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The GOP, already the party of sexism, is getting more gratuitous with its toxic masculinity.
Everywhere one looked at the convention, Republicans were exalting maleness
with an ardor that reads as "defensive" to outsiders but appears to be a convincing display to those inside the MAGA cult.
The overcompensation led to a grand finale featuring both pro wrestler #Hulk #Hogan and Ultimate Fighting Championship president #Dana #White,
rather than the traditional activists and politicians one hears at a convention.
Hogan declared Trump a "#gladiator,"
which should be funny applied to a doughy senior citizen caked in make-up, -- but appears to have been taken at face value by the RNC crowd.
Along with the James Brown song, Trump used "#Macho #Man" by the Village People as intro music, still indifferent to the irony of the song. 

The boys club vibe spread throughout the convention.
Women were welcome, but only as support staff.
A few years ago, female provocateurs like #Greene were riding high, feeling like they could troll their way into MAGA stardom like their male counterparts.
The message being sent at the GOP's 2024 convention:
It's time for the gals to take a back seat.  
#Kari #Lake, the current GOP senate candidate for Arizona and failed gubernatorial candidate, did not have a good convention.
Her speech was early in the evening on Tuesday, and poorly attended.
Lake, a former newscaster, is not getting the juice she seemed to think would be hers if she rebranded as a MAGA loudmouth.
She did her best, dropping the #Sarah #Palin-associated phrase
"mama bear" liberally throughout her speech.
She even tried to rile up the crowd by yelling "fake news" at the media section.
The two-minute hate fell flat.
There were only a handful of reporters even sitting in the press section. Even Fox News declined to air her speech. 
https://www.salon.com/2024/07/20/the-clearest-message-of-the-convention-is-no-country-for-maga-women/