The Obama/ Buttigieg Difference: On the Appeal of a Post-Patriarchal Masculinity
Why so many Americans like what we see…and need it.
11 min readApr 1, 2019
Amidst the rapidly growing pool of candidates for the democratic ticket in 2020, the relatively un-known, Pete Buttigieg, is making an un-expectedly big splash. “Mayor Pete” distinguishes himself in many ways — he’s the youngest candidate, an outside the beltway democrat from a red-state and, of course… he’s gay. People are also impressed with his grounded rhetoric — a down-home, reasoned and whip-smart common…