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Quote by Emily Blunt
I think there is still a pressure to be likable, and sort of warm and understood, and men are not held to that same standard.
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The speaker says there is pressure on some people to seem likable, warm, and easy for others to understand. The contrast with men suggests that men are not judged by this same expectation to the same extent. The point is about unequal social standards for how people are expected to present themselves.
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