Matt Walsh is a conservative blogger who likes to stir the pot. Think of him as a male Tomi Lahren — loud, proud, and controversial.
So it’s not exactly surprising that Walsh’s tweet about Hurricane Harvey wasn’t exactly well-received, and I’m sure you can tell why.
Woman cradles and protects child. Man carries and protects both. This is how it ought to be, despite what your gender studies professor says pic.twitter.com/oX85v67FaY
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) August 28, 2017
People were pretty annoyed that someone was taking an act of kindness during a devastating time and turning it into a debate about gender roles.
Can we not just appreciate a kind gesture from a gentleman WITHOUT making it a gender issue?
— Sara Denman ✈ (@sara_elizzy548) August 28, 2017
Oh so let's say a man is hurt, should I not protect him and carry him to safety because that's not how it "ought" to be?
— Hanna Fridén (@HannaFriden) August 29, 2017
I want you to wear this exact outfit when you show us a picture of your sexist ass rescuing flood victims, carrying women & babies, etc. THX pic.twitter.com/vIp7ODHG42
— STFU, Parents (@STFUParents) August 29, 2017
Politicize my human tragedy daddy
— Thomas Francis (@thomasrfrancis) August 29, 2017
Others turned it into a joke, because it’s Twitter, duh.
BEAR CRADLES AND PROTECTS WOMAN. HAIR PRODUCT PROTECTS BOTH. THIS IS HOW IT OUGHT TO BE, DESPITE WHAT BEAR/SHAMPOO HATERS THINK. pic.twitter.com/IB0a9boX0b
— almond joy division (@BNick) August 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/SebKrantz/status/902572175047188480
student cradles and protects master. the force protects both. this is how it ought to be, despite what the empire/sith lords say pic.twitter.com/IJ0yKSBXeB
— someones daughter 👼🏻 (@SOME1SDAUGHT3R) August 30, 2017
And then you have this woman, an actual gender studies professor at the University of Notre Dame, who decided to take it into her own hands to own this dude’s ass.
I was going to stick w sarcasm but as an actual gender studies prof, there's just so much to unpack here, I can't help myself. THREAD! 1/ https://t.co/et7L7oClqe
— Christina Wolbrecht (@C_Wolbrecht) August 29, 2017
contributes to women's lesser financial & politics power. As care work has moved into the market, it remains poorly paid & overwhelmingly 3/
— Christina Wolbrecht (@C_Wolbrecht) August 29, 2017
support quality childcare & good pay/benefits for childcare workers (women, immigrants). But wait! There's more! 6/
— Christina Wolbrecht (@C_Wolbrecht) August 29, 2017
often lack training & capacity, and result in troubling outcomes. At same time, economists note that a central challenge to male workers 8/
— Christina Wolbrecht (@C_Wolbrecht) August 29, 2017
prestige (bc their "women's jobs"). IN SUM your rigid and illogical sexual division of labor, & related hierarchy of value, hurts both 10/
— Christina Wolbrecht (@C_Wolbrecht) August 29, 2017
should be recognized & rewarded, no matter who performs it. Given how much care is needed, all hands on deck. /end for now
— Christina Wolbrecht (@C_Wolbrecht) August 29, 2017
What was that you were saying, Matt? I can’t hear you over the sound of your tweet being DESTROYED. 
