Ha, no, it's not just you. I have a lot of respect for people with integrity. It's not a lost cause if you ask me
At least you said he was surprised by the response from other FTMs - that would make him the minority.
You did say he was young, maybe he will learn, in time.
From what I've seen, some (thankfully not many) of the young transguys do go through some kind of period of exaggerated male posturing (I'm not talking about on the forums, if you're wondering) - maybe it's something they have to process in order to find themselves... hopefully it's just a phase.
I'm also pretty horrified that the author of that article you linked to is a woman... wtf?!
I might understand if it's tongue in cheek or meant to be humorous. If it was, it was totally lost on me.