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“Sexual harassment legislation feels unfair to men because if they sued over an ethnic joke, or over a woman discussing pornography or asking them out, they'd be laughed out of the company.”

Quote by Warren Farrell

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Warren Farrell is an activist, born on June 26, 1943. He is known for his advocacy for gender equality and men's issues. more

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“In a sense, sexual harassment lawsuits are just the latest version of the female selection process allowing her to select for men who care enough for her to put their career at risk; who have enough finesse to initiate without becoming a jerk and enough guts to initiate despite a potential lawsuit. In the past, though, the process of his overcoming her barriers was called 'courtship.' Now it is called either 'courtship' or 'sexual harassment'.”

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Author:Warren Farrell

“The worst aspect of dating from the perspective of many men is how dating can feel to a man like robbery by social custom - the social custom of him taking money out of his pocket, giving it to her, and calling it a date. To a young man, the worst dates feel like being robbed and rejected. Boys risk death to avoid rejection (e.g., by joining the Army”

Source: The Myth of Male Power: Why Men Are the Disposable Sex

“The Government as Substitute Husband did for women what labor unions still have not accomplished for men. And men pay dues for labor unions; the taxpayer pays the dues for feminism. Feminism and government soon become taxpayer-supported women's unions.”

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Author:Warren Farrell

“I feel awed by the mystery of being both so finite and yet so infinite, so much and so little, so conscious and yet, so coincidental.”

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Author:Warren Farrell

“For me, the massiveness of what I don't know is one way I experience God. It creates in me a feeling of humility and a sense of gratitude.”

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Author:Warren Farrell

“Students coming from father-present families score higher in math and science even when they come from weaker schools.”

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Book:Does feminism discriminate against men?

Source: Does feminism discriminate against men?

“It is important for a father who feels pushed away [by the mom] to say, in effect, When you do that, I feel unwanted as a father, or I feel my rough-housing is not bad parenting; it's my contribution to helping our child take risks. Women cannot hear what men do not say.”

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Author:Warren Farrell

“Both parents' rights must be in balance so children can grow up with a balance between both parents.”

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Author:Warren Farrell

“Male-female fusion does not create women's rights. It creates a fusion of rights.”

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“Feminists often discuss women having two jobs: work and children. True. But no one discusses those divorced and remarried men who have three jobs: work, and two sets of children to nurture and financially support.”

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Author:Warren Farrell