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[prairierose]

71. Thank you jeff47 for being so articulate....

and willing to spend time explaining this concept. Your examples are clear and easy to understand.

When I was young, when Brownmiller's book was written, we had some hope that we could make a difference and educate people enough to make some real changes in our culture. Here it is over 40 years later and some men are still refusing to understand how privilege works in any society and how it benefits or hurts them. We had these exact same discussions. The exact same words were used by men to deny that they benefited from white male privilege, the culture of rape and patriarchy because they do not want to face the reality of it. Denial is so much easier.

This is not about bashing men. The discussion is about the culture in which we live. Men, whether they want to admit it or not, benefit from patriarchy, white male privilege and the culture of rape. All of these concepts are about power and control. Understanding that is the first step to change and making a better world for the women and girls in your life.