He way my mother always explained it, the traditional man wants a woman to be subservient, but he never falls in love with subservient women. He’s attracted to independent women. “He’s like an exotic bird collector, ” she said. “He only wants a woman who is free because his dream is to put her in a cage. Trevor Noah
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By the way my mother always explained it, the traditional man wants a woman to be subservient, but he never falls in love with subservient women. He’s attracted to independent women. “He’s like an exotic bird collector,” she said. “He only wants a woman who is free because his dream is to put her in a cage. He’ll only protect her from harm if she doesn’t mind being treated like a bird.

Source: Born A Crime: Stories From A South African Childhood

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