re: Amazon banned Esther Vilar&#39;s 1971 Classic &quot;The Manipulated Man&quot;

Posted by LittleJerrySeinfield

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Posted on 1/24/25 at 3:23 pm to daddys home

Any man that doesn't think he should provide for his family isn't a man.

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Posted by BobABooey

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Posted on 1/24/25 at 3:31 pm to Shexter

Where’s Matador????

Posted by Bigdawgb

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Posted on 1/24/25 at 3:35 pm to LittleJerrySeinfield

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Any man that doesn't think he should provide for his family isn't a man.

I think any decent man should be trying his hardest to take care of his people. I think relationships work best when that goes both ways though, the woman is also trying her best instead of expecting the "man" to do it all.

Giving 50/50 vs. 100/100 in other words

This post was edited on 1/24/25 at 3:35 pm

Posted by daddys home

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Posted on 1/24/25 at 3:38 pm to LittleJerrySeinfield

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Any man that doesn't think he should provide for his family isn't a man.

Some men choose freedom/independence over a wife & kids.
If you choose to get married and have kids then the wife should get a job once the kids are in school.
Otherwise she's using you and playing you for a sucker.

Posted by LittleJerrySeinfield

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Posted on 1/24/25 at 3:40 pm to Bigdawgb

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I think any decent man should be trying his hardest to take care of his people. I think relationships work best when that goes both ways though, the woman is also trying her best instead of expecting the "man" to do it all.

Giving 50/50 vs. 100/100 in other words

I agree. I'm guessing the OP has chosen poorly in his relationships, so he's projecting his bad experiences onto every relationship.

Posted by daddys home

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Posted on 1/24/25 at 3:44 pm to LittleJerrySeinfield

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I agree. I'm guessing the OP has chosen poorly in his relationships, so he's projecting his bad experiences onto every relationship.

Active imagination you have there

Posted by daddys home

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Posted on 1/24/25 at 4:04 pm to LittleJerrySeinfield

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Men are supposed to be the providers and women the care givers. This formula has been proven to work for centuries

Most wives don't give two shites about their husbands
Women want kids, a nice home, nice things, and they are looking to bait some sucker into footing the bill to provide those things.
So the women love bomb & sex bomb their target until she closes the deal on her lifetime provider.
Most husbands are just too stupid to understand this.
Men work themselves into an early grave for a "pat on the head" from the wife & society telling him that he's a good boy,
How many women do you ever see marry men that make less than they do? Never.
How many women do you see willing to work their lives away so their husband can live a stress free life as a househusband? Never
Most husbands live their entire lives without realizing that they were just being played for a meal ticket & retirement plan.

Posted by mdomingue

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Posted on 1/24/25 at 4:16 pm to daddys home

They have it in French. But I believe the book is out of print, if so your angst should probably be directed at the publisher

Posted by HarryBalzack

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Posted on 1/24/25 at 4:25 pm to daddys home

Good thing it's available for free on archive.org, then.

Posted by CCT

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Posted on 1/24/25 at 4:29 pm to daddys home

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daddys home

Posted by HarryBalzack

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Posted on 1/24/25 at 4:36 pm to CCT

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daddys home

I know. More than one, apparently. Mom was probably on Maury.

Posted by Camp Randall

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Posted on 1/24/25 at 5:31 pm to daddys home

Amazon may not carry a book but how do you think they can ban it?

Maybe they have a disagreement with the publisher or something.

Posted by Vincenzo Pantangelli

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Posted on 1/24/25 at 5:50 pm to daddys home

Rational Male by Rollo Tomassie is a good alternative.
Basically says the same things and warns men about women.

Posted by daddys home

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Posted on 1/24/25 at 6:31 pm to Camp Randall

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Amazon may not carry a book but how do you think they can ban it?

Maybe they have a disagreement with the publisher or something.

No, it was banned.
Third Party Vendors were instructed to take down their listings of used copies of the book.

Posted by OweO

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Posted on 1/24/25 at 6:35 pm to daddys home

I also want to say... I am about to ban Amazon if they can't get their delivery issue fixed. I can't get anything delivered earlier than February 7th. I don't order from Amazon to wait 2 weeks for something.