#MansplainedSongs is the kind of childish "nyah nyah, men suck" bullshit that passes for feminism these days
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Child custody, lower prison sentences, more likely to get to college, less likely to be victims of violence, homeless, commit suicide. 2/2
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You're likely to miss all that if you only focus on the ways women are disadvantaged or social problems they're more vulnerable to.
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I think this is a key point. Privilege discussions envision dis/adantage being unipolar; the framework alienates people classed advantaged
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I know it goes both ways but women are significantly more oppressed
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Why do you think this? In US, UK? I wouldn't want to be a man. Mostly coz pressure to work full time & being evaluated on earnings.
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But also coz of expectation to be tall & strong & be able to fight tho I hope I cld ignore this like I do expectations of my looks & conduct
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From my perspective, what makes life worthwhile is doing what you love professionally & having much time to devote to family & interests.
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This is much more acceptable if you're a woman. A man living my life wld probably be called a loser & be unattractive to very many women.
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hmm... as a whole blacks are not more privileged than whites. But a rich black man has more power power than a poor white man.
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Economic privilege is the biggest one, yes. I'm protected above all by financial security & independence.
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Of course. Besides, rich blacks and rich women have the resources to address issues of discrimination.
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And a system which empowers this. It'd be very easy for claim to be discriminated against by gender & difficult to wash that mud off.
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...as if women were incapable of lying to get their way. And I am saying this as a woman and an (old-school) feminist.
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I am one of these too!
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"Privilege" is a nonsense concept with no explanatory power. http://bit.ly/1SGnZzA
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