.
You dictate “Don’t let it dominate you!” to a country where the pandemic has killed more than 200,000 people.
You talk about #COVID19 as if it were a terrorist attack/invading army, not a pandemic. Because if you can’t take off your shirt & signal hypermasculinity that way, you signal it w/language of war & invincibility. And by saying “I can beat my opponent up.” feministgiant.substack.com/p/essay-macho-…
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