Awards for Good Boys: Tales of Dating, Double Standards, and Doom

In this witty and incisive book, author Shelby Lorman skewers this one type of guy. We've all met him. He says he's a feminist but he's always mansplaining and interrupting. He's against sexual assault, except when it's his buddy Chad being accused ("He would never, he's one of the good ones!"). He says he's woke, but routinely uses offensive language ("I didn't mean it that way!"). Exploring our culture's tendency to reward men for clearing the incredibly low bar of not being an outright asshole, Lorman shows how we tend to excuse egregious behavior from men simply because it's not as bad as we might otherwise expect. This dangerous tendency ends up creating a double standard and excuses poor behavior, and Lorman is here to put a stop to it. A gripping and insightful read, Lorman has her finger on the pulse with this one.

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