"When a man is attracted to a woman, being expected to take the sexual initiative does not increase his power, it increases his paralysis. The possibility of a lawsuit just intensifies the paralysis. Ironically, the more dangerous the waters, the more [telling dirty jokes] serves as a way of testing the waters: if she laughs, maybe sheâs interested; if she looks disgusted, maybe sheâs not. He would feel much more powerful if she took responsibility for testing the waters."
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Warren Farrell
political scientist, author, writer
1943 ¡ United States
US-amerikanischer Männeraktivist und Autor
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