Topic: You oppressive male shitlords should check your male privilege, because awareness is the first step.
+Anonymous A — 11.1 years ago #42,226
The Male Privilege Checklist
1. My odds of being hired for a job, when competing against female applicants, are probably skewed in my favor. The more prestigious the job, the larger the odds are skewed.
2. I can be confident that my co-workers won’t think I got my job because of my sex -- even though that might be true.
3. If I am never promoted, it’s not because of my sex.
4. If I fail in my job or career, I can feel sure this won’t be seen as a black mark against my entire sex’s capabilities.
5. I am far less likely to face sexual harassment at work than my female co-workers are.
6. If I do the same task as a woman, and if the measurement is at all subjective, chances are people will think I did a better job.
7. If I’m a teen or adult, and if I can stay out of prison, my odds of being raped are relatively low.
8. On average, I am taught to fear walking alone after dark in average public spaces much less than my female counterparts are.
9. If I choose not to have children, my masculinity will not be called into question.
10. If I have children but do not provide primary care for them, my masculinity will not be called into question.
11. If I have children and provide primary care for them, I’ll be praised for extraordinary parenting if I’m even marginally competent.
12. If I have children and a career, no one will think I’m selfish for not staying at home.
13. If I seek political office, my relationship with my children, or who I hire to take care of them, will probably not be scrutinized by the press.
14. My elected representatives are mostly people of my own sex. The more prestigious and powerful the elected position, the more this is true.
15. When I ask to see “the person in charge,” odds are I will face a person of my own sex. The higher-up in the organization the person is, the surer I can be.
16. As a child, chances are I was encouraged to be more active and outgoing than my sisters.
17. As a child, I could choose from an almost infinite variety of children’s media featuring positive, active, non-stereotyped heroes of my own sex. I never had to look for it; male protagonists were (and are) the default.
18. As a child, chances are I got more teacher attention than girls who raised their hands just as often.
19. If my day, week or year is going badly, I need not ask of each negative episode or situation whether or not it has sexist overtones.
20. I can turn on the television or glance at the front page of the newspaper and see people of my own sex widely represented.
21. If I’m careless with my financial affairs it won’t be attributed to my sex.
22. If I’m careless with my driving it won’t be attributed to my sex.
23. I can speak in public to a large group without putting my sex on trial.
24. Even if I sleep with a lot of women, there is no chance that I will be seriously labeled a “slut,” nor is there any male counterpart to “slut-bashing.”
25. I do not have to worry about the message my wardrobe sends about my sexual availability.
26. My clothing is typically less expensive and better-constructed than women’s clothing for the same social status. While I have fewer options, my clothes will probably fit better than a woman’s without tailoring.
27. The grooming regimen expected of me is relatively cheap and consumes little time.
28. If I buy a new car, chances are I’ll be offered a better price than a woman buying the same car.
29. If I’m not conventionally attractive, the disadvantages are relatively small and easy to ignore.
30. I can be loud with no fear of being called a shrew. I can be aggressive with no fear of being called a bitch.
31. I can ask for legal protection from violence that happens mostly to men without being seen as a selfish special interest, since that kind of violence is called “crime” and is a general social concern. (Violence that happens mostly to women is usually called “domestic violence” or “acquaintance rape,” and is seen as a special interest issue.)
32. I can be confident that the ordinary language of day-to-day existence will always include my sex. “All men are created equal,” mailman, chairman, freshman, he.
33. My ability to make important decisions and my capability in general will never be questioned depending on what time of the month it is.
34. I will never be expected to change my name upon marriage or questioned if I don’t change my name.
35. The decision to hire me will not be based on assumptions about whether or not I might choose to have a family sometime soon.
36. Every major religion in the world is led primarily by people of my own sex. Even God, in most major religions, is pictured as male.
37. Most major religions argue that I should be the head of my household, while my wife and children should be subservient to me.
38. If I have a wife or live-in girlfriend, chances are we’ll divide up household chores so that she does most of the labor, and in particular the most repetitive and unrewarding tasks.
39. If I have children with my girlfriend or wife, I can expect her to do most of the basic childcare such as changing diapers and feeding.
40. If I have children with my wife or girlfriend, and it turns out that one of us needs to make career sacrifices to raise the kids, chances are we’ll both assume the career sacrificed should be hers.
41. Assuming I am heterosexual, magazines, billboards, television, movies, pornography, and virtually all of media is filled with images of scantily-clad women intended to appeal to me sexually. Such images of men exist, but are rarer.
42. In general, I am under much less pressure to be thin than my female counterparts are. If I am fat, I probably suffer fewer social and economic consequences for being fat than fat women do.
43. If I am heterosexual, it’s incredibly unlikely that I’ll ever be beaten up by a spouse or lover.
44. Complete strangers generally do not walk up to me on the street and tell me to “smile.”
45. Sexual harassment on the street virtually never happens to me. I do not need to plot my movements through public space in order to avoid being sexually harassed, or to mitigate sexual harassment.
45. On average, I am not interrupted by women as often as women are interrupted by men.
46. I have the privilege of being unaware of my male privilege.
1. My odds of being hired for a job, when competing against female applicants, are probably skewed in my favor. The more prestigious the job, the larger the odds are skewed.
2. I can be confident that my co-workers won’t think I got my job because of my sex -- even though that might be true.
3. If I am never promoted, it’s not because of my sex.
4. If I fail in my job or career, I can feel sure this won’t be seen as a black mark against my entire sex’s capabilities.
5. I am far less likely to face sexual harassment at work than my female co-workers are.
6. If I do the same task as a woman, and if the measurement is at all subjective, chances are people will think I did a better job.
7. If I’m a teen or adult, and if I can stay out of prison, my odds of being raped are relatively low.
8. On average, I am taught to fear walking alone after dark in average public spaces much less than my female counterparts are.
9. If I choose not to have children, my masculinity will not be called into question.
10. If I have children but do not provide primary care for them, my masculinity will not be called into question.
11. If I have children and provide primary care for them, I’ll be praised for extraordinary parenting if I’m even marginally competent.
12. If I have children and a career, no one will think I’m selfish for not staying at home.
13. If I seek political office, my relationship with my children, or who I hire to take care of them, will probably not be scrutinized by the press.
14. My elected representatives are mostly people of my own sex. The more prestigious and powerful the elected position, the more this is true.
15. When I ask to see “the person in charge,” odds are I will face a person of my own sex. The higher-up in the organization the person is, the surer I can be.
16. As a child, chances are I was encouraged to be more active and outgoing than my sisters.
17. As a child, I could choose from an almost infinite variety of children’s media featuring positive, active, non-stereotyped heroes of my own sex. I never had to look for it; male protagonists were (and are) the default.
18. As a child, chances are I got more teacher attention than girls who raised their hands just as often.
19. If my day, week or year is going badly, I need not ask of each negative episode or situation whether or not it has sexist overtones.
20. I can turn on the television or glance at the front page of the newspaper and see people of my own sex widely represented.
21. If I’m careless with my financial affairs it won’t be attributed to my sex.
22. If I’m careless with my driving it won’t be attributed to my sex.
23. I can speak in public to a large group without putting my sex on trial.
24. Even if I sleep with a lot of women, there is no chance that I will be seriously labeled a “slut,” nor is there any male counterpart to “slut-bashing.”
25. I do not have to worry about the message my wardrobe sends about my sexual availability.
26. My clothing is typically less expensive and better-constructed than women’s clothing for the same social status. While I have fewer options, my clothes will probably fit better than a woman’s without tailoring.
27. The grooming regimen expected of me is relatively cheap and consumes little time.
28. If I buy a new car, chances are I’ll be offered a better price than a woman buying the same car.
29. If I’m not conventionally attractive, the disadvantages are relatively small and easy to ignore.
30. I can be loud with no fear of being called a shrew. I can be aggressive with no fear of being called a bitch.
31. I can ask for legal protection from violence that happens mostly to men without being seen as a selfish special interest, since that kind of violence is called “crime” and is a general social concern. (Violence that happens mostly to women is usually called “domestic violence” or “acquaintance rape,” and is seen as a special interest issue.)
32. I can be confident that the ordinary language of day-to-day existence will always include my sex. “All men are created equal,” mailman, chairman, freshman, he.
33. My ability to make important decisions and my capability in general will never be questioned depending on what time of the month it is.
34. I will never be expected to change my name upon marriage or questioned if I don’t change my name.
35. The decision to hire me will not be based on assumptions about whether or not I might choose to have a family sometime soon.
36. Every major religion in the world is led primarily by people of my own sex. Even God, in most major religions, is pictured as male.
37. Most major religions argue that I should be the head of my household, while my wife and children should be subservient to me.
38. If I have a wife or live-in girlfriend, chances are we’ll divide up household chores so that she does most of the labor, and in particular the most repetitive and unrewarding tasks.
39. If I have children with my girlfriend or wife, I can expect her to do most of the basic childcare such as changing diapers and feeding.
40. If I have children with my wife or girlfriend, and it turns out that one of us needs to make career sacrifices to raise the kids, chances are we’ll both assume the career sacrificed should be hers.
41. Assuming I am heterosexual, magazines, billboards, television, movies, pornography, and virtually all of media is filled with images of scantily-clad women intended to appeal to me sexually. Such images of men exist, but are rarer.
42. In general, I am under much less pressure to be thin than my female counterparts are. If I am fat, I probably suffer fewer social and economic consequences for being fat than fat women do.
43. If I am heterosexual, it’s incredibly unlikely that I’ll ever be beaten up by a spouse or lover.
44. Complete strangers generally do not walk up to me on the street and tell me to “smile.”
45. Sexual harassment on the street virtually never happens to me. I do not need to plot my movements through public space in order to avoid being sexually harassed, or to mitigate sexual harassment.
45. On average, I am not interrupted by women as often as women are interrupted by men.
46. I have the privilege of being unaware of my male privilege.
+On !Uvm54ORbmo — 11.1 years ago, 6 minutes later[T] [B] #460,862
tl;dr
·Anonymous A (OP) — 11.1 years ago, 1 minute later, 7 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #460,865
+Borg !!uShuoNeCJ — 11.1 years ago, 1 minute later, 9 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #460,867
Shut the fuck up. You will be assimilated.
·Anonymous A (OP) — 11.1 years ago, 1 minute later, 10 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #460,868
·On !Uvm54ORbmo — 11.1 years ago, 11 seconds later, 10 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #460,869
·Anonymous A (OP) — 11.1 years ago, 1 minute later, 11 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #460,870
·On !Uvm54ORbmo — 11.1 years ago, 1 minute later, 12 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #460,873
·Borg !!uShuoNeCJ — 11.1 years ago, 36 minutes later, 49 minutes after the original post[T] [B] #460,880
1) Bullshit
2) No one ever fucking thinks that, regardless of sex
3) No one ever gets promoted because of their sex
4) No one ever fucking thinks that
5) True, but that's because men have thick skin and don't consider anything sexual harassment. I woman or man I don't like could grab my dick and I wouldn't care.
6) Bullshit
7) True. And as a woman, your odds of being killed in war are relatively low, and your chances of getting raped are still low. We're even.
8) So are you upset that walking alone in the dark is riskier for women or you're upset that women are taught that they're at higher risk?
9) No, we just have to deal with the depression that come with being a genetically unsuccessful male in our older years.
10) Bull fucking shit. Men who are stay-at-home dads always have their masculinity questioned, and men who make less for their children are ridiculed as deadbeats. We are constantly judged by how we provide.
11) Wrong. It's expected, not praised. Anyone who doesn't do at least this is a deadbeat.
12) Bullshit. Companies have to bend over backwards for women who want to have a career and family or else risk ridiculed for being sexist, but men are expected to sacrifice family life for their career.
13) Politician...not scrutinized by press...what planet do you live on?
14) This is true, but that's because sexism was a much bigger problem 30+ years ago, and so there is a smaller talent pool for positions that require much more experience, but this is correcting itself quickly.
15) This is flat out no longer true. I have had just as many female bosses as male bosses.
16) Bullshit
17) Supply and demand. Girls don't want heroes like boys want heroes and the market gives people what they want.
18) Hahahahahahahahahaha. No. Boys are actually being put at extreme disadvantage because the public school system, composed of mostly female teachers, is highly biased in favor of girls.
19) You don't need to ask that. You're looking for problems where there are none. This kind of thinking is what gives people a victim complex.
20) So can women.
21) If you're bad financially, you're bad financially.
22) If you're a bad driver, you're a bad driver.
23) So can women.
24) Slut-shaming is out. Men like sexually liberal women. The religious prudes who slut-shame look down on man-whores as well, and that's what they call them. They're also called assholes, diskheads, and sleezebags. But again, men have thicker skins.
25) Hurp derp women NEVER judge men by how well dressed they are hurr durr
26) Haha. Hahahahaha. Hahahaha. Haaaaaaah.
27) You choose to spend a lot on cosmetics. If men had to spend $10,000 on makeup to get laid, we would, and we wouldn't fucking complain about it.
28) Don't be stupid at a car dealership.
29) Bullshit. Attractive men make more money. Taller men make more money. Ugly men are lonely and live shorter lives.
30) We're called assholes. Obnoxious people will be called names regardless of gender, and they deserve it. Get over the fact that some adjectives are gender specific.
31) Bullshit. Men who cry abuse are not taken seriously. Men that try to defend themselves from abusive women are labeled MRA douchebags.
32) Oh god, get over this minor grammatical hangover in a few archaic words and phrases in our language.
33) As long as you never use it as an excuse, it won't.
34) Then don't get fucking married, I don't care. Archaic institution anyway.
35) See #12
36) Similar to #34
37) See #36 and #34
38) I'm tired of this shit, stopping at this bullshit one.
2) No one ever fucking thinks that, regardless of sex
3) No one ever gets promoted because of their sex
4) No one ever fucking thinks that
5) True, but that's because men have thick skin and don't consider anything sexual harassment. I woman or man I don't like could grab my dick and I wouldn't care.
6) Bullshit
7) True. And as a woman, your odds of being killed in war are relatively low, and your chances of getting raped are still low. We're even.
8) So are you upset that walking alone in the dark is riskier for women or you're upset that women are taught that they're at higher risk?
9) No, we just have to deal with the depression that come with being a genetically unsuccessful male in our older years.
10) Bull fucking shit. Men who are stay-at-home dads always have their masculinity questioned, and men who make less for their children are ridiculed as deadbeats. We are constantly judged by how we provide.
11) Wrong. It's expected, not praised. Anyone who doesn't do at least this is a deadbeat.
12) Bullshit. Companies have to bend over backwards for women who want to have a career and family or else risk ridiculed for being sexist, but men are expected to sacrifice family life for their career.
13) Politician...not scrutinized by press...what planet do you live on?
14) This is true, but that's because sexism was a much bigger problem 30+ years ago, and so there is a smaller talent pool for positions that require much more experience, but this is correcting itself quickly.
15) This is flat out no longer true. I have had just as many female bosses as male bosses.
16) Bullshit
17) Supply and demand. Girls don't want heroes like boys want heroes and the market gives people what they want.
18) Hahahahahahahahahaha. No. Boys are actually being put at extreme disadvantage because the public school system, composed of mostly female teachers, is highly biased in favor of girls.
19) You don't need to ask that. You're looking for problems where there are none. This kind of thinking is what gives people a victim complex.
20) So can women.
21) If you're bad financially, you're bad financially.
22) If you're a bad driver, you're a bad driver.
23) So can women.
24) Slut-shaming is out. Men like sexually liberal women. The religious prudes who slut-shame look down on man-whores as well, and that's what they call them. They're also called assholes, diskheads, and sleezebags. But again, men have thicker skins.
25) Hurp derp women NEVER judge men by how well dressed they are hurr durr
26) Haha. Hahahahaha. Hahahaha. Haaaaaaah.
27) You choose to spend a lot on cosmetics. If men had to spend $10,000 on makeup to get laid, we would, and we wouldn't fucking complain about it.
28) Don't be stupid at a car dealership.
29) Bullshit. Attractive men make more money. Taller men make more money. Ugly men are lonely and live shorter lives.
30) We're called assholes. Obnoxious people will be called names regardless of gender, and they deserve it. Get over the fact that some adjectives are gender specific.
31) Bullshit. Men who cry abuse are not taken seriously. Men that try to defend themselves from abusive women are labeled MRA douchebags.
32) Oh god, get over this minor grammatical hangover in a few archaic words and phrases in our language.
33) As long as you never use it as an excuse, it won't.
34) Then don't get fucking married, I don't care. Archaic institution anyway.
35) See #12
36) Similar to #34
37) See #36 and #34
38) I'm tired of this shit, stopping at this bullshit one.
+Evidence-based Penis — 11.1 years ago, 22 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #460,881
Also check your balls for lumps because it's probably cancer
+Anonymous E — 11.1 years ago, 47 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[T] [B] #460,884
@460,880 (Borg !!uShuoNeCJ)
Then there's this MRA misogynist mansplaining everything and manspreading patriarchal propaganda. Borg is why I need feminism.
Then there's this MRA misogynist mansplaining everything and manspreading patriarchal propaganda. Borg is why I need feminism.
·Anonymous A (OP) — 11.1 years ago, 5 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[T] [B] #460,886
@previous (E)
Thanks for understanding. Borg is clearly an oppressive male shitlord as explained in the OP.
Thanks for understanding. Borg is clearly an oppressive male shitlord as explained in the OP.
·Borg !!uShuoNeCJ — 11.1 years ago, 4 hours later, 7 hours after the original post[T] [B] #460,896
+Ghost Louie !uSk4BCgU1. — 11.1 years ago, 1 hour later, 8 hours after the original post[T] [B] #460,906
+Anonymous G — 11.1 years ago, 12 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[T] [B] #460,907
I rather enjoy being 'all that is man'...and I got ninety nine problems but the concerns of some limp wristed 'down with male privilege' boogerhead aint one of them..
+The Doctor !7MHPahvoGY — 11.1 years ago, 23 hours later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #461,055
+Anonymous I — 11.1 years ago, 48 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #461,059
@460,907 (G)
You should be concerned about your liver, and you hardly count as male, but you're still a shitlord.
You should be concerned about your liver, and you hardly count as male, but you're still a shitlord.
+FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI — 11.1 years ago, 2 hours later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #461,084
·Anonymous E — 11.1 years ago, 2 hours later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #461,125
@460,886 (A)
Of course and agreed. He's just another disgusting example of the pitiful state of the average patriarchal oppressor.
@460,906 (Ghost Louie !uSk4BCgU1.)
@460,907 (G)
Okay, misogynistic MRA drones.
Of course and agreed. He's just another disgusting example of the pitiful state of the average patriarchal oppressor.
@460,906 (Ghost Louie !uSk4BCgU1.)
@460,907 (G)
Okay, misogynistic MRA drones.
+Anonymous K — 11.1 years ago, 4 hours later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #461,153
+FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI — 11.1 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #461,189
·Ghost Louie !uSk4BCgU1. — 11.1 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[T] [B] #461,192
·Anonymous K — 11.1 years ago, 1 day later, 3 days after the original post[T] [B] #461,568
·FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI — 11.1 years ago, 9 hours later, 3 days after the original post[T] [B] #461,586
+ducky !MwWb.dJjRc — 11.1 years ago, 12 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[T] [B] #461,589
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