![]() ![]() However, the primary thrust of the book is basically correct. This lack of nuance could be explained by the rhetorical nature of the work. There are lots of instances of lazy thinking, and generalizations so sweeping they are almost comical. The book reads more like a sensational polemic than a serious effort. Esther refers to this exchange as more exploitative on the part of women than the worst robber barons. At the same time making sure that men do not expect anything more than sex in return (if they are lucky). The author argues that women learn from an early age learn how to make men responsible for everything potentially unpleasant in their life. The author does not argue for a return to traditional marriage, but rather a future where men and women are on equal footing in responsibilities and expectations of each other. The Manipulated Man (1971), is a book written by Esther Vilar, of which the primary theme is opposition to traditional monogamous marriage, which the author argues is mostly detrimental to men. ![]()
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