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Do men need to check their privilege?

Axulus

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The Factual Feminist discusses:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRsYwu8uD4I[/youtube]

In summary, today's feminist groups only focus on the areas where men have the advantage over women, sometimes using exaggerated our outright false data (such as gender wage gap data), to support their claims, but completely ignore the areas where women have the advantage over men. It's way more complicated than the campus crusaders would have you believe, as men and women have a complex mix of benefits and burdens in society.

Some things pointed out in the video:

The much higher male suicide rate
The much higher male violent crime victimization rate
The higher male online harassment rate
The much higher male incarceration rate (receiving much longer sentences for similar crimes with similar criminal histories)
The much higher male workplace fatality rate
The much higher proportion of men working in dangerous, dirty and unpleasant jobs.
The several year difference in life expectancy
Women are much better educated than men (college enrollment and completion rates are much higher and the gap is only increasing)

Among others
 
The Factual Feminist discusses:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRsYwu8uD4I[/youtube]

In summary, today's feminist groups only focus on the areas where men have the advantage over women, sometimes using exaggerated our outright false data (such as gender wage gap data), to support their claims, but completely ignore the areas where women have the advantage over men. It's way more complicated than the campus crusaders would have you believe, as men and women have a complex mix of benefits and burdens in society.

Some things pointed out in the video:

The much higher male suicide rate
Because women are making men commit suicide?
The much higher male violent crime victimization rate
Are women responsible for this victimization of men?
The higher male online harassment rate
And what is the gender harassing these men?
The much higher male incarceration rate (receiving much longer sentences for similar crimes with similar criminal histories)
Are women responsible for these incarceration rates?
The much higher male workplace fatality rate
Are women responsible for the workplace fatality rate?
The much higher proportion of men working in dangerous, dirty and unpleasant jobs.
And this is because women will only hire men for these jobs?
Women are much better educated than men (college enrollment and completion rates are much higher and the gap is only increasing)
Because women won't let men go to school?
Among others

Look, if men are fucking over other men, what does that have to do with feminism?
 
I've checked my male privilege and find it is in good working order. In fact, I have white male privilege, which is the best kind.

It's a privilege which does come at a cost, you know that high mortality rate from suicide, violent crime, workplace accidents, military conflict, yada, yada, yada. It's nature's way of weeding the weak, the slow, and those standing in the wrong place.

What is this shit about "higher male online harassment rate"? WTF? We are getting shot, stabbed, crushed by rotating machinery, locked in cages, and blown up by rocket propelled grenades. Who has time to worry about some internet troll?
 
They forgot testicular cancer rates and testicular torsion due to ursine altercations.
 
Look, if men are fucking over other men, what does that have to do with feminism?

In a nutshell.

Sounds like men need to sit down and talk with their fellow men because they're preying on each other.
 
Well...according to our man Voosh, we men should never get advice from a woman anyway :p
[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cCu3Xpip8Y[/YOUTUBE]
 
Well...according to our man Voosh, we men should never get advice from a woman anyway :p

Huh. That might have something to do with the much higher proportion of men working in dangerous, dirty and unpleasant jobs. I mean, if you're not willing to take advice from people who consistently score less dangerous, less dirty, and more enjoyable jobs, you're kinda setting yourselves up to be the chumps working the nasty ones.
 
If no one works those nasty and dangerous jobs, then what?
 
Robots.

Of course, we could try to make those jobs less dangerous and dirty by setting some kind of workplace safety and cleanliness standards and requiring the use of safety gear, but I guess that's something women say, so.....


... I dunno, maybe the rule about not taking their advice could be changed or something?
 
Are existing robots able to do the jobs as well as humans and are they cost effective? Also is the job of making the robots clean and safe? Can this be done with no dirty or dangerous work done by humans?
 
Are existing robots able to do the jobs as well as humans and are they cost effective? Also is the job of making the robots clean and safe? Can this be done with no dirty or dangerous work done by humans?

Hmm, these questions require higher thinking. Which implies they would best be solved by someone trained in that capacity. And I can detect no inherent danger or chance of being exposed to dirt while answering them. And being the person who comprehensively answered them will look pretty cool on a resume.

Ah, to heck with what Voosh thinks. Take my advice: you want ^this^ job.
 
Are existing robots able to do the jobs as well as humans and are they cost effective? Also is the job of making the robots clean and safe? Can this be done with no dirty or dangerous work done by humans?

Hmm, these questions require higher thinking. Which implies they would best be solved by someone trained in that capacity. And I can detect no inherent danger or chance of being exposed to dirt while answering them. And being the person who comprehensively answered them will look pretty cool on a resume.

Ah, to heck with what Voosh thinks. Take my advice: you want ^this^ job.

The point behind the questions is that it may not be as simple as having machines do the job instead of humans on current technology. Even then at some points said machines have to be made by humans. If those jobs aren't done, what happens to modern society?

Personally I think "check your privilege" is nothing more than a thought terminating cliché, attempting to substitute for a rational argument.
 
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