White Male Privilege

orubiru

Samaris wrote: »

TL:DR - Everyone's got issues, some to do with what gender body they were born in. Historically, women have had many more issues and are still fighting away from them. But gender expectations and treatment affect men and women both, and are unhealthy for both, and that should be realised and dealt with.

I totally agree with you on this. I think that it's not good for children if they can go online and read all of this "men vs women" kind of stuff without any proper background, context or education.

If you let people with extreme opinions run wild and unchallenged then eventually they are going to win over the hearts and minds of the younger generation and there will be no comeback as opposing views are shot down with a few quirky buzzwords.

There was a video doing the rounds last year with all these little girls swearing about sexism and it was kind of disturbing to see these young kids talking about "1 in 5 women" being raped or sexually assaulted by men. Who is teaching their kids that kind of stuff? Why are these people trying to teach children this type of stuff?

It's one thing to inform kids about rape or other serious crimes. It's another thing altogether to tell them that X% of woman will be raped by "men".

I would still be hesitant to use phrases like "<Group A> Privilege" to describe things were "Group A" is obviously a very diverse group.

We may find ourselves having a problem is society when we start denying that a group of 1,000 random white males could still be more diverse, in terms of character and interests and life experiences, than a group of carefully selected men and women from different cultural backgrounds.

Some people will define themselves by their experiences and their ideas, with nationality or gender being less important to them. Other people might put nationality or gender above all things and be really patriotic or whatever. The mix of people makes it very, very, difficult to lay down rigid, well defined, descriptions of our society.

Then there is the fact that we are a sexually dimorphic species and this is something that will not change any time soon. We might try to reduce the impact of that but ultimately the differences between the genders will lead to trends and those trends will be measured and presented using statistics.

Once people start labeling those trends "privileges" we open the door for misinterpretation and potential discrimination and/or injustice.

The Corinthian

silverfeather wrote: »

http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/05/male-privilege-trans-men/

It's not everyday you hear someone so deep up their own hole that they're unlikely to have seen daylight in years, but...

1. I’m Suddenly Funny
2. Yet I’m Still Taken (More) Seriously
3. I Rarely Get Interrupted

Diddums. Because only men, and all men are all seen as funny, taken seriously and never get interrupted. None are ever considered geeks or outcasts, made fun of or relegated to beta status in our inherent pecking order.

It's not because we're men, it's because you're unfunny, talent-less and come out with little more than vacuous crap not worth hearing.

4. I Get Paid More

Well as a transgender women you will likely earn more as the chances of your having children are smaller and that's what causes the pay gap. Without children, women in their forties out earn their male counterparts by about 15%.

5. It’s Easier for Me to Be Poor

Except for the fact you'll far more likely be living on the street than a woman. Which I suspect is not easier.

6. My Clothing Is More Practical

Then wear it. Seriously, who's forcing you to wear mini stilts on your feet? Is it men who buy Cosmo and force women to buy into that crap? Stop whinging and blaming everyone else for your daft choices.

7. I Get a Ton of Free Passes

Yes, because women never get away with teating everyone around them like shìt during PMS. Or hitting a man - they never get away with that. Fscking idiot.

9. I’m Very Likely to Arrive Home Safely After Walking Alone at Night

TBH, you're more likely to arrive home safely than a man. Gangs looking for a fight don't exactly look for women to jump and beat the crap out of late at night.

13. I’m Allowed to Have Body Hair

You never had a job where having to wear a suit, tie and be clean shaven was obligatory then. Explains the quality of your writing.

14. I’m Allowed to Grow Old

Except you won't likely get quite as old...

16. My Abilities Speak Louder Than My Appearances at Work

Bollocks. Good looking people, regardless of gender, will get promoted, raises and generally do better than ugly ones. It's not fair, it's superficial, but women don't have a monopoly on that one.

17. The Bulk of Porn Is Made with Me in Mind

Do you want it made with women in mind if you don't buy it? If you create a demand, you'll find that will... ahem, 50 Shades of Gray... you'll get a lot of porn with women in mind appearing.

18. Older White Guys Treat Me Like a Best Friend

FTW??!! Do you want older white guys (I presume black ones are not as friendly) to treat women as best friends and strike up conversations with them too? Can't wait to hear your interpretation on that one.

Get over it. It's not our fault your daddy didn't pay enough attention to you.

20. My Comfort Comes Before Anyone Else’s

Yes, women are always giving up their seats for men.

21. I Have Significantly Less Sexual Liability

Indeed. Thank God men can have abortions and unilaterally put their children for adoption and not have to pay maintenance for twenty years because someone else unilaterally decided to.

23. I’m Not Subject to ‘Soft’ Sexism

Making a coffee in the office is the least you can do, given you're expecting us to act as beasts of burden, the moment there's anything even vaguely to be carried.

25. I Can Say the Most Ridiculous Things Imaginable

Well, you answered this one yourself.

This is very interesting.

I really hope you were being ironic.

orubiru wrote: »

Should articles, like those on "Everyday Feminism", be seen as anything other than entertainment?

Sure, as long as we're willing to also see sites like Storm Front as nothing more than entertainment too.