10. Yoga For Children

On January 3, Fox & Friends asked whether young children participating in yoga is leading to the “wussification of America.”Guest Larry Winget called yoga a “disturbing trend” and complained that yoga wasn't competitive enough and, doesn't teach people how to be “tough.” Winget admitted that yoga has positive properties only because he didn't “want all those yoga Nazis coming after [him] on this thing.” [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 1/3/2013]

9.Fines For Poor Sportsmanship

On September 25, Fox reported that youth football coaches in one town may face up to $200 in fines for allowing their teams to run up the score against an opponent. Such “mercy rule” regulations are recognized by many youth league sports, but Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade wondered if this represented “wussification” or “good sportsmanship.” [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 9/25/13]

8. A Police Officer Who Was Suspended For Cursing

On the December 6 edition of The Kelly File, host Megyn Kelly reported that a police officer was suspended for cursing at a school bus full of children, while the children who were misbehaving faced no consequences. Fox contributor Arthur Aidala said this is the “wussification of America, literally,” attributing the children's apparent lack of respect to insufficient fear that their “father is going to give [them] a whack in the mouth.” [Fox News, The Kelly File, 12/6/13]

7. Paid Internships

On the May 18 edition of Fox & Friends Saturday, co-host Clayton Morris hosted author Ron Perlin to discuss internships and the “culture of unpaid work.” Morris asked if interns deserve money for their work, or if this demonstrates an “entitlement generation” and the “wussification of America.” [Fox News, Fox & Friends Saturday, 5/18/13]

6. The Possible Redskins Name Change

On the November 1 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, guest host Eric Bolling was incredulous that the NFL's Washington Redskins considered changing their team name to something less racially offensive, characterizing the proposed change as the continued “wussification of America.” [Fox News, The Five, 11/1/13]

5. Common Core Math Strategies

On August 19, Fox & Friends guest host Anna Kooiman wondered if new Common Core math standards' emphasis on the learning process actually represented “the continuation of the wussification of America.” [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 8/19/13]

4. Helmets For Youth Soccer League

On the October 10 edition of Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade reported that one town was campaigning for youth soccer leagues to require helmets. Kilmeade asked if this meant “we [have] become a bunch of wussies in this country” because “we're not open to the good old head injury like we used to.” [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 10/10/13]

3. Human Resources

On September 9, Fox & Friends hosts asked regular guest Larry Winget to weigh in on people who talk themselves into being “victims” and offer advice on how to take personal responsibility. Co-host Brian Kilmeade cited as an example those who “complain to [their] boss or run to human resources” when someone “is being mean to you.” Winget criticized America from being a “huge nation of weenies,” and in response to a question about the recent problems with extreme cyber-bullying, Winget advised parents:“you've got to teach your kid not to be a victim.” [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 9/17/13]

2. Co-Ed Sports Teams

On the June 27 edition of Fox News'The Five,co-host Eric Bolling lamented the “blurring of gender lines” in response to a story about a girl playing football. Bolling labeled the idea of co-ed sports teams the “wussification of American men,” while co-host Andrea Tantaros likened this to letting “donkeys” and “chickens” play, adding,"[w]hy do we have rules anymore?" [Fox News,The Five, 6/27/13]

1. Firing Abusive Coaches

On April 3, Fox News' Eric Bolling described the firing of Rutgers University basketball coach Mike Rice, who was captured in a video beingphysically and verbally abusive to players and spouting homophobic slurs, as the “wimpifying” and “wussificating” of America and part of a trend in “basically making men Chihuahuas.” On April 4, Bolling appeared on Fox News' America Live to defend his stance, citing personal experience to claim that “the best coaches are coaches like that.” Bolling added, “We're wussifying American men, and it has to stop.” [Fox News, The Five, 4/3/13; Fox News, America Live, 4/4/13]