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My privilege as a straight, white, cisgender, middle class thin male
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RE: My privilege as a straight, white, cisgender, middle class thin male
Quote:1) I can't count the times I've not been able to find something or I've been distracted or just done something stupid and then been told it's because I'm male, by women.
Yes but most of those jokes don't involve rape jokes or jokes that tell you how slutty you are, and even if they are offensive most people, including men and other women, don't take them seriously while some jokes about females are literally taken serious by people - Such as the joke that women are really crazy or mentally unstable and never know what they want, a lot of people mainly men believe this but there's no evidence that women don't know what they want any more than men
Quote:2) Men are portrayed as sex objects in the media constantly, women aren't always portrayed as weak useless and annoying.
Really? That's why more than 90% of sexual objectification is directed towards females. Showing up naked or half naked doesn't equal sex objectification, you should read the definition to understand that there is a difference between showing your sexuality and being a sex object, one doesn't need the other but sometimes both happen. Why are boobs used to sell everything but not men's assess or chest? Why are men always shown a full picture with the whole body and not with emphasis on boobs or ass? Before answering this point, why don't you take a look at Caroline's speech and realize how wrong you were?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMS4VJKekW8

Quote:3)passive, submissive, docile and caring traits aren't by definition inferior and they are attributed to women because women usually are less aggressive than men.
I've met a couple of females who'd disagree with you - And even if that were true it's still a gender role attribution that puts people into boxes and limits their options. Have you ever thought that maybe females are less aggressive because society tells them from the start that being aggressive is a boy's thing? And have you ever wondered why men aren't supposed to express their feelings or cry although we have deep emotions as well?
Quote:4) Maybe it's just where I live, but a man who wears low cut tops and tight tight shorts is ten times more likely to be made fun of, mocked and shamed, than a woman who does the exact same thing.
But that's because that's associated with homosexuality and gay get mocked more often that women
Quote: The male stereotype as you stated earlier is aggressive and competitive. In the gym, in the work place, in night clubs, in science, exploration, business, it's full of men judging each other, and biter rivalry. I'm not saying women don't do this, but to say women do these things, or are encouraged to do these things more than men is ridiculous.
It's nowhere near comparable, men compete with everyone, male, female or trans, for success - But men don't slut shame each other and say oh that friend of mine (male) sleeps with so many women he is such a slut. Women are indirectly told by the media that every other is their competition usually when the beauty standard is high and everyone has to reach it-
Quote: You are forced into a culture that places a high value on physical appearance, maybe it's less than women are but it's still there.
It's nothing compared, I can dress in the morning and take 5 minutes, I'm not socially forced to wear a little of makeup, or to shave my armpits even if my hair is not noticeable, I'm not constantly judged by other men if I'm ugly and I don't have the media constantly throwing me out a beauty standard of a very perfect male for me to follow, since men in the media and forms of art have different kinds of bodies. If I look into a women's magazine I'll see a tremendous difference between it and a men's magazine - In fact men don't care about magazines that much.
Quote:6) There are lots of jokes that stereotype men.
True, but people don't take them seriously - The point is that many jokes have harmful stereotypes - Jokes about men can be offensive but they can't be harmful because men still hold far more social power than women, while jokes about women, specially rape jokes and others can promote a culture of sexual inequality. Why do you think some people really believe that if the other part is passed out it's ok to have sex with then?
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you

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RE: My privilege as a straight, white, cisgender, middle class thin male - by Dystopia - December 28, 2014 at 11:01 am

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