you're being pedantic for the sake of it and that's an incredibly damaging thing to say
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Replying to @3lizabethl0
No, I'm applying the same standard. And to say I'm doing damage is nothing more than claiming moral high ground in lieu of an argument.
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Replying to @DrTLane
but you can't apply the same standard , that would be almost like saying black people oppress white people
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Replying to @3lizabethl0 @DrTLane
No, it wldnt. Black ppl don't have privileges white ppl don't. Women have many men don't. The right to genital integrity in the west 1/2
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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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Replying to @HPluckrose @3lizabethl0
I think this is a key point. Privilege discussions envision dis/adantage being unipolar; the framework alienates people classed advantaged
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Replying to @DrTLane @HPluckrose
I know it goes both ways but women are significantly more oppressed
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Replying to @3lizabethl0 @DrTLane
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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