Outgoing US Congressman is worried young American men are becoming ‘soft metrosexuals’

An outgoing US Congressman says American men are becoming ‘soft metrosexual’.

During one of his last appearances in Congress before his 11th District seat turns over, Republican Madison Cawthorn went out with a bang.

He said before Congress: "Our young men are taught that weakness is strength, that delicacy is desirable and that being a soft metrosexual is more valuable than training the mind body and soul.”

Bizarrely, the Congressman chalked up the softie movement to social media.

He said: "Social media has weakened us, siphoning our men of their will to fight; to rise in a noble manner, square their jaws and charge once more into the breach of life to defend what they love."

During his address, the veteran added that being ‘punched in the face for doing something stupid’ used a rite of passage for young men.

"Our nation used to believe that there was strength and purpose in taking the hits, learning from your mistakes, and growing through the adversity," he said.

He then proceeded to ask the young men of America a question, prompting them to raise their arms and fight in an effort to ‘reclaim their masculinity'.

Cawthorn said: “Will you sit behind a screen while the storied tales of your forefathers become myth? Or will you stand resolute against the dying light of America's golden age?

“Will you reclaim your masculinity? Will you become a man to be feared? To be respected? To be looked up to? Or will you let this Nation's next generation be its final generation?"

Cawthorn will officially leave office in January after losing his seat to the state Senator Charles Edwards.

While Cawthorn has had a short political career thus far, the 27-year-old has been no stranger to controversy.

According to Fox News, while appearing on a podcast, Cawthorn had claimed he had been invited to cocaine-filled orgies on Capitol Hill.

However, he soon retracted his statements in a public apology.

The North Carolina native said: "My comments on a recent podcast appearance calling out corruption have been used by the left and the media to disparage my Republican colleagues and falsely insinuate their involvement in illicit activities.”

Following the scandal, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he had lost ‘trust’ in Cawthorn and would have to 'earn it back', as per The Hill.