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The Michael Steele Podcast

Doug Emhoff's Masculinity Can Handle Kamala Harris' Success

The Michael Steele Podcast

Two Squared Media

Politics, News, History, Government

4.83.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

This is an excerpt from the full episode "The Swift Turnaround of the Democratic Party (with Sophia Nelson and Dr. Jason Johnson)"

Michael Steele speaks with political analysts Sophia Nelson and Dr. Jason Johnson about a generational shift in men like Doug Emhoff being proud of their successful female partners.

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0:00.0

So I interviewed Doug M. Hoff like three weeks ago.

0:02.6

The past name conversation, we were at the DNC.

0:05.0

And one of the things I took from it,

0:06.6

which I think comes into play is,

0:09.2

and I asked him this directly.

0:10.6

I was like, what does it like to be a very successful man, but have an icon as a spouse?

0:19.4

And that is a different thing that I think American men are comprehended.

0:23.2

We're in the space now where it's like you can be

0:25.3

Travis Kelsey a top three tied in of all time Super Bowl

0:28.9

winner, but you're still with Taylor Swift, right?

0:31.4

You can be Jay-Z, you're one of the greatest rappers of all time, but you're not Beyonce, who is a global icon, right?

0:37.6

Right. And we're getting to this place where men are more comfortable with this idea of like not because I'm weak, not because I'm a sim, not because I can't believe she gave me the chance, but men are like my wife is freaking awesome and I'm proud of that and I stand by her.

0:56.2

It's a generational shift. I mean yeah.

0:59.0

But I don't know if I would not I'm not gonna say it's generational. I'm gonna say well I'm gonna tell you why

1:05.6

because you got Josh Holly out there that would have a different take on on on this

1:12.4

exact conversation.

1:13.7

He would look at Jay-Z and Kelsey and

1:18.0

Emhoff as weak men because they let their women run them and as opposed to them running their women.

1:27.0

That's this whole thing about, you know, masculinity.

1:30.0

I mean, what's your definition of masculinity?

1:32.0

It's not your, it's your definition of masculinity?

1:33.0

It's not your compassion.

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