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During the course of her hour-long speech, which was followed by a question-and-answer period, Faludi expounded upon the thesis of Stiffed, arguing that neither men nor feminists are to blame for the current crisis of manliness in America...
...Rather, Faludi said, "men have suffered layers of betrayal," the deepest of which is the demise of utilitarian society and its replacement by a consumer-driven culture in which "celebrity and sex-value are all that matter...
...live in a world of images," Faludi said, adding that men have suffered from a kind of fame syndrome...
...anymore] unless you play one on television," Faludi quipped...
Though she conceded that she is an unlikely candidate for the job of counseling American men, Faludi said lessons from the feminists' struggle can be applied to the situation confronting men today...