“It was impossible to praise him, he wouldn’t accept it. He shrugged it off. He turned it into a joke. ‘You’re not gonna blame that one on me.’ I said, ‘Marty, this is a new era, we all need role models.’”
On the one hand, yeah men shouldn't be praised for treating women as equals. On the other hand it does need to be recognized so other men can follow his lead.
