There’s a deeper problem facing men than too much porn and video games.
But Hawley misses the mark in critical ways. First, let’s acknowledge that nobody, least of all conservatives, was talking about globalization and the labor market in the ’90s when we saw similar dynamics in the Black community during the crack epidemic. Instead, we locked up a generation. Given Hawley’s expressed disdain for any discussion of white supremacy and systemic racism, his concern is not for all men, just for those who are most likely to vote for him.
Many of these men were suffering long before the #MeToo movement.Maybe Hawley scapegoats the cultural wars to distract from the fact that his party opposes many of the policies that would significantly address this topic.