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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]Tsiyu
(18,186 posts)But I still benefit from cheap goods made by slave labor overseas. I personally am not paying slave wages or hurting those workers, but I benefit.
I still benefit from being a white female rather than a Black or Hispanic female. I, personally, hate racism, but i know some employers might pick me because of my whiteness over women of color who may be more skilled than me. I know in some stores, they may be followed or suspected of shopifting more than I will be.
In the same way, if five male students and five female students attend the same school, which of the ten will be more likely to be gang-raped? Since being a victim of a gang-rape can cause one to quit school, perhaps commit suicide, perhaps never be able to care for oneself, who is at greater risk - of the ten students - of losing it all because of a gang rape? Statistically, if the five male students have very insignificant chance of being gang-raped, and the female students have a much higher chance of being gang-raped, the males students will have a better chance at having a decent life than the female students.
THis doesn't mean the male students are rapists or that they condone rape. It merely means they BENEFIT from having a more secure position as far as not being as likely to have their life derailed by gang rape. So, yes, all five male students BENEFIT. The female 'competititon' has much more to overcome than the males do.
Men may not LIKE this, just as I don't like racism, but I don't lie to myself and pretend I have no benefit owing to the color of my skin.