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It is important that a woman’s “noes” be respected and her “yeses” be respected.

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Warren Farrell
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: June 26
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So long as you create laws that define women as victims, as creatures that demand protection, that need bodyguards, you are going to perpetuate the very worst of our sexist past.
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