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''And one of the things that | ''And one of the things that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Perel Esther Perel] said to me that was very interesting is that she was reconsidering masculinity. And she said that masculinity is clearly an incredibly powerful thing. But she hadn't appreciated that it is as fragile as it is powerful, that the number of ways of invalidating men is quite high, and that there is some sort of dependence on kind of a bargain in which men tend to be more disposable, particularly in times of war and conflict, let's be honest about it. And that '''there is something both extremely powerful, but also fragile about the concept of masculinity itself'''.'' | ||
''It's very difficult for us, even in our society, to find things that are wholly positive, that we ascribe to the concept of masculinity, that we would deny to the concept of femininity. We've gotten to a point where we're just unsure, it would seem, as to whether or not there's a compelling reason for half of humanity.'' | ''It's very difficult for us, even in our society, to find things that are wholly positive, that we ascribe to the concept of masculinity, that we would deny to the concept of femininity. We've gotten to a point where we're just unsure, it would seem, as to whether or not there's a compelling reason for half of humanity.'' | ||