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But this hypermasculine content has also been found to increase feelings of worthlessness, depression, restlessness, sadness, and nervousness in boys who engage with it.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
27 June 2025 -
And Hank’s own clumsy attempts at hypermasculine child-rearing often come from his father, Cotton (Toby Huss).—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
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The former Oakland Raiders linebacker was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s shady military pal in Predator (1987) before landing his own macho action vehicle in Action Jackson (1988).—
Skyler Trepel,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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Set in Bogotá, the film explores masculinity through the story of Carlos, a sensitive teen confronting toxic gender norms in a macho environment.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Commentators were quick to criticize the campaign for appealing to the male gaze.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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In 2018, a female employee complained that the male head chef locked her in a restroom and touched her inappropriately without her consent, but the owners failed to take appropriate corrective action to prevent further harassment by the head chef, records state.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Poitier slapped white men onscreen and fell defiantly in love with their daughters, illustrating how his kind of masculine dignity had to be won in a series of direct clashes with white power.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 Aug. 2025
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Chaz was blending fragrance with her own sense of irreverence: inspired by cologne, her love of masculine notes, and a desire to make scent feel more personal and less precious.—
Karin Eldor,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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During his campaign for reelection in 2024, Trump, who turns 79 in June, sold digital trading cards that featured virile depictions of himself as a cowboy, superhero and astronaut, among other images.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
24 Mar. 2025
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In The Empire’s frame, residents of a coastal village in northern France — gruff, virile fisherman Jony (Brandon Vlieghe) and teenage tease Line (Lyna Khoudri) — reveal their oddball allegiance to extraterrestrial invaders.—
Armond White,
National Review,
14 Mar. 2025
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With Tim Walz’s camouflage cap and football-coach speeches failing to capture manly hearts and minds, Kamala Harris won just 42 percent of the male vote in 2024, compared with Joe Biden’s 48 percent in 2020.—
Christopher J. Scalia,
National Review,
24 July 2025
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Blake Burgess exudes the manly demeanor and seriousness of Cash.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Hairy-chested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairy-chested. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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