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" For example, the equivalent of a woman being treated as a sex object is a man being treated as a success object. "
Warren Farrell
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" When women criticized men, I called it 'insight'... When men criticized women, I called it 'sexism' and 'backlash.' "
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" It evolved from my experience in the fifties, growing up during the McCarthy era, and hearing a lot of assumptions that America was wonderful and Communism was terrible. "
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" A 2001 survey of business owners with MBAs conducted by the Rochester Institute of Technology found that money was the primary motivator for only 29% of women, versus 76% of men. Women prioritized flexibility, fulfillment, autonomy and safety. "
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" For blacks in our society, victimization may be a true issue. But it isn't a true issue for women. Neither men nor women are victimized. The true issue, that I try to point out, is that both sexes suffer restricted roles. "
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" Is there discrimination against women? Yes. There's no denying that the old boys' network is alive and well. But there's also discrimination against men. "
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" When a man is able to connect with his feelings, he is able to care more. "
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" It certainly has not been in my self-interest to defend men. "
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" In fact, the socialization gives us the tools to fill our evolutionary roles. They are our building blocks. "
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" A man's primary fantasy is access to a variety of attractive women without the fear of rejection. "
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" Feminists who say that I switched sides because I am an opportunist should know that exactly the opposite is true. It's cost me a lot of money. I've gone from being well-to-do to being $70,000 in debt. I have done something self-destructive financially. I could only do it because I don't have to support a wife and child. "
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" I realized that women's liberation is men's liberation, too. "
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