People often say things about animals, crediting them with human motives, & most of the time it's pretty obvious what they're doing. What Mr Thornton is doing is the same thing but a little more subtlie.

You may be that kind of a man--one who shelters & protects those in his care.

All men are not like that. Be very careful with your sweeping defense of all men.

The genders, to me, are as different as most any two species are. To say "all" about men or women is just stupid.