What Graham Platner has said about Masculinity

1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 1, 2026

Graham Platner, Presumptive Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, has been quoted on Masculinity once in 1 episode of Up First from NPR, most recently on June 1, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Platner argues that using strength to dominate or offend others is cowardice rather than masculinity, criticizing the manosphere.
“this idea that you're supposed to use your strengths to use power over other people or to offend people, be mean to people, that somehow that's manly. That's not. That's the act of a coward”
Up First from NPR: Can Graham Platner survive another controversy? | NPR’s Newsmakers (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 26:25

Episodes

Can Graham Platner survive another controversy? | NPR’s Newsmakers
Up First from NPR · Jun 1, 2026 · 48 min
Leila Fadel interviews Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner about his working-class politics, past controversies, masculinity, the Iran war, Pete Hegseth, and beating Susan Collins.

Others on Masculinity

Tom Junod · 2 quotes
André Rush · 1 quote
Jaime · 1 quote
Adam Carolla · 1 quote
Ryan Holiday · 1 quote
Michael Knowles · 1 quote
Alex Wagner · 1 quote
Joe Rogan · 1 quote

Graham Platner on other topics

United States war with Iran · 3 quotes
2026 United States Senate election in Maine · 3 quotes
United States Department of Veterans Affairs · 2 quotes
Graham Platner Reddit posts and tattoo controversy · 2 quotes
Wealth tax · 2 quotes
Democratic Party (United States) · 2 quotes
Campaign finance in the United States · 1 quote
Iraq War · 1 quote