RE: My privilege as a straight, white, cisgender, middle class thin male
December 27, 2014 at 9:46 pm
(December 27, 2014 at 9:36 pm)Blackout Wrote: TaraJo, courts are gender biased, however I see that practice as sexist as it can be because it is based on the assumption that women are weaker and less capable - The fact women get their kids more often, child support and social services may be a direct benefit but it shows the social mentality that women are meant to be mothers and are fragile/need help
I'm not disagreeing with you on this part, but when you get someone like me who has experienced this very real problem and you say things like this, it honestly sounds like you're telling me that my problems aren't as significant as those of my ex. It's incredibly dismissive and hurtful. I'll be honest, my experiences with the family courts are the most painful experiece of my life and it's clearly sexist. Yet, I routinely get those experiences brushed away in environments that talk about privilege all the time, some with outright hostility.
Quote: - By these reasons I consider that even if that makes it easier for women, it is still sexist - To be pro-equality means giving up on every group's privileges and that includes women, not only men...
Yes, and that's kinda my point: if one group has advantages in most areas, that doesn't justify dismissing the areas where they don't have advantages. It also doesn't justify baseless hostility towards them because of their privilege, yet I've seen a lot of that (although, to give you credit, I haven't seen you do that).
I have no doubt that in those specific situations it would be much easier to be a part of other ethnic or linguistic group - However those cases, considering the fact that the majority of western population is white american or white European, depending on the country of course, doesn't change the fact that if you're white you'll most likely have it easier.
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"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama