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In reply to the discussion: "Not all men rape--but all men benefit from the fact that some men do." [View all]lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)31. "All men benefit from anti-female sexism"
I don't think even that is true. There are 58,272 names on the Vietnam Memorial wall. 8 of those names are women.
By my math, 29,128 men died in Vietnam because of a sexist presumption that women are unfit for combat. Further, 1.5 times as many men as women are homeless. There may very well be a sexist presumption that men need less help than women, but it is hard to argue that this qualifies as a benefit.
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"Not all men rape--but all men benefit from the fact that some men do." [View all]
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Jan 2013
OP
Except for in the Title: "Not all men rape--but all men benefit from the fact that some men do."
Scuba
Jan 2013
#8
So if women are to threated to fully participate in society and "entry into school"
Exultant Democracy
Jan 2013
#33
If i were, say, a fundamentalist deeply invested in religious/cultural norms, that might apply.
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2013
#25
When my kids were real little we had a toy that was basically a box with a big red button
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2013
#18
I just see it as a simplistic statement designed for people who seek simplistic answers
Major Nikon
Jan 2013
#22
I even think the assertion that "all men benefit from anti-female sexism", while situationally true
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2013
#29
It may not be universal, but it makes more sense then the crap in the OP.
Behind the Aegis
Jan 2013
#30
And certainly, one can and should acknowledge the actual and historical reality of things like
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2013
#32