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In reply to the discussion: Can a straight, white male liberal ever truly suffer at the hands of our culture? [View all]Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)It is not that I don't think that a straight white male can never be wronged, clearly anyone can be a victim. This male may have been abused as a child, might be poor, might be neurotypical, oh hey that's my brother. I know for a fact he has suffered a lot and on top of that became addicted to drugs because of how he grew up.
So, why say no? Simple really. Straight people are rarely if ever discriminated against for being straight. White people are rarely if ever discriminated against for being white. Males are rarely if ever discriminated against for being male.
The flip side is gay people and other people with different orientations are discriminated against just for that alone, some murdered. POC are discriminated against and historically and up to the present time are murdered for the sole reason of not being white. And women are several times more likely suffer from discrimination for not being male. Not to mention all these groups are more likely to be a crime statistic.
So, bottom line is anyone can have a crappy childhood, grow up and use drugs, be neuro atypical, have a disability, etc...They will suffer. But, if they are straight white males it won't be because they are straight white males.