In this case, you'd be as wrong as asking Rosie O'Donnell for a lap dance.
When confronted with the truth, the go to is always, "racist, bigot, ___phobic, masculinity or fragility.
What you don't know is how to respond to critical thinking. So, instead of choosing to address the actual subject, you resort to deflection, as
@It Takes Eleven pointed out. In this case, your "shield" is "fragility."
You know DAMN well that isn't the case here.