Post by prouvaire on Jul 6, 2014 18:43:01 GMT -6
I found a youtube comment that was literally just 48 pieces of evidence of female privilege. So I decided to make some commentary.
1. Women have the privilege of free entry into many nightclubs and bars
Because they are being treated as objects
2. Women have the privilege of not having their motives questioned when they play with children
Because men are child abusers/molesters in nearly 95% of all cases
3. Women have the privilege of being 90% less likely to be homeless
Just because most homeless people are men, does not mean women are immune to homelessness I literally do not understand what you mean???
4 Women have the privilege of being given free stuff because someone finds them attractive
Again, because they are being treated as objects
5 Women have the privilege of being considered the most valuable gender
I've literally never heard this statement jfc I mean I've heard of people calling women "delicate flowers" to use for their personal gain and to label women as the weaker gender. If anything, men are considered the most valuable because they are stereotypically the main source of income for the family.
6 Women have the privilege of women-only scholarships
Because women are a minority in education because men consistently discourage them from achieving higher education. These scholarships are intended to encourage women to pursue education because otherwise they are in serious danger of becoming underrepresented.
7 Women have the privilege of an education system tailored to their needs
WHAT WHO TOLD YOU THIS, THIS IS SUCH A LIE let me introduce you to my science classes and my engineering class and my computer science classes
8 Women have the privilege of having their feelings considered at all times
Yeah, ironically, in a "wow women are so touchy why do they whine all the time" way. And frick they should have their feelings considered at all times, what kind of person are you that you don't consider someone else's feelings??
9 Women have the privilege of paying less retirement contributions and claiming more due to longer life expectancy
You're seriously blaming women for having an average longer life expectancy as if they can control when they die
10 Women have the privilege of never being expected to do manual labour
Because men won't let them and when they do, women are ridiculed for it. This is an excuse used for men who want to be lazy.
11 Women have the privilege of it being socially acceptable to be deceptive about their level of attractiveness
BECAUSE THEY'RE BEING TREATED AS OBJECTS!!!!!!! Why is being deceptive about their level of attractiveness a privilege
12 Women have the privilege of being a stay at home parent as the norm for their gender
And so women who want to work also have the privilege of being expected to be the stay at home parent and face scrutiny at work
13 Women have the privilege of having access to contraceptive pills
Well jee biological males, if you want contraceptive pills, you go get them but I don't think they'll do much for you given anatomy issues. Go buy a freaking condom.
14 Women have the privilege of being able to opt-out of parenthood after the fact
I don't understand what this means-does "after the fact" mean pregnancy, thus you're saying women have the privilege of abortion? Because if so, abortion isn't a freaking privilege, it's a very serious and often traumatic decision, and biological males are not capable of having abortions because they're not capable of getting pregnant
Or is this about child abandonment or like divorce, like a woman can have a child and just go "nope I don't want this anymore" and just leave? Because if so, that's so false, women are more expected to care for children than men, and they are more expected to not opt out of parenting.
15 Women have the privilege of receiving custody of the children if they do not exhibit a major character flaw
FAAAAAAAALSE. A lot of times, both parents agree to give the mother custody. Out of the seriously low percentage of actual custody battles, there's so much evidence that proves courts aren't biased, and that naturally if the mother has higher income, she's expected to pay more child support and if the father has higher income, he's expected to pay more, but because of wage caps between genders, fathers typically do have a higher income and thus pay more child support
16 Women have the privilege of alimony
The percentage of women paying alimony is increasing year after year as more women overtake careers. Besides, if you don't want to pay alimony to your ex wives, maybe you should close the wage gap. Just a thought.
17 Women have the privilege of female-specific cancers being taken more seriously than non-specific cancers
No. "Save the boobs" is another case of objectification. And then there's child leukemia and skin cancer that get really hyped up, both of which aren't gender-specific so I don't get where you're coming from.
18 Women have the privilege of having biased, pro-woman movements that are taken seriously by the state, media and public at large
People are finally taking our movements seriously?????!!!!! Oh wait no they aren't :c
19 Women have the privilege of having women-only spaces
Where they can be freee from rape and murder threats and general sexual harassment!!!
20 Women have the privilege of having women-only programmes on TV
Omfg literally anybody can watch things on tv, the cable isn't going to shut off and project a "I see u are a man, sorry u cannot watch this program" message. There are programs on TV that are perceived as women-only because men who are interested in them are insulted and belittled for behaving like the inferior gender
21 Women have the privilege of blaming inappropriate behaviour on hormones
Men have the privilege of blaming any behavior women exhibit on their hormones. Plus, female hormones do affect behavior, it's science, and it's not something they can control. Women know their bodies. They know when and how their behavior is affected by hormones.
22 Women have the privilege of accusing men of having privileges, and for that accusation to go unchallenged
BECAUSE. MEN. DO. HAVE. PRIVILEGE.
23 Women have the privilege of never being labeled "creepy" because they are attracted to a person who does not reciprocate
No. Men are labeled as "creepy" when they are attracted to a person who does not reciprocate and so they feel entitled to that reciprocation and harass and stalk and verbally assault that person.
24 Women have the privilege of being consistently represented in a positive manner on television
That's hilarious. I'm laughing so hard. All these gamer girls insulted and not taken seriously and the corporate wives getting shoved around by men and the dumb blondes and the girls who are lashed out at for """friendzoning""" guys and the unnecessarily sexualized outfits and the kitchen jokes and the rape jokes. Very positive, next to the "Nice Guys" and rich friendly corporate executives and overall great guys who deserve every woman in the world, and if those women do not want them, then that is the woman's fault.
25 Women have the privilege of being the secondary breadwinner in a household, if at all, and to still be respected by society
WOMEN AREN'T RESPECTED BY SOCIETY, LIKE THAT'S THE ISSUE??? Women who become the secondary breadwinner are either belittled because "it's not like you're the primary income anyways lol" or harassed for not staying at home.
26 Women have the privilege of female genital mutilation being condemned by society at large
idk if this is a religious thing. I'm not going to get into this if it is.
27 Women have the privilege of quotas
Hon, men don't need quotas. There's always going to be enough men in politics, but if there aren't quotas, women will be discouraged from politics and therefore can become dangerously underrepresented.
28 Women have the privilege of not having to defend their own liberty
THAT'S WHAT WOMEN ARE TRYING TO DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT IS LITERALLY IT, THEY WANT TO BE LIBERATED FROM MISOGYNY!!!!!!
29 Women have the privilege of having standards lowered to suit them when they choose to join the military
Women have the privilege of being sneered at by soldiers and officers and sexually harassed, and tbh the standards aren't really lowered, they have to run the same obstacle courses.
30 Women have the privilege of being given preferential treatment in a crisis
Because women are historically thought of as the delicate gender who need men to rescue them.
31 Women have the privilege of having the sympathy of men and women in a crisis
Women have the sympathy of women in a crisis because they understand each other on a fundamental level. Women have "oh grow up" and "man up" statements thrown at them by men.
32 Women have the privilege of being given sympathy if they murder their children
NO?????
33 Women have the privilege of being innocent until proven guilty after a sexual assault allegation
Literally everyone is innocent until proven guilty like that is literally the basis of the justice system
34 Women have the privilege of being statuatory rapists of males and having it publicly proclaimed that women cannot rape men
99% of rapists are male
35 Women have the privilege of raping men and having it publicly proclaimed that women cannot rape men
99% of rapists are male
36 Women have the privilege of raping a male and having it publicly proclaimed that the male in question was lucky
99% of rapists are male. And maybe if the statements "boys will be boys" and "boys always think about sex, they can't help it" weren't thrown around so casually, then male victims wouldn't be so scrutinized.
37 Women have the privilege of being the victim and not the perpetrator when engaging in intoxicated sex, no matter who initiated it
99% of rapists are male. 91% of victims are female.
38 Women have the privilege of being less likely to be assaulted
WWWHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAATTTT??????????????????????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
39 Women have the privilege of being taken seriously when they are assaulted
THIS IS NEWS TO ME!!!!!!! Whatever happened to "she was asking for it" and "she was drunk" and "what was she wearing?" and "she's probably just faking" and "it wasn't that bad" and "it wasn't real rape" like ?????
40 Women have the privilege of having crisis centres and support available when they are assaulted
99% of rapists are male. 91% of victims are female. Besides, there is support available for male victims. It's just that there's so much social stigma because 91% of victims are female that it makes it nearly impossibly for male victims to seek help without being criticized.
41 Women have the privilege of being cheered on by other women when they assault their partner
Women are cheered on by other women when they defend themselves against abusers, of which are typically men.
42 Women have the privilege of having most of the opposite gender socially conditioned to defend them, even if she is the instigator
Because in more cases than not, she won't be the instigator. And then again it comes down to tradition and historic misogyny, women were (are) perceived as the weaker gender and thus must be defended by men.
43 Women have the privilege of having their partner blamed if they murder their partner
I don't get it, the victim getting blamed?? WHOA WHERE HAVE WE SEEN THAT BEFORE???
44 Women have the privilege of receiving half the sentence a man would receive for the same crime
Women may receive lower sentences because of their "caretaking responsibilities" which is misogynistic in itself as again, women are expected to be the primary childcare. Women may also receive lower sentences because they are, again, perceived as the weaker gender, and may even experience objectification in court.
45 Women have the privilege of being given the benefit of the doubt
In which case? Because certainly not in rape.
46 Women have the privilege of never being told to suffer in silence
WOMEN ARE CONSTANTLY BEING TOLD TO SUFFER IN SILENCE. "Shut your mouth, you're a woman." "Go back to the kitchen" "Nobody wants to hear your opinions" I've never heard a man being told to shut their trap because they don't know what they're talking about.
47 Women have the privilege of equality having a pro-woman bias
WHERE IS OUR SOCIETY PRO-WOMAN? Because it's not at work, and it's not at school, and it's not at clubs or on the streets or on tv or in movies or books or videogames.
48 Women have the privilege of believing sexism only applies to women
It does. You can only be sexist towards the oppressive gender, and women and non-binary persons are always the oppressive gender. Men are not oppressed, ergo, you cannot be sexist towards them. Are there people who hate men with a deep, burning passion and act out in violence? Sure! But that's not called sexism, that's called being a horrible person. And actually, a lot of people do have adequate reason to hate/fear men, particularly rape/harassment victims who develop PTSD and are triggered by masculinity because, again, 99% of all rapists are men.
1. Women have the privilege of free entry into many nightclubs and bars
Because they are being treated as objects
2. Women have the privilege of not having their motives questioned when they play with children
Because men are child abusers/molesters in nearly 95% of all cases
3. Women have the privilege of being 90% less likely to be homeless
Just because most homeless people are men, does not mean women are immune to homelessness I literally do not understand what you mean???
4 Women have the privilege of being given free stuff because someone finds them attractive
Again, because they are being treated as objects
5 Women have the privilege of being considered the most valuable gender
I've literally never heard this statement jfc I mean I've heard of people calling women "delicate flowers" to use for their personal gain and to label women as the weaker gender. If anything, men are considered the most valuable because they are stereotypically the main source of income for the family.
6 Women have the privilege of women-only scholarships
Because women are a minority in education because men consistently discourage them from achieving higher education. These scholarships are intended to encourage women to pursue education because otherwise they are in serious danger of becoming underrepresented.
7 Women have the privilege of an education system tailored to their needs
WHAT WHO TOLD YOU THIS, THIS IS SUCH A LIE let me introduce you to my science classes and my engineering class and my computer science classes
8 Women have the privilege of having their feelings considered at all times
Yeah, ironically, in a "wow women are so touchy why do they whine all the time" way. And frick they should have their feelings considered at all times, what kind of person are you that you don't consider someone else's feelings??
9 Women have the privilege of paying less retirement contributions and claiming more due to longer life expectancy
You're seriously blaming women for having an average longer life expectancy as if they can control when they die
10 Women have the privilege of never being expected to do manual labour
Because men won't let them and when they do, women are ridiculed for it. This is an excuse used for men who want to be lazy.
11 Women have the privilege of it being socially acceptable to be deceptive about their level of attractiveness
BECAUSE THEY'RE BEING TREATED AS OBJECTS!!!!!!! Why is being deceptive about their level of attractiveness a privilege
12 Women have the privilege of being a stay at home parent as the norm for their gender
And so women who want to work also have the privilege of being expected to be the stay at home parent and face scrutiny at work
13 Women have the privilege of having access to contraceptive pills
Well jee biological males, if you want contraceptive pills, you go get them but I don't think they'll do much for you given anatomy issues. Go buy a freaking condom.
14 Women have the privilege of being able to opt-out of parenthood after the fact
I don't understand what this means-does "after the fact" mean pregnancy, thus you're saying women have the privilege of abortion? Because if so, abortion isn't a freaking privilege, it's a very serious and often traumatic decision, and biological males are not capable of having abortions because they're not capable of getting pregnant
Or is this about child abandonment or like divorce, like a woman can have a child and just go "nope I don't want this anymore" and just leave? Because if so, that's so false, women are more expected to care for children than men, and they are more expected to not opt out of parenting.
15 Women have the privilege of receiving custody of the children if they do not exhibit a major character flaw
FAAAAAAAALSE. A lot of times, both parents agree to give the mother custody. Out of the seriously low percentage of actual custody battles, there's so much evidence that proves courts aren't biased, and that naturally if the mother has higher income, she's expected to pay more child support and if the father has higher income, he's expected to pay more, but because of wage caps between genders, fathers typically do have a higher income and thus pay more child support
16 Women have the privilege of alimony
The percentage of women paying alimony is increasing year after year as more women overtake careers. Besides, if you don't want to pay alimony to your ex wives, maybe you should close the wage gap. Just a thought.
17 Women have the privilege of female-specific cancers being taken more seriously than non-specific cancers
No. "Save the boobs" is another case of objectification. And then there's child leukemia and skin cancer that get really hyped up, both of which aren't gender-specific so I don't get where you're coming from.
18 Women have the privilege of having biased, pro-woman movements that are taken seriously by the state, media and public at large
People are finally taking our movements seriously?????!!!!! Oh wait no they aren't :c
19 Women have the privilege of having women-only spaces
Where they can be freee from rape and murder threats and general sexual harassment!!!
20 Women have the privilege of having women-only programmes on TV
Omfg literally anybody can watch things on tv, the cable isn't going to shut off and project a "I see u are a man, sorry u cannot watch this program" message. There are programs on TV that are perceived as women-only because men who are interested in them are insulted and belittled for behaving like the inferior gender
21 Women have the privilege of blaming inappropriate behaviour on hormones
Men have the privilege of blaming any behavior women exhibit on their hormones. Plus, female hormones do affect behavior, it's science, and it's not something they can control. Women know their bodies. They know when and how their behavior is affected by hormones.
22 Women have the privilege of accusing men of having privileges, and for that accusation to go unchallenged
BECAUSE. MEN. DO. HAVE. PRIVILEGE.
23 Women have the privilege of never being labeled "creepy" because they are attracted to a person who does not reciprocate
No. Men are labeled as "creepy" when they are attracted to a person who does not reciprocate and so they feel entitled to that reciprocation and harass and stalk and verbally assault that person.
24 Women have the privilege of being consistently represented in a positive manner on television
That's hilarious. I'm laughing so hard. All these gamer girls insulted and not taken seriously and the corporate wives getting shoved around by men and the dumb blondes and the girls who are lashed out at for """friendzoning""" guys and the unnecessarily sexualized outfits and the kitchen jokes and the rape jokes. Very positive, next to the "Nice Guys" and rich friendly corporate executives and overall great guys who deserve every woman in the world, and if those women do not want them, then that is the woman's fault.
25 Women have the privilege of being the secondary breadwinner in a household, if at all, and to still be respected by society
WOMEN AREN'T RESPECTED BY SOCIETY, LIKE THAT'S THE ISSUE??? Women who become the secondary breadwinner are either belittled because "it's not like you're the primary income anyways lol" or harassed for not staying at home.
26 Women have the privilege of female genital mutilation being condemned by society at large
idk if this is a religious thing. I'm not going to get into this if it is.
27 Women have the privilege of quotas
Hon, men don't need quotas. There's always going to be enough men in politics, but if there aren't quotas, women will be discouraged from politics and therefore can become dangerously underrepresented.
28 Women have the privilege of not having to defend their own liberty
THAT'S WHAT WOMEN ARE TRYING TO DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT IS LITERALLY IT, THEY WANT TO BE LIBERATED FROM MISOGYNY!!!!!!
29 Women have the privilege of having standards lowered to suit them when they choose to join the military
Women have the privilege of being sneered at by soldiers and officers and sexually harassed, and tbh the standards aren't really lowered, they have to run the same obstacle courses.
30 Women have the privilege of being given preferential treatment in a crisis
Because women are historically thought of as the delicate gender who need men to rescue them.
31 Women have the privilege of having the sympathy of men and women in a crisis
Women have the sympathy of women in a crisis because they understand each other on a fundamental level. Women have "oh grow up" and "man up" statements thrown at them by men.
32 Women have the privilege of being given sympathy if they murder their children
NO?????
33 Women have the privilege of being innocent until proven guilty after a sexual assault allegation
Literally everyone is innocent until proven guilty like that is literally the basis of the justice system
34 Women have the privilege of being statuatory rapists of males and having it publicly proclaimed that women cannot rape men
99% of rapists are male
35 Women have the privilege of raping men and having it publicly proclaimed that women cannot rape men
99% of rapists are male
36 Women have the privilege of raping a male and having it publicly proclaimed that the male in question was lucky
99% of rapists are male. And maybe if the statements "boys will be boys" and "boys always think about sex, they can't help it" weren't thrown around so casually, then male victims wouldn't be so scrutinized.
37 Women have the privilege of being the victim and not the perpetrator when engaging in intoxicated sex, no matter who initiated it
99% of rapists are male. 91% of victims are female.
38 Women have the privilege of being less likely to be assaulted
WWWHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAATTTT??????????????????????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
39 Women have the privilege of being taken seriously when they are assaulted
THIS IS NEWS TO ME!!!!!!! Whatever happened to "she was asking for it" and "she was drunk" and "what was she wearing?" and "she's probably just faking" and "it wasn't that bad" and "it wasn't real rape" like ?????
40 Women have the privilege of having crisis centres and support available when they are assaulted
99% of rapists are male. 91% of victims are female. Besides, there is support available for male victims. It's just that there's so much social stigma because 91% of victims are female that it makes it nearly impossibly for male victims to seek help without being criticized.
41 Women have the privilege of being cheered on by other women when they assault their partner
Women are cheered on by other women when they defend themselves against abusers, of which are typically men.
42 Women have the privilege of having most of the opposite gender socially conditioned to defend them, even if she is the instigator
Because in more cases than not, she won't be the instigator. And then again it comes down to tradition and historic misogyny, women were (are) perceived as the weaker gender and thus must be defended by men.
43 Women have the privilege of having their partner blamed if they murder their partner
I don't get it, the victim getting blamed?? WHOA WHERE HAVE WE SEEN THAT BEFORE???
44 Women have the privilege of receiving half the sentence a man would receive for the same crime
Women may receive lower sentences because of their "caretaking responsibilities" which is misogynistic in itself as again, women are expected to be the primary childcare. Women may also receive lower sentences because they are, again, perceived as the weaker gender, and may even experience objectification in court.
45 Women have the privilege of being given the benefit of the doubt
In which case? Because certainly not in rape.
46 Women have the privilege of never being told to suffer in silence
WOMEN ARE CONSTANTLY BEING TOLD TO SUFFER IN SILENCE. "Shut your mouth, you're a woman." "Go back to the kitchen" "Nobody wants to hear your opinions" I've never heard a man being told to shut their trap because they don't know what they're talking about.
47 Women have the privilege of equality having a pro-woman bias
WHERE IS OUR SOCIETY PRO-WOMAN? Because it's not at work, and it's not at school, and it's not at clubs or on the streets or on tv or in movies or books or videogames.
48 Women have the privilege of believing sexism only applies to women
It does. You can only be sexist towards the oppressive gender, and women and non-binary persons are always the oppressive gender. Men are not oppressed, ergo, you cannot be sexist towards them. Are there people who hate men with a deep, burning passion and act out in violence? Sure! But that's not called sexism, that's called being a horrible person. And actually, a lot of people do have adequate reason to hate/fear men, particularly rape/harassment victims who develop PTSD and are triggered by masculinity because, again, 99% of all rapists are men.