FOX Host Jesse Watters' One Masculinity Trait You MUST Know!

A Masterclass in Fragile Masculinity

When Jesse Watters decided to mock former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff for grocery shopping with Kamala Harris, it wasn’t just a bizarre attack—it was peak “weak-ass man” on full display. Because in Jesse’s world, real men don’t push shopping carts with their wives. Nope, they’re too busy…letting the air out of their staffers’ tires to force a ride home on them? (More on that later.)

Jesse’s whiny tantrum wasn’t just an offhand remark, but a window into the soul(less) of how right-wing men like Watters define “manhood.” Spoiler: it’s less about being strong, supportive, or sincere, more about overcompensating for glaring insecurities with macho posturing. The fact this lummox-like take came from Watters—a man who looks like he already lost a pitched battle with his eyebrows, is kind of amazing.

This is a guy whose own mother can’t stomach his company at Thanksgiving—yes, she didn’t invite him this year b/c like most other humans she also hates him—makes it that much more laughable.

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A Grocery List of Double Standards

Doug Emhoff, by all accounts, is a husband who exists in our current century. He is supportive, present, and secure enough in his masculinity to run errands with his wife, the former Vice President of the United States. But to Watters, this simple act is a threat to our very existence.

You know, as Dr. Peter Venkman put it, "Human sacrifice. Dogs and cats living together. Mass hysteria."

Here’s a thought, though, Jess-boy: maybe it’s not feeble or infirm to grab a bag of arugula with your spouse. Maybe, just maybe, what’s truly flaccid ole boy, is cheating on your wife (and mother of your young twins) with a 25-year-old staffer you manipulated into dating you. Because, let’s face it, deliberately letting the air out of someone’s tires just to create a “hero” moment (yeah, he did that) isn’t exactly the stuff of Superman—it’s more like something out of a rapey teen comedy from the 80s.

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Elitist and Effete: The Right-Wing Recipe for Masculinity

The irony is that figures like Watters often brand themselves as champions of the “everyman.” But let’s call it what it is: an elitist, performative vision of masculinity that looks more at home in “Mad Men” than the real world of the 21st century. We know you’ve been a little touchy ever since you saw Hunter’s junk on tv, Jess-Jess. But really, you’re gonna be all right. It’s going to be O-K.

Your cringe cartoonish version of manhood: tough on the outside but brittle on the inside is the kind of overcompensation that screams insecurity—like JD Vance trying to order donuts or Elon Musk trying to talk to a human.

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Toxic Masculinity’s Biggest Cheerleader

Watters’ comments didn’t just spark backlash for their absurdity; they shined a spotlight on the broader cultural rot that fuels his brand. This is a man who makes a living pandering to the fragile egos of men who think “acting tough” means avoiding anything remotely domestic or supportive.

Jesse Watters isn’t a bastion of masculinity; he’s a walking midlife crisis with a microphone.

Toxic masculinity isn’t strength—it’s just so pathetically trite and impotent. Strength is owning your role in a partnership. Weakness is needing to tear others down to feel bigger. Or stepping out on the Mrs. with your 25-year old producer. And, btw: Hegseth, O’Reilly, Hannity, Eric Bolling, the late Roger Ailes, Rupert Murdoch…is there a Fox “man” in a powerful position, past or present, who hasn’t sexually harassed or assaulted younger female employees and/or is still with their first wife?

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The Real Masculinity Crisis

Watters’ remarks highlight the real masculinity crisis in America, but it’s not what he thinks. It’s not about men doing household tasks or showing vulnerability. It’s about insecure men like him turning toxic ideas of gender into talking points. It’s effete, dingy wimps sitting in studios at right-wing orges like Fox preying on the insecurities of men across America to make their billionaire owners, who already control this country and run the Republican Party, even richer.

So next time Watters wants to question someone’s manhood, he might want to pause and look in the mirror. And maybe, just maybe, consider that masculinity isn’t about “looking tough” for the cameras—which he can’t even pull off anyhow. I mean…

It’s about being present, honest, and secure enough to know that sometimes, strength looks like pushing a grocery cart next to your partner.

Because if we’re judging manhood by actions, let’s just say Doug Emhoff wins this round in a landslide.

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