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In reply to the discussion: Rape more Common than Smoking in the US [View all]Sparta09
(5 posts)I'm sorry, but as a white, straight man, you don't speak for me or for white, straight men in general. The reality is that women have always been the privileged class; women were not "oppressed", they were protected. They were placed on a pedestal, whereas men have always been considered expendable. That in itself doesn't bother me, I consider it my duty and responsibility as a man. All I ask is that women fulfill their duty and responsiblity in return for the sacrifices that men make for them.
I'll also add that the white male privilege myths are getting tiresome. The truth is that the entire system is stacked against white males. White males are the scapegoat and punching bags of the world, we're supposed to take the blame for other people's failures in life. No, I don't accept that. I worked hard for everything I have in life (including having to overcome the hurdles of institutional discrimination that affect white males), and if anyone refuses to do the same, that's their responsibility, not mine.
Incidentally, it's amusing that feminists love to blame white males for everything that's wrong with the world, considering that nobody has done more to advance the cause of women's rights than white males. Women's rights are pretty much a white male invention. After all, "nations of color" are hardly bastions of feminism.