A new, viral political video features men declaring they are “man enough” to support Vice President Kamala Harris Presidential campaigns are filled with Hollywood actors and comedians.
A popular ad released last week by a former Jimmy Kimmel producer has garnered millions of views on social media, while critics accuse the video endorsing Harris of being “the scariest political ad ever made.” The director behind the video said it was made for a group called Creatives for Harris, adding that while the video is tongue-in-cheek, the video's message is “true.”
A disclaimer on the 90-second video says the video is not endorsed by any candidate or candidate committee, but was filmed as if it were an official campaign advertisement.
It features six supposedly virile men who claim to be so virile that they eat “carburetor for breakfast” and “aren’t afraid of bears” and say they aren’t afraid of women and will support Harris in the Oval Office.
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Actors portraying Kamala Harris supporters in an ad trying to appeal to men argue that voting for Vice President Kamala Harris is a great way to assert masculinity. (Jacob Reid YouTube channel)
The video was condemned on social media by conservatives and other critics, who last week questioned whether the video A parody and Democrat claim “I have no idea how real men talk.”
fox business For example, senior correspondent Charles Gasparino commented: “It is strange that the political left, which has spent years proselytizing that men can be women and women can be men, that men can compete in women's sports because we are all asexual animals , now think: they have credibility about what real people are. Sorry, you messed up years ago.
“The orange ad is a must-see,” joked David Reboi, a researcher at the Claremont Institute. “Not only do they not know how real men talk, they also can’t find any credible male actors.”
The video's original YouTube page details the men who appeared in the unofficial announcement as members of the video's cast, listing the actors as: Winston Carter, Chris Gibson, Lanre Ideau, Tony Ketchum, Mike Leffingwell, and Wayland McQueen.
Fox News Digital's IMDB page is available for actors, mostly in small roles in Hollywood films or in low-budget films or short videos.
Winston Carter, the actor who plays a burly man in a cowboy hat, for example, has starred in low-budget films and short videos dating back to 2011, according to his IMDB page. Actor Tony Ketchum, who plays an older man who is unashamed about his love for “West Side Story” and his support of Harris, also has an IMDb page that shows credits for small roles in films like “Ghost World.” , in which he played the role. in 2001. In the film “Alcoholic Client” and in an episode of “The X-Files” in the same year.
Lanre Ideau, in the video, plays the guy at the gym who is “man enough to do 500 deadlifts and then braid his daughter’s hair.” He has an extensive IMDB page with credits ranging from a 2006 episode of “Arrested Development” to working as a producer on the Hallmark movie Christmas. Ideo also posted photos on its social media pages with Democratic elected officials, including President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.
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Two of the actors in the video are members of the Upright Citizens Brigade, an improvisational comedy group in Los Angeles. Wayland McQueen played a farmer-type man surrounded by bales of hay and is listed as a current member of the Comedy Brigade, where he has performed since 2008. Social media users who vetted the actors in the ad reportedly tweeted at McQueen about identifying and recognizing the “privilege white.”
An actor plays a man who shares his support for Vice President Kamala Harris. (Jacob Reed YouTube channel)
Mike Leffingwell, who stands next to a horse and declares in an unofficial campaign ad that he's “certainly not afraid” of women, is another member of the Upright Citizens Brigade, according to the comedy group's website. His bio on the page says, in part, that Leffingwell “has written cartoons for DreamWorks and Netflix, Jokes for Onion and The Late Late Show, and a series of Shorty Award-winning commercials for Tooby. On TV, he has appeared on The Goldbergs, Conan and many others. Advertising interesting products.”
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A sixth person listed as an actor in the video, Chris Gibson, also appears to be an actor. Fox Digital found some IMDB pages associated with actors with that name, but could not confirm which one belonged to the man in the ad.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign to preserve the Gila River Indian Community in Chandler, Arizona, on Thursday, October 10. (AP/Ross D.Franklin)
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Some social media users pointed out over the weekend that the video featured actors supporting Harris, sparking a new round of criticism online.
“The campaign is very false. Even they have false incentives. They are so bad at it. Do they really not know that Google exists? wow” An account X was posted in response to a thread detailing the actors in the video.
“This explains why progressives don’t know what a real man is.” Posted by another.
“Everything they do is fake” said another.
The ad was created by Jacob Reed, who directed “Funny or Die” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” He told Fast Company Last week's ad was created for Creative for Harris, a grassroots group of producers, writers and advertising executives who support Harris.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Reid wrote Substack the video “More comedy sketches than political ads,” before adding “What these people are saying is true.”
“With the rise of role models like Tim Walz and Doug Emhoff on the national stage, I think the left is finally finding its way to talking about masculinity — I think we're ready to redefine what that means. I hope this campaign can shape that conversation because even though it's more of a sketch than a political ad, what these people are saying is true: a bear will kill you immediately.” Reed posted, describing those who worked on the project as “volunteers.”
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Fox News Digital attempted to contact the actors through their social media accounts or via email on Sunday but did not immediately receive a response. Fox News Digital also reached out to Reed via email but did not receive a response.
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