The Fox News host seems to have gender issues when he’s talking about gender issues.

Fox News host and controversial commentator Jesse Watters is no stranger to sparking debate—but his latest remarks have sent shockwaves through social media and the entertainment world. On his Tuesday night segment, Watters launched into what he called a “defense of traditional masculinity,” but critics and even some former allies say he went way too far.

“Masculinity is under attack,” Watters declared. “And it’s not just from woke culture—it’s feminism. Real men don’t cry. Real men don’t cook. Real men don’t care about your feelings. That’s what we used to understand before the participation trophy generation took over.”

He didn’t stop there. Watters continued with a full-throated rant about how he believes society has “feminized” men to the point where “boys are being raised to be soft, apologetic, and afraid of their own strength.”

Jesse Watters cited research while claiming that a desk job “makes you a woman.” It was a take so dizzy that “The Five” cohost Jeanine Pirro pushed back.

According to Watters, “Men don’t wave simultaneously with both hands.”

“We wave with one hand, not both hands at the same time,” he declared on “The Five.”

Co-host Greg Gutfeld quickly pushed back: “Men don’t wave at all, Jesse.”

Watters doubled down: “We salute.”

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The Fox News panelists on Monday were debating a MAGA author’s claim that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will reverse a crisis of masculinity in the U.S. by bringing back jobs requiring brawn.

Watters, whose comments on gender are annoyingly frequent, weighed in. Within minutes, clips of the monologue hit X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and TikTok—and the reactions were fast, furious, and polarized.

“When you sit behind a screen all day, it makes you a woman,” he said. “Studies have shown this,” he continued as one of the panelists cackled. “Studies have shown this!”

“If you’re out working … you are around other guys; you’re not around HR ladies and lawyers. That gives you estrogen,” he said.

“You sit behind a screen,” Pirro snapped with the hypocrisy dagger.

In recent lectures on masculinity, Watters instructed men on how they should wave and belittled those who grocery shop with their wives.

And, fellas, don’t get him started on licking ice cream in public.

Watters’ latest blather fired up dissenters on X:

Mental Health Advocates Sound the Alarm

Experts in mental health and gender studies were quick to criticize Watters’s rhetoric, warning that such views could have harmful consequences.

“Discouraging emotional expression in men has long-term mental health impacts,” said Dr. Monica Reyes, a psychologist who specializes in male emotional development. “Telling men that they can’t cry, cook, or care reinforces outdated stereotypes that contribute to isolation, depression, and even suicide.”

She added, “The irony is, real strength is in vulnerability. And the men who understand that are often the most confident and secure.”

What’s Next?

While the culture wars rage on, one thing is clear: Watters’s comments have reopened a national conversation about what it means to be a man in 2025. The days of stoic, unfeeling machismo are being challenged by a new generation of men who value emotional intelligence and equality.

As for whether Jesse Watters will change his tune? Probably not. But one thing is for sure—he’s not crying about the backlash. At least, not where anyone can see.