Re: Super Tuesday

On Feb 8, 10:51 am, Treadleson <treadl...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Feb 8, 9:03 am, Pilgrim <mcisr...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Treadleson's privilege is to show a complete lack of awareness and
engage in

......

hystrionics

gotta love that spelling.

Your arguments are always so substantial.

It's a fairly common misspelling, but I'm taking your jibe as another
way to avoid taking what Jong is saying seriously.

.....

Watch out for those white women.

Isn't that just a touch broad? How about watch out for those
privileged, wealthy white women and their hystrionics. Most people
would agree with that.

Aside from keeping in mind that every candidate running for president
is highly privileged, this list may help:

The final one #45 is the kicker

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. The odds of my encountering sexual harassment on the job are so low
as to be negligible.

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 so low as to be negligible.

8. I am not taught to fear walking alone after dark in average public
spaces.

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 pursue 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. Chances are my elected representatives are mostly people of my own
sex. The more prestigious and powerful the elected position, the more
likely this is to be true.

15. I can be somewhat sure that if I ask to see "the person in
charge," 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 heroes were 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, every day,
without exception.

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. If I have sex with a lot of people, it won't make me an object of
contempt or derision.

25. There are value-neutral clothing choices available to me; it is
possible for me to choose clothing that doesn't send any particular
message to the world.

26. My wardrobe and grooming are relatively cheap and consume little
time.

27. If I buy a new car, chances are I'll be offered a better price
than a woman buying the same car.

28. If I'm not conventionally attractive, the disadvantages are
relatively small and easy to ignore.

29. I can be loud with no fear of being called a shrew. I can be
aggressive with no fear of being called a bitch.

30. 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.)

31. 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.

32. My ability to make important decisions and my capability in
general will never be questioned depending on what time of the month
it is.

33. I will never be expected to change my name upon marriage or
questioned if I don't change my name.

34. The decision to hire me will never be based on assumptions about
whether or not I might choose to have a family sometime soon.

35. Every major religion in the world is led primarily by people of my
own sex. Even God, in most major religions, is usually pictured as
being male.

36. Most major religions argue that I should be the head of my
household, while my wife and children should be subservient to me.

37. 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.

38. If I have children with a wife or girlfriend, chances are she'll
do most of the childrearing, and in particular the most dirty,
repetitive and unrewarding parts of childrearing.

39. If I have children with a 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.

40. 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
much rarer.

41. I am not expected to spend my entire life 20-40 pounds
underweight.

42. If I am heterosexual, it's incredibly unlikely that I'll ever be
beaten up by a spouse or lover.

43. Complete strangers generally do not walk up to me on the street
and tell me to "smile."

44. On average, I am not interrupted by women as often as women are
interrupted by men.

45. I have the privilege of being unaware of my male privilege.

.

Relevant Pages

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    (rec.music.artists.springsteen)
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