I feel a little bit bad shelving this under 'feminism,' but that shelf should honestly include toxic examples of the same, so there it goes.

Sadly, the book turned out to be the way I would never want any book dealing with such issues to end. I was truly expecting something great from the book as the title was quite captivating and made me instantly looking for the ebook version upon bumping into it. Women generally don't give up on all men just because one man has hurt her Women have a lower rate of suicide than men men often aren't strong enough to stay alive and handle disappointmentsĥ. When boys are abused, they often grow up to be abusers themselves.Ĥ. He often learns how to be very good at pretending to care for/love a woman, which can lead to her falling in love with him and giving him everything - including free sexģ. When a boy is sexually abused, he often grows up to become a pedophileĢ. everyone deserves to know the truth.'ĭropping a few lines from the book which require no further explanation as to why I detest the book this passionately -ġ. Works really well to defend any sort of generalized statements the author makes, right?īecause in the conclusion part, the author, employing quite intimidating words said: '. as always, the personality traits mentioned in this book are generalizations - there are always exceptions to the rule and ultimately everyone is individual.' Literally, any statement she made can be considered not guilty given that, the author, at the very beginning of the book stated: '. 'It's just a lot of guys wished their past mistakes, bad habits, etc were forgotten.', for instance. There are examples the author talked about which are relatable.

It is true that even speaking against oppression when it is culturally embedded can be a huge act of bravery, but tolerating the oppression is ANYTHING BUT STRENGTH! Moreover, the way she portrayed the inability to protest against systematic oppression caused by patriarchy is problematic as well. Starting from the author's ignorance or the tendency of not paying enough attention to alternative sexualities to lack of knowledge about depression. There are so many things wrong with the book.

Are Men the Weaker Sex? by Josette Sona