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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(8,079 posts)
Wed Nov 30, 2022, 07:45 PM Nov 2022

Madison Cawthorn departs House floor with a warning against "soft metrosexuals"





On Wednesday, Rep. Madison Cawthorn took to the House floor to deliver what will be his last speech before his 11th District seat turns over. Referencing prepared notes to compose his thoughts, Cawthorn departed with a firm warning not against the dangers of lax gun restrictions in North Carolina, but that of social media turning American men into "soft metrosexuals" unwilling to raise arms and fight.

"Our young men are taught that weakness is strength, that delicacy is desirable and that being a soft metrosexual is more valuable than training the mind body and soul," Cawthorn said in the opening of his speech. "Social media has weakened us, siphoning our men of their will to fight; to rise in a noble manner, square their jaws and charge once more into the breach of life to defend what they love."

Referring to what he views as a decline in his version of true masculinity as being a degrading force that's ushering America towards "the precipice of disaster," Cawthorn goes on to ask if we will "sit behind a screen" while these fancy boys of his nightmares lead to our ruin.

"I ask the young men of this nation a question," Cawthorn furthered. "Will you sit behind a screen while the storied tales of your forefathers become myth? Or will you stand resolute against the dying light of America's golden age? Will you reclaim your masculinity? Will you become a man to be feared? To be respected? To be looked up to? Or will you let this Nation's next generation be its final generation?"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/madison-cawthorn-departs-house-floor-with-a-warning-against-soft-metrosexuals/ar-AA14L5MN



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Madison Cawthorn departs House floor with a warning against "soft metrosexuals" (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 2022 OP
Yes...we should ALL don tactical gloves The Unmitigated Gall Nov 2022 #1
And then he broke into a rousing rendition of Tomorrow Belongs To Me. tanyev Nov 2022 #2
The good news? We never have to listen to this dumb fucker ever again . . . hatrack Nov 2022 #3
I have been soft metrosexual (whtever that is) for over 70 years,... TreasonousBastard Nov 2022 #4
he is a metrosexual also BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 2022 #7
Dunno about that, but he is photographed wearing delicate women's lingerie. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2022 #11
Don't cry for me, Argentina Better Days Ahoy Nov 2022 #5
LOL!! 2naSalit Nov 2022 #18
LOL! Coventina Nov 2022 #33
Metrosexual...? temporary311 Nov 2022 #6
No. I live in his FORMER district (as of the next congress). Wonder Why Nov 2022 #19
Far more worried about hardass Ammosexuals...nt Wounded Bear Nov 2022 #8
I'm a metrosexual. Aristus Nov 2022 #9
👆👆👆 Drum Nov 2022 #15
it's just plain misogyny he is displaying Skittles Nov 2022 #26
He's equating fear with respect. That is ignorant. Midnight Writer Nov 2022 #10
I'm not sure how to react to a man who is paralyzed Mr.Bill Nov 2022 #12
The Door Is That Way, Little Maddie ProfessorGAC Nov 2022 #13
Ignorant fucker. His handicap is not his useless legs. It's his useless mind. What a dipshit. CurtEastPoint Nov 2022 #14
Well so much for "blessed are the peacemakers" vlyons Nov 2022 #16
He's dumb enough to think that's an insult. marmar Nov 2022 #17
Loser said what? onecaliberal Nov 2022 #20
Sounds more like... 2naSalit Nov 2022 #21
He's gonna miss the GOP cocaine parties. Kid Berwyn Nov 2022 #22
Raise arms, Madison! NameAlreadyTaken Nov 2022 #23
what he is really saying is he hates women Skittles Nov 2022 #24
Yup. Glaring. Scrivener7 Nov 2022 #50
Go tan your junk under a UV light Blue Owl Nov 2022 #25
When I see bumperstickers TlalocW Nov 2022 #27
I'd say "Don't let the door hit you on your way out", but... JHB Nov 2022 #28
A sliding glass patio door. Wham! MerryBlooms Nov 2022 #54
Isn't he the one who was running for cover on Jan 6th? judesedit Nov 2022 #29
He can't run, but Sen. Hawley can and did. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2022 #30
Oh. I got them confused somehow. Cawthorn's in a wheelchair judesedit Nov 2022 #42
No, that was Josh Hawley Coventina Nov 2022 #31
That was "real man" VGNonly Nov 2022 #37
Remember the photos of him in women's lingerie? MyMission Nov 2022 #32
I think I read he bought a house in Florida Red Mountain Nov 2022 #36
He's moving to Florida to declare bankruptcy, Captain Zero Nov 2022 #48
He bought a million dollar home there MyMission Nov 2022 #52
Thanks. I never saw those. Another GOP hypocrite. What's new? judesedit Nov 2022 #45
"Will you reclaim your masculinity?" Retrograde Nov 2022 #34
Thought he got caught in photos fooling around with his "assistant" who is also his male cousin. Wingus Dingus Nov 2022 #35
yep, plus being naked and humping newdayneeded Dec 2022 #56
Says the alpha male dweeb who is certainly, absolutely not named after a mermaid. Efilroft Sul Nov 2022 #38
I don't see anyone in the chamber listening to your drivel. Boomerproud Nov 2022 #39
Is he even relevant anymore? Wednesdays Nov 2022 #40
The Cousin Humper says what now? Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #41
I'm straight, I'm pro-LGBTQAI, I am a Veteran, I am into reasonable gun laws... purr-rat beauty Nov 2022 #43
REALLY THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 LenaBaby61 Nov 2022 #47
He is gonna get trolled royally with a fake profile on Twitter under username soft_metrosexual Kennah Nov 2022 #44
sounds like something right out of Mein Kampf nt msongs Nov 2022 #46
"Charge into the breach" to fight what? Who is he at war with? Scrivener7 Nov 2022 #49
Himself. MerryBlooms Nov 2022 #55
Ok ugh Meowmee Nov 2022 #51
Ahhh... the same old Nazi appeal to "protean masculinity". LudwigPastorius Nov 2022 #53

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
4. I have been soft metrosexual (whtever that is) for over 70 years,...
Wed Nov 30, 2022, 07:51 PM
Nov 2022

and it was damn near always the badasses who caused trouble

Wonder Why

(3,263 posts)
19. No. I live in his FORMER district (as of the next congress).
Wed Nov 30, 2022, 08:13 PM
Nov 2022

Thank goodness the idiot is gone. He lost the primary because he is too stupid for a brain.

Now we in Western NC can take our final "wipe off the sleaze" shower and take off our "maggot protector" masks with him gone.

Of course, we still have to wear them for his successor Chucky Cheese Edwards.

"As a parent and grandparent, he instills the same values of Christianity, hard work, honesty, and integrity that his parents taught him. [I don't think they taught him very well or they had the same sense of ethics he has].Those are the values that made him successful as a father, husband, business owner, and community leader," Edwards' campaign website reads. [No, big money made him successful].

Aristus

(66,467 posts)
9. I'm a metrosexual.
Wed Nov 30, 2022, 08:03 PM
Nov 2022

I love tailored clothing, opera, ballet, theater, the symphony, Shakespeare, and artisanal soaps.

I also crewed a tank in the Army, and served in the Gulf in 1991.

Does he think I'm incapable of both?


Skittles

(153,200 posts)
26. it's just plain misogyny he is displaying
Wed Nov 30, 2022, 08:20 PM
Nov 2022

he finds the attributes he considers "feminine" to be abhorrent

Mr.Bill

(24,330 posts)
12. I'm not sure how to react to a man who is paralyzed
Wed Nov 30, 2022, 08:07 PM
Nov 2022

and figuratively threatens to kick the shit out of everybody.

ProfessorGAC

(65,212 posts)
13. The Door Is That Way, Little Maddie
Wed Nov 30, 2022, 08:07 PM
Nov 2022

Find it and use it.
Moron!
He still is fooling himself into thinking anybody cares what he thinks.

TlalocW

(15,392 posts)
27. When I see bumperstickers
Wed Nov 30, 2022, 08:24 PM
Nov 2022

That say things like, "Real Men Love Jesus," "Real Men Do This," etc. I always thought, "Real Men Don't Need Bumperstickers to Say What Real Men Do." Part of being a strong PERSON to me has always been not to care that much what other people think. If you wanna do something, and it doesn't harm others (insert exceptions for consensual adult BDSM here - LOL), do it.

JHB

(37,162 posts)
28. I'd say "Don't let the door hit you on your way out", but...
Wed Nov 30, 2022, 08:26 PM
Nov 2022

...I'm actually fine with the door hitting him. Hard and repeatedly.

MyMission

(1,850 posts)
32. Remember the photos of him in women's lingerie?
Wed Nov 30, 2022, 08:46 PM
Nov 2022

Here's the link to the photos, because he's talking about metrosexuals.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/22/madison-cawthorn-photos-00027286#bsht=CgRmYnNtEiYIAzACEAIYEjocTWFkaXNvbiBjYXd0aG9ybiBpbiBuZWdsaWdlZQ

I live in his district, which is very red, rural, christian, conservative, holier than thou folks who still party and get wild. There are fewer Dems and forward thinking people, it's a 60/40 split, but we find each other and pay attention and make our voices heard when we can.

I think his speech is both directed at his own masculinity and his GOPQ Nazi affiliation, challenging men to be "real men" and raise arms and fight. For what? That's the question. There are those who want and expect civil war, and other stuff I can't comprehend about defending their rights. He's part of that gun toting mentality and I hope he doesn't start peddling that crap locally.



Red Mountain

(1,737 posts)
36. I think I read he bought a house in Florida
Wed Nov 30, 2022, 08:55 PM
Nov 2022

With who's money was not disclosed.

Not far enough but a good start.

Captain Zero

(6,826 posts)
48. He's moving to Florida to declare bankruptcy,
Wed Nov 30, 2022, 09:54 PM
Nov 2022

That's my guess/bet.
Because Florida has the most lenient bankruptcy laws.

So he has taken a stash of cash (any doubt where he got that?) and dumped it in a house and other personal property that escapes Florida's bankruptcy laws.

Watch.

MyMission

(1,850 posts)
52. He bought a million dollar home there
Wed Nov 30, 2022, 11:00 PM
Nov 2022

I looked it up after reading an earlier reply. And he still owns a house here, bought when he had no income to afford it.
He was a grifter before he was part of tfg's orbit. I hope he moves there, but he'll probably split his residency between here and there.

Retrograde

(10,161 posts)
34. "Will you reclaim your masculinity?"
Wed Nov 30, 2022, 08:50 PM
Nov 2022

Maddy, roughly half of your constituents are not male: what about them?

Wingus Dingus

(8,059 posts)
35. Thought he got caught in photos fooling around with his "assistant" who is also his male cousin.
Wed Nov 30, 2022, 08:55 PM
Nov 2022

Hand on crotch and whatnot.

newdayneeded

(1,959 posts)
56. yep, plus being naked and humping
Thu Dec 1, 2022, 12:22 AM
Dec 2022

his buddy's face, and pics of him wearing lingerie......you know, the thing all repubs call alpha male stuff!

What we have here is a hypocritical asshole.

purr-rat beauty

(543 posts)
43. I'm straight, I'm pro-LGBTQAI, I am a Veteran, I am into reasonable gun laws...
Wed Nov 30, 2022, 09:26 PM
Nov 2022

I don't care about redneck culture, I don't care about Conservatism...

what I care about is the hateful hypocrites like this slug and his trashy colleagues pontificating about what should be masculinity while humping other men in the face while naked


LudwigPastorius

(9,181 posts)
53. Ahhh... the same old Nazi appeal to "protean masculinity".
Wed Nov 30, 2022, 11:44 PM
Nov 2022

Now, roll the fuck out of the people's House, you fucking shitheel.

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