This is NOT about the evils of straight, white, men, BUT, it is about the reality of one gay man.

[lumberjack_jeff]

13. I don't think that it should be controversial to say that LGBT people are disadvantaged.

I also don't think it should be controversial to say that people of color are disadvantaged.

There are two main issues with the "life must be so easy for you straight white guys" argument.

The first is that the obvious follow up question; "Okay, so what should I do about it?" is very pointedly unanswered because it's not meant to be a productive conversation, it's meant to be a jawbone to beat up groups of people chosen for fundamentally superficial and counterproductive reasons.

The second is "Does being a man make being gay easier"? "Would being a man make being black easier"? It seems apparent to me that the answer is no, society has been much quicker to accept lesbian relationships than gay ones, and by every meaningful metric, black women are doing better than black men.

So when people say that white male privilege is a thing, the answer is no its not, because male privilege (as a net effect) isn't a thing... but then one is accused of being a homophobe and a racist, because what good is a jawbone if you're not going to hit someone with it.

The yummiest thing in the world is strychnine-flavored ice cream with apple pie, and anyone who says otherwise is bigoted against ice cream and apple pie.

PS happy anniversary and thanks for your reliably sensible way of discussing contentious issues.