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In reply to the discussion: When did pointing out privilege become a personal attack? [View all]lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)Straights like me definitely have privilege relative to gays and lesbians. GLBT people are discriminated against in family court, they are treated with fear and distrust (particularly around kids) and laws single them out for injustice.
In this country, whites like me definitely have privilege relative to people of color, particularly african-americans, hispanics and native americans. Non-whites live shorter lives, less money is spent on their health care, they are more likely to be victims of (and incarcerated for) crime, they are stuck in more dangerous jobs, they are more likely to drop out of school and lack college education and they are more likely to commit suicide.
Men?
In every single one of the above metrics of social health they are holding the shitty end of the stick, just like GLBT people and ethnic minorities.
So, I disagree.
It's an important discussion to have because "male privilege" is bullshit.