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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:22 PM Original message |
Male Privilege |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. Good luck. The main problem with having it is that you don't realize it's there |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I don't know if that's true. |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. don't forget links to blogs discussing female privilege as well :-) nt |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Is this a Lounge type jokey response? |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 01:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
108. "Female Privlege." Is that like "Black Privlege" or "Immigrant Privlege"? |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
5. K&R |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Thanks for reading it. |
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yella_dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
6. Oddly, I don't feel so privileged as all that. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Is there a particular part of the analogy that you take issue with? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
27. The elements of male privilege compared to female privilege don't yield aggregate advantage. |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 08:42 PM Response to Reply #27 |
43. but paid less for equal education & some jobs |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 10:45 PM Response to Reply #43 |
50. According to AAUW, the pay gap might be as much as 7% |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 12:43 AM Response to Reply #50 |
152. that's what I said |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 10:58 PM Response to Reply #27 |
53. YES they do. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 11:31 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. women dominate college by a 3:2 ratio. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:12 AM Response to Reply #56 |
62. Pff... the most dangerous job is that of a prostitute. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #62 |
79. Nor are car theives, burglars, drug dealers or gangsters. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:52 AM Response to Reply #79 |
86. deleted |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:41 AM Response to Reply #53 |
59. two other things. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #59 |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #67 |
89. ""boo hoo look at us, so oppressed" |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 02:20 PM Response to Reply #89 |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 02:32 PM Response to Reply #110 |
112. I'm downright hateful? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #112 |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
9. I think it's a hard concept to discuss out of context. I only speak for myself, but never found the |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Yes, the example of catcalls is an easy one. |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Okay, I'll bite. I think the essay you link to attempts to substitute the concept for argument. |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 10:54 PM Response to Reply #22 |
51. You've summed up very nicely my problems with the "privilege" meme |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #51 |
60. good point. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:18 AM Response to Reply #60 |
64. The talisman has more than one purpose |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:23 AM Response to Reply #64 |
66. No, this discussion is about male privilege. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 12:41 PM Response to Reply #66 |
105. To clarify my last post. |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:33 AM Response to Reply #60 |
72. I completely agree |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 12:42 PM Response to Reply #72 |
106. +1 |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 01:12 PM Response to Reply #51 |
109. Any discriminated against minority who throws the "You cannot possibly understand because you arent |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 05:04 PM Response to Reply #109 |
138. That is awesome. |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 03:00 PM Response to Reply #51 |
121. I haven't seen it used enough to judge. A lot depends on people being (gulp) reasonable. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #22 |
61. I see it differently |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #61 |
74. In the context of this discussion, "minorities" isn't relevant or useful. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:50 AM Response to Reply #74 |
84. Yes, "minorities" is useful. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #84 |
90. So is it fair to observe that men are an oppressed minority in education? |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:07 AM Response to Reply #90 |
92. Oppressed? You could have that observation. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:12 AM Response to Reply #92 |
95. I chose that example because it avoids the subjectivity of the example you used. |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 02:53 PM Response to Reply #61 |
119. Perhaps I'm extrapolating unfairly. "Check your privilege" struck me as condescending. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #9 |
82. So, would you be OK with strange men making catcalls at your wife, sister, or daughter? |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 12:33 PM Response to Reply #82 |
103. My post means exactly the opposite of what you thought it meant. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 12:39 PM Response to Reply #103 |
104. OK, I get it. thanks for clarifying. nt |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. redqueen, I salute you taking up this cause |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Thanks! |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
11. I hope this gets more reqs. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. I obviously agree wholeheartedly! |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
14. Males are mostly assholes in my experience |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Of course young people of both sexes can be coarse, rude, etc. |
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HappyMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:11 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. The same holds true for women. |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Yeah well 'assholes' really isn't what I meant as much as maybe 'idiots' |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:50 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. is this boasting? i have mostly been around male friends. i have mostly males in my family. |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:59 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I express my point of view |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 07:05 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. they are all good people. who care about me. and i, in turn, care about them. my people |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 10:39 PM Response to Reply #26 |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:31 AM Response to Reply #26 |
70. So women get away with only being idiots is it? |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #70 |
77. i think we have found the elusive, often rumoured but never seen until now; the self loathing male. |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 02:39 PM Response to Reply #77 |
117. You may be on to something there...I'm beginning to hate myself for clicking on this OP |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 02:51 PM Response to Reply #117 |
118. best way to deal with these threads is to avoid them |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:42 AM Response to Reply #26 |
75. very bizarre post. |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:48 AM Response to Reply #75 |
81. Not really. You see this a lot living around Berkley |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:50 AM Response to Reply #81 |
83. i don't think it's about being a "nice guy". you can be a nice guy without hating yourself or |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 02:28 PM Response to Reply #83 |
111. sad but true. they went too far and forgot what and who they are |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:53 AM Response to Reply #81 |
87. i am very nice, and have never been a doormat in my life. my husband and two boys are very |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #87 |
114. =] I know YOUR family is well balanced |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 03:01 PM Response to Reply #114 |
122. i get that. i understand. lol, why i keep following you around. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #114 |
125. so, i just came back from lunch with a family i have not seen in a while. the father has always |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 03:50 PM Response to Reply #125 |
128. Oh wow what a schmucking putz |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #128 |
129. +1. isnt it weird... sigh. nt |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #129 |
130. Yeah sounds like he needs to be reminded we're in the year 6000 |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #81 |
131. I identify as a feminist and recognize male privilege |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 04:30 PM Response to Reply #131 |
132. And people complain sex is all men think about... |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:52 AM Response to Reply #26 |
85. Please share with us. "I could tell you even more stories about what guys say when women |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:29 AM Response to Reply #14 |
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Zanzoobar (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
16. Lizards are cold blooded |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
19. not very helpful |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. "Male privilege" gets my hackles up to the same degree "female privilege" would for women. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:41 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. but... it would not get my hackles up to discuss female privilege. it would not hurt at all |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:18 AM Response to Reply #24 |
65. Exactly... and what causes the overreaction? The hostility? |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 01:49 AM Response to Reply #65 |
153. hostility is caused by absurdity |
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kayakjohnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
20. Thanks, redqueen. I tried to bookmark this but it said I already did. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:28 AM Response to Reply #20 |
68. My pleasure of course. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
21. That is a good blog post. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. how about if we make work environments safer and address the criminal system |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:37 AM Response to Reply #21 |
73. The threads that were being inundated with examples of privilege |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:21 AM Response to Reply #73 |
96. Two things: 1) Because of the way they are framed. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
28. this is not a tough one for me. nor a painful one to own. i am aware of female/white privilege |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:33 AM Response to Reply #28 |
71. "simply an acknowledgment. that is all." |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:48 AM Response to Reply #71 |
80. they fight so hard, hold onto to maintain... what? it isnt good for or behoove them to hold onto |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:08 AM Response to Reply #28 |
93. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around this. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:26 AM Response to Reply #93 |
97. the teachers, friends and community are majority white, so right there, there is an advantage |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
29. this male recs your thread |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
32. *sigh* |
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Zanzoobar (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 07:06 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Hoo... boy. |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 07:40 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Yeah.... tell that to a woman |
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Zanzoobar (618 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 08:29 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. I wasn't being critical |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 08:36 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I thought so |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 08:30 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. It's useless drivel that divides us |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:17 AM Response to Reply #32 |
63. Shitting on the rest of you? What are you talking about? |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
35. It's a darn shame I've been away from DU... |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #35 |
76. Aw... |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
36. "rape and harmful images of women" sort of like, "axe murder and existential ennui" |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 01:45 AM Response to Reply #36 |
57. Is there something wrong with consenting adults using the swastika and other Nazi symbols-- |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:04 AM Response to Reply #36 |
91. Both those 'deals' have not been 'slapped down' as equal examples. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
37. As I mentioned in the other thead, it took my best friend being raped for me to get it. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 11:10 AM Response to Reply #37 |
94. But you did get it! |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #94 |
102. Thanks! |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
39. Cute story |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
44. "Privilege" exists in all walks. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 09:09 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. i really enjoy your posts, pink-o |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #46 |
148. Thanx, Sea!!!! |
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varelse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
45. thanks for the link |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
47. I've had the benefits of male and white privilege all my life....I think being gay has helped me |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
48. I honestly think it takes a "click" moment for most people. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
52. One poster observed that the most comfortable place in dog and gecko-land is in the dog's hair. |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
54. Thanks for posting this - I gave it a rec |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 12:06 PM Response to Reply #54 |
99. Thank you for discussing it! |
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Silver Swan (805 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
55. I am a 65 year old woman |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 12:07 PM Response to Reply #55 |
100. Aw.... |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 03:37 AM Response to Original message |
58. Being a transgender |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #58 |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 07:08 PM Response to Reply #78 |
150. Because I'm not female |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 12:09 PM Response to Reply #58 |
101. You bring up so many good points. |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
88. Very insightful, thanks. knr |
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SoDesuKa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
98. I Don't Believe This |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
107. Oh it goes far beyond that. Even in "meritocracies" women work twice as hard |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 02:39 PM Response to Reply #107 |
115. Well you know, I'm not starving or living without access to clean water... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 07:04 PM Response to Reply #115 |
149. The fact that we don't agree |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
113. Male privilege kills. |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 02:39 PM Response to Reply #113 |
116. Do you also weep for the men in abusive relationships? |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #116 |
123. why don't you start a thread about it??? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #123 |
124. Deleted message |
stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #123 |
126. Oh yes, there absolutely have been OPs about mens rights in divorce. No one wants to hear about it. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #126 |
127. well, the times i have discussed them i think i have seen both sides |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 04:53 PM Response to Reply #127 |
136. not to mention child support comes out before rent money |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #136 |
139. interesting points. i will say, i have had little experience with divorce |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #139 |
146. think the divorce laws that favor women are an ironic example of the patriarchy |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 04:55 PM Response to Reply #123 |
137. Deleted message |
Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 05:57 PM Response to Reply #137 |
141. edit because post was deleted |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 04:34 PM Response to Reply #113 |
133. Male Privlege kills in other ways too |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 04:37 PM Response to Reply #133 |
134. "Women who get worse medical treatment than men " |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #134 |
135. A nurse I know told me the male doctors would routinely dismiss women in the ER as "hysteria" |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
140. I cannot and will not deny that men have privilege. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #140 |
142. "They" are not a homogenous entity. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 06:12 PM Response to Reply #142 |
143. I'll stand by my statement. I can cite a hundred examples, if you need. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 06:42 PM Response to Reply #143 |
147. Save it. |
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SoDesuKa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 06:22 PM Response to Reply #140 |
144. Center of the Universe |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 06:24 PM Response to Reply #140 |
145. unless you are suggesting the center of the universe is mans penis and i would just have to |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-20-11 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
151. Be that as it may... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-21-11 06:51 AM Response to Reply #151 |
154. black like me. i read when young. bought the book so both kids could read |
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