perfection of the bodies of the female mannequins and the increase in plastic surgery among women. She forgets to mention the male mannequin’s rippling muscles. In addition, Baywatch’s David Hasselhoff has been fully dressed for the last two years to cover his aging body. Faludi’s entire book is filled with views that are extremely insensitive to men. Warren Farrell, author of The Myth of Male Power (1993), describes the male experience; one ‘tragedy” is that “historically, the obligations of dads deprive dads love while the obligations of moms provide moms with love. Deprived of genuine love, dads are deprived of genuine power.” In describing the father-son relationship in the song “Cat’s in the Cradle,” Farrell continues: “Ironically, the son had ached for connection with his dad so intently that he vowed, ‘Some day I’m gonna be like him….’ ” Farrell gives women a unique explanation to a man’s perspective of prostitutes. He explains the reason “why men don’t get as worked up as women” over the issue: “most men experience themselves as prostitutes everyday—the miner, the firefighter, the construction worker… they sacrifice their bodies for money and for their families.” Another misfortune for men is that they have not had the freedom of emotional expression, where it appears women have. Finally, when men are the “suicide sex,” it is everyone’s responsibility to find out why. Like Faludi few men have extreme views on the other side of the spectrum. Toni Grant, an on-air therapist, told a women caller, “Challenging one’s husband is a sure sign of a ‘feminist infected women.’ A big mistake.” Extreme views are rare; the average person is aware that these, usually wealthy, individuals have no insight into the real American experience.Men ...
