The problem with every judgment of sexual behavior is that it is made by people who aren't being … - Warren Farrell

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Warren Farrell

The problem with every judgment of sexual behavior is that it is made by people who aren't being stimulated as they are making the judgment. A jury that sees a woman in a sterile courtroom, asks her what she wanted, and then assumes that anything else she did was the responsibility of the man is insulting not only the woman but the power of sex.

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