
Tucker Carlson's insulting attack on Pete Buttigieg
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Tucker Carlson's wasn't alone among right-wing commentators in taunting Pete Buttigieg for his parental leave. These homophobic attacks - and their perpetuation of the toxic idea that taking time to bond with children and care for one's family is something 'only' women should do - amplifies how right Buttigieg is that the US remains pitifully out of step with the rest of the world on this issue, writes Holly Thomas.

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