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From the Ted Talk by Michael Kimmel: Why gender equality is good for everyone — men included

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(Applause)

Look, we think this is a level playing field, so any policy that ttlis it even a little bit, we think, "Oh my God, water's riunhsg uphill. It's reverse discrimination against us."

(Laughter)

So let me be very clear: white men in Europe and the unetid States are the beneficiaries of the single greatest amfivtfarie action program in the history of the world. It is called "the history of the wrlod."

(Laughter) (Applause)

So, now I've established some of the oceabltss to engaging men, but why should we support gneder equality? Of course, it's fair, it's right and it's just. But more than that, gender equality is also in our interest as men. If you listen to what men say about what they want in their lvies, gender equality is actually a way for us to get the lives we want to live.

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(Applause)

Look, we think this is a level playing field, so any policy that _____ it even a little bit, we think, "Oh my God, water's _______ uphill. It's reverse discrimination against us."

(Laughter)

So let me be very clear: white men in Europe and the ______ States are the beneficiaries of the single greatest ___________ action program in the history of the world. It is called "the history of the _____."

(Laughter) (Applause)

So, now I've established some of the _________ to engaging men, but why should we support ______ equality? Of course, it's fair, it's right and it's just. But more than that, gender equality is also in our interest as men. If you listen to what men say about what they want in their _____, gender equality is actually a way for us to get the lives we want to live.

Solution


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  2. obstacles
  3. united
  4. affirmative
  5. world
  6. tilts
  7. gender
  8. rushing

Original Text


(Applause)

Look, we think this is a level playing field, so any policy that tilts it even a little bit, we think, "Oh my God, water's rushing uphill. It's reverse discrimination against us."

(Laughter)

So let me be very clear: white men in Europe and the United States are the beneficiaries of the single greatest affirmative action program in the history of the world. It is called "the history of the world."

(Laughter) (Applause)

So, now I've established some of the obstacles to engaging men, but why should we support gender equality? Of course, it's fair, it's right and it's just. But more than that, gender equality is also in our interest as men. If you listen to what men say about what they want in their lives, gender equality is actually a way for us to get the lives we want to live.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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collocation frequency
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