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The implication was that the rallygoers were mocking Tim Walz for using fertility treatments to conceive his child, unlike the more virile Trump and Vance, who presumably sired their kids the old-fashioned way.

Judging by the sporting photos on his campaign website, Kennedy would like to be seen as the virile, athletic and spry choice for the White House.

The virile jab, at pub time, has more than 5.7 million views.

He adds that, "There’s nothing inherently masculine or virile about eating meat, nor anything inherently feminine about eating vegetables or salads. These kinds of behaviors are simply cultural associations that provide baseline of recognizably gendered actions."

"It could be a longstanding cultural association that connects meat-eating with hunting or hunters, or with the image of ranchers or cowboys," says Dr. Daniel Boscaljon, director of research and co-founder of the Institute for Trauma Informed Relationships, "all categories that connect to fantasies of normal or virile masculinity."