David French Attacks Hulk Hogan

David French is most famous for arguing that drag queen story hour is a blessing of liberty and opposing using the government to properly apply Romans 13 to stop degeneracy. Despite this, he has been a prolific sellout for liberals seeking to undermine Evangelical doctrines and voting patterns. The worldly reward for French’s services includes a lofty NY Times writing slot where this week he attacked Hulk Hogan over the topic of masculinity.

In an article titled, Hulk Hogan Is Not the Only Way to Be a Man, David French posits his version of masculinity and attacks a new believer in Christ.

If you ever wondered whether the Republican Party sees itself as the party of men, I’d invite you to rewatch the last night of the Republican National Convention. Prime time featured a rousing speech by the wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, a song by Kid Rock and a speech by Dana White, the chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship — all as warm-up acts before Trump delivered his acceptance speech. Republican manliness was the capstone of the convention.

But what kind of men were featured? They’re all rich and powerful, and as a longtime fan of professional wrestling, I loved watching Hogan as a kid, but none of them are the kind of man I’d want my son to be. White was caught on video slapping his wife. Kid Rock has his own checkered past, including a sex tape and an assault charge related to a fight in a Nashville strip club. Hogan faced his own sex scandal after he had a bizarre sexual relationship with a woman who was married to one of his close friends, a radio host who goes by “Bubba the Love Sponge.”

David French is doing the devil’s work in bringing up the past sins of Hulk Hogan, AKA Terry Eugene Bollea. Last December, Hulk Hogan was baptized in an Evangelical church. Thus, to denigrate Hogan over past sins is unbecoming of a believer to a new believer. But David French is not a believer.

When you center masculinity on grievance and anger rather than honor and courage, you attract men like Hogan and Kid Rock and White. Worse, that is how you mold the men in your movement, including men like Vance.

Many conservatives rightly decry the way in which parts of the far left tend to use the words “straight white male” as a virtual epithet, as if there were something inherently suspect in the identities of tens of millions of men and boys. And if men feel that Democrats are hostile to them, they’ll go where they feel wanted, the gender gap will become a gender canyon, and more men will embrace Trumpism because that’s just what men do.

But that’s the masculine equivalent of a sugar high. For solid food, look not to Hulk Hogan. Look to William McRaven. It’s often said, and I generally agree, that politics is downstream of culture, but we also cannot ignore the cultural power of our politicians. We aren’t simply electing women and men; we’re electing role models, and Trump has unquestionably been a role model for countless men. He has molded not just the policies but also the ethos of the Republican Party. But America’s men need different role models and a different ethos.

Apparently in the circles, David French runs in, “make your bed” is a deep and profound message. He concludes by calling liberal politicians superior examples of masculinity than Trump, Hogan, and Vance. David French appears to believe that JD Vance was seduced by “Trumpian Masculinity” and therefore made the comments about Kamala Harris being a childless cat lady.

David French cares about the tone rather than the substance. He will embrace effeminate tyrants so long as they don’t make him clutch his pearls over concerns for civility.