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On a deeper level, if our sons are learning they are obscene, disgusting, and untrustworthy, is this the best preparation for fatherhood? And is it the best preparation for becoming a mother - to feel this way about her son?

Warren Farrell

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Warren Farrell
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: June 26
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