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themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

This comes up a lot, and I really don’t know where it comes from. Who is telling you that you’re responsible for the misdeeds of others? Seriously, point that out, because I’m in my mid forties, I’m a white cishet American man, and I’ve never felt like I was being blamed for the sins of people who look and fuck like me. Really, it just sounds like a conservative strawman talking point, because nobody does this.

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Shardikprime@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Literally the talk about how privileged men are is that

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- Mora@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Okay, but that men are privileged is a fact. Do all men do well because of that? No. But we need to work with the facts, so we can better the system for everyone.
  
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  - Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    I’m not convinced that’s the case actually. We’re better off in some ways, definitely worse off in others.
    
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- themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Bullshit. I am privileged in many ways. It isn’t an insult to acknowledge that I don’t and haven’t faced the same challenges as other people. I can recognize that society hasn’t been fair to others without ignoring the obstacles and challenges I’ve faced.
  
  Are you saying we’re not privileged?
  
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- Feathercrown@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I don’t think this is accurate. Male privilege is not the same issue as the whole “all men do X” vs “not all men” thing
  
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Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Yapping on about the patriarchy, white privilege, male privilege etc is one example.

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- themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Are you saying those things don’t exist? I’m a white male, and I can acknowledge the privileges I have experienced without feeling responsibility for the injustice.
  
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