What is 'The Reliant' on Netflix? Robert Downey Jr. But while powerful, strong-willed women graced our screens, another batch of characters forcefully inserted themselves into our narratives: Baby-men. Baby-men are whiney, weak, and mediocre dudes. Their masculinity is so fragile that it can shatter at the nimble nudge of a manicured lady-hand.
But when they witness women in their lives usurp this inherent patriarchal power, they break. Maisel , was released on Amazon in November. Set in , the show stars Rachel Brosnahan as the titular Mrs.
He sinks into a toxic pit of his own self-pity, jealousy and insignificance. In the first season, Elizabeth marries the boyish and flirtatious Phillip, a wealthy, untamable suitor.
After her coronation, he quickly devolves into fits of petty lash-outs. This season, which was released on Netflix December 8 th , we see Phillip grow into the truculent, defiant, childish man we knew he was capable of becoming.
Like Phillip, most baby-men are lost. He, too, has trouble finding his place as an negligible sidepiece in the world of mighty female wrestlers. Each time she saves him, he dissolves into a shell of fragility, slut-shaming her or throwing a tantrum unrelated to the real issue, which is that her power makes him feel small.
