As one might expect, Franken thought he was making a brilliant and funny point about conservative hypocrisy. Instead he was proving that many liberals still don't get it. What they don't understand is that when society treats all manliness as immature or sexist, it gets more immaturity and sexism. The film Fight Club made that exact point. Manliness is rooted in human nature.
Gentlemen are the product of regulated and refined manliness.
The Lord of the Flies was about a society with unregulated manliness. Rich decided to ignore. There are only a couple of problems. Nevertheless, I've decided it ain't my battle. But this whole episode has initiated a vast amount of beer talk among my friends.