Male Privilege, helpfully explained by a white dude

[shaayecanaan]

290. But fourth-world men do have to endure being press-ganged into armed conflicts

and sometimes as child soldiers. And of the two million work-related deaths in the world each year, 80% are from Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, and 80% are men. Likewise, 80% of serious accidents resulting in the loss of the use of at least one limb are men. The working conditions particularly in mining in Africa are horrible, and if you have ever lived in Africa (and I have) the sight of disabled men pushing themselves along on duckboards is a common one.

Have a look on the back of your milk carton. If there's a missing person there, its most likely a pretty, white female. This is because women are, for the most part, considered more worthy of sympathy and assistance.

There is nothing good about being poor in the fourth world. There are no advantages and overwhelming disadvantages to being so. Clearly being female is not quite as simple as that.