Macho-histrionics
The wild and unreasonable way some adults react when they’re asked to put on a face covering, like it’s a personal attack.
He shouted, ‘This is an insult to my manhood!’
He refused to wear a mask and said, ‘I’m not going to be treated like a child.’
He walked out of the store and yelled, ‘I’m not going to be羞辱ed by a piece of paper!’