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aikoaiko

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45. Bluntly, What's in it for the straight, white, able, middle-class male to address privilege

Sat Sep 5, 2015, 02:08 PM

Sep 2015

I prefer to live my life helping the disadvantaged, the needy, and the wronged, but I don't think I have a good answer for my question.

I've heard people say that doing the correct thing is it's own reward but that not convincing.

I've heard people say that there will be incremental gains in freedom (e.g., wife who can truly assist with household income, being able to marry a person of color, etc) but they don't necessarily amount to much.

I've heard that it's in my best interest to codify and establish equality because as a straight, white, able, m-c male I will be/am a minority and retribution could be severe. Meh.

So, what do you think is in it for me?

I hope this is the type of response you were looking for in order to actually have the conversation that needs to happen.

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