Moral responsibility is what is lacking in a man when he demands it of a woman.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Karl Kraus critiques the hypocrisy of men who demand moral standards from women while failing to uphold them themselves.
- In plain terms
- Men often blame women for moral failures while ignoring their own lack of integrity.
- What can you take from it?
- Hold yourself to the standards you demand from others.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you hold yourself to the standards you expect of others?
- How do power dynamics influence moral expectations?
Another view
This view assumes men uniformly demand morality from women, which may not reflect all historical contexts.
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