The Continuing Sexism of Matt Walsh
The right-wing blogger’s tendency to enforce so-called traditional gender roles is littered with misogyny and hatred.
To say that politics has become a mess is a massive understatement. For those who repeat such a statement, most would likely respond by saying, “have you been living under a rock?” And rightly so. For the last several years, every prejudice under the sun has resurfaced and has been treated with a level of respect that would make any decent person sick. And nobody embodies that more so than Matt Walsh.
For those who are fortunate enough to be unfamiliar with him, Matt Walsh is a right-wing contributor to Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire and the host of the aptly named Matt Walsh Show. But more than that, Walsh is a notorious sexist and so-called traditional Catholic who regularly endorses the worst elements of machismo politics. Throughout his time as a commentator, his work has been a non-stop exercise in hatred and prejudice.
From the very beginning, Walsh has embraced the worst elements of modern media. In 2013, he wrote a horrendously named article titled Your Husband Doesn’t Have to Earn Your Respect.’ In it, Walsh argues that men have been emasculated by sitcoms, double standards, and the supposed domineering presence of women at home. The…
