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In reply to the discussion: Hey women [View all]BainsBane
(57,304 posts)Certain men are so pissed off that male privilege just ain't what is used to be, they try to reclaim it by appeals to biology. They want to assert that male superiority is somehow natural, even though a knowledge of anthropology or history reveals gender relations to be socially and culturally constructed rather than inherent. So be aware what you are defending here. When you support that position, you are defending pseudoscientific excuses for oppression and social inequality. Now, the fact that men are not inherently superior is evident in the sheer absurdity of the ideas expressed by a few desperate to reclaim absolute male privilege. The fact is some are pissed off they have wives smarter and more accomplished than themselves and have decided their own failures are the fault of every woman on the planet who have usurped what they believe their rightful place of superiority over women. They are angry that being born male no longer automatically guarantees them unchallenged privilege over the other half of humanity and that they actually have to compete based on education and ability.