The writers periodically try to make the case that his enthusiasm for traditional manhood doesn't exclude women but, at its best, rather functions as an invitation to something authentic and universal. The episode where he and Leslie had competing scout troops was the purest example of this effort, but they also laid it on pretty thick in his relationship with Lucy Lawless' character.

Doesn't always work, but I think they're trying to do something more interesting than a reactionary crank.