He started the feminization of American males - the original metrosexual.
Leisle Nielson did a ruthless parody of Phil Donahue in “The Final Insult”
https://youtu.be/go5aegiTCdA?si=Fuv70AczRpTkF8Xm
“He started the feminization of American males - the original metrosexual”
I recall that on one of his shows he came out wearing a miniskirt - to show he was “down” with the sisterhood.
Agreed….Marlo Thomas he was the best husband in the world… and that was worth sh*t. Her words….