I Miss Big, Wet, Embarrassing Kisses From My Father
The tweet shaming Joe Biden for embracing his son Hunter is a mini-portrait of toxic masculinity
Who John Cardillo is isn’t as important as what he tweeted yesterday. He posted a photo of former Vice President Joe Biden, the current Democratic presidential candidate, kissing and hugging his troubled son Hunter. In the photo, Hunter is looking at the camera, and his father is focused on giving his boy affection.
The Twitter post read: “Does this look like an appropriate father/son interaction to you?”
Cue Cat Stevens’ classic “Father & Son”
The message is both muddy and crystal clear. Cardillo is plainly suggesting there is something… off… about these two men. He’s also mumbling another message under his breath: love is weakness.
I like to think of myself as a dirtbag sommelier so I also detected notes of homophobia in Cardillo’s obnoxious little one-liner. He’s singing a sad jingle to the macho faithful: any physical affection between men is… gay.
