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Major Nikon

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21. There are those who are disadvantaged on both sides of the gender divide

Reply to nomorenomore08 (Reply #17)

Fri Oct 11, 2013, 03:39 AM

Oct 2013

All it takes is empathy to relate. However, you've just identified the central problem with the claim that either gender has more privilege than the other. Those claims are largely based on what people feel rather than anything they can quantify. Race privilege is easy to quantify. There are few, if any, privileges one receives for being black vs white while you can't say that about the reverse. This is not true for gender privilege.

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6 Sexist Things Women Say [View all] Bonobo Oct 2013 OP

to be fair, technically, all men ARE animals. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #1

How many animals can shave their balls? Major Nikon Oct 2013 #2

See, that sort of thing never gets old. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #3

Meh... I "get" it, but I don't trouble myself about it too much... nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #4

If I'm going to get wrapped around an axle about sexism... lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #5

I can mostly agree with that. And while I may deplore the existence of a shallow, mindless culture nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #6

Some problems are the result of misandry. Some are not. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #9

"Disproportionate share of harm"? Maybe not overall, but a great many men are being harmed greatly. nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #11

Do you think that men should be equally represented on college campuses? lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #13

Do I? I suppose so, in theory. But why is that one particular number/statistic so important? nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #14

Let's explore this. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #15

As I said, all the issues you've raised are real and legitimate, I just don't think they're nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #18

I'm not suggesting that those things represent misandry. I am suggesting that they represent bias. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #19

Okay. Not sure I see it that way, but I get what you mean at least. nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #20

Are you willing to argue the reverse? Major Nikon Oct 2013 #16

It is difficult to quantify, I admit. All I can tell you is that I don't feel disadvantaged, at all, nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #17

There are those who are disadvantaged on both sides of the gender divide Major Nikon Oct 2013 #21

The Kyriarchy Hurts Men pitbullgirl1965 Oct 2013 #23

Thank you for your contribution and I totally agree. nt Bonobo Oct 2013 #24

This is interesting stuff. It has the ring of truth. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #25

Excellent term LadyHawkAZ Oct 2013 #26

:D It encompasses everything pitbullgirl1965 Oct 2013 #27

Never said it was a big concern in my life either. Bonobo Oct 2013 #7

I agree that that kind of dickishness is unbecoming either way. Anyone who says things like that nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #8

"Dickishness"!!!! LOL! Bonobo Oct 2013 #10

Assholishness? I guess that's more gender neutral... nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #12

A++ Post. pitbullgirl1965 Oct 2013 #22