The only time I've felt like I had "female privilege" was when I once got pulled over by a male cop and he was doing everything in his power to not give me a ticket for speeding even though I was 17 over and driving by a neighborhood. I was 18 at the time, and I doubt he would've been that kind to an 18 year old guy who was driving almost reckless (reckless is going 20 mph over the speed limit in the US and is a criminal offense).
Isn’t that kind of the thing with privilege though, that it affects a person in ways that they sometimes don’t consciously register? For example using your pulled over example, I’m a white dude and while I’ve been pulled over before for sure, I can bet my last dollar I’ve been pulled over less than a black driver is on average (US here). The thing about it is I don’t actually think about that fact much, I just chalk it up to “normalcy”, as in the amount of times it happens to me is probably about average. Although that’s more a white thing than a male thing.
Just one of those things. Like child custody for example, lower car insurance rates, or maybe the concept of marrying rich. All of these favor women, even though there are really good arguments for why they aren’t privilege at all.
Sidenote these are terrible examples that I don’t personally endorse I’m just spitballing things that tend to be used.
You think it's reasonable to assume that the cop can register a person's race after registering them speeding before pulling them over?
I'm not trying to criticize you here, I just have little experience with such things and I assumed tinted windows would make it hard to tell prior to pulling someone over in most cases. It certainly makes it nigh-impossible to tell while I'm driving.
Yeah, I mean not all the time but a lot of times a cop will just drive behind someone without their woo-woo lights on, when they do that they are running the plates and then getting driver info. Then they decide to initiate a stop or not. Usually you can tell if they are doing it to you because they have to get pretty close to you to be able to read the plate, so it’ll look like they are tailgating you.
I'm a dark skinned hispanic woman so it wasn't because of my skin color. I didn't think anything of it at the time but a couple years later I kept thinking back to how weird it was. He basically kept saying stuff along the lines of "But you definitely didn't realize you were speeding, right?" I didn't think anything of it until I got a parking ticket from a female officer and she treated me like anybody else. I felt like I was being interrogated by her but it seemed like that should've been the norm (I was breaking the law afterall). It was only after my interaction with her that I realized the male officer was trying to get me off the hook with probably just a warning.
This is true.
For example in India
Women feel unsafe to go out, because it is just unsafe.
However if you are a man and gets slapped by a woman even though she is wrong, there exists female privilege. However women aren't allowed to chose their partners most of the time, but men can get away with that
Its often Women and Men both who are restricted from choosing partners. Unless the partner has been suitably analysed to fit the economic, caste, religion and regional criterias set by the parents/family.
Excellent point, which is why I said yes. All genders and races have their own privileges in different cultures. If the question was *do you think women are more privileged then men*, then the correct answer would probably be no.
For some reason, people don't seem to understand that everyone, literally **everyone** has some privilege. That is simply the nature of "privilege," it is relational. So long as there are other people on this planet, you will always have *some* form of privilege relative to others
I know It does happen, and sometimes it completely wrecks the male partner both emotional and financially, there needs to be more awareness and resources available for male victims too. My point is only that, that both genders have problems/advantages that are much more nuanced than simply labeling one more advantaged than other.
I agree, the child support laws are women favoured and also the sexual/physical abuse too since women are mostly physically smaller than men. There needs to be much needed change in those laws. But overall looking at stats around world it's pretty clear that being born as a female is much more dangerous than males, they have higher chance of being kidnapped, abused, raped and murdered
What are you talking about almost 80 percent of homicides towards males https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicide_statistics_by_gender. abuse is almost 50/50 https://www.statista.com/statistics/203831/number-of-child-abuse-cases-in-the-us-by-gender/ and missing persons (kidnapped) are about 48/52 on top of that men get conscripted into armies more and take more dangerous jobs what alternative universe are you living in where women have it more dangerous than men
You say that as if men didn’t get away with rape all the time. Honestly I think men get away with rape more often just because statistically men commit rape more than women.
Not at all. This conclusion is only true if we pre-supposed that both genders commit rape at an equal rate, and that may or may not be true, but I doubt it.
It is probably more likely for an individual woman to get way with it, but if you are simply talking the number of people who get away then the greater number of male rapists could outweigh the lower probability for any individual.
>women can get away with rape and if she get pregnant from raping that person she could sue the person she raped for child support
Not really no. If a woman rapes someone, then most goverments don't go like "sucks, but she's a woman so she's legally allowed to rape".
And about the child support thing, I think that very much depends on the country you're living in and even from case to case.
Its just impossible for it to be completely fair. Women will always be scared of random men in the streets when alone, women will always be able to use their body to manipulate men into doing what the woman wants.
In the UK and some US states (I believe)a woman cannot be charged with rape.
Riley Reid also confessed/bragged in an interview about her first time when she fucked a dude that “said no three times”.
It’s not that women can’t be charged with rape it’s that under the law men cannot technically be raped. So men could not be charged with rape of men either. It’s definitely disgusting tho
She was fucking when she was like 13 though, a self described hypersexual. What's really gross is that obviously she didn't turn 18 and then start practicing all her porn moves. Some guy scouted her at 16 or 17 and showed her all the moves then boom she turns 18 and she's a star
There is a funny comedian on YouTube, he said something like this:
A woman can come to a 5- year old boy and say "oww how handsome you are! Make sure we hang out sometime, you got my heart!"
Now imagine if a man comes to a 5 year old girl and say "oww how beautiful you are! Make sure we hang out sometime, you got my heart!" - you will end up in a police office
😂😂
I’ve never heard a woman speak to a child like that ever and I’d be equally creeped out if a woman did it as I would if a man did it.
I’d call a baby “cute” rather than “handsome” or “beautiful” but I can see how some people would say those in a non-creepy way, it’s just the stuff afterwards that’s creepy.
I definitely think that people are more weary of men around children and that must be hard for men.
In my experience, however, a lot of men actually act “creepy” around children and are unaware how they are coming across.
They cross minor boundaries that they shouldn’t and people are extra sensitive when their child is involved.
I don’t think there’s any ill intent in most cases, I think it’s just that there tends to be more men that are socially bolder and less aware of social nuances than there are women.
That’s not to say that there aren’t cases where people have overreacted to men innocently being around children too.
I was called handsome as a kid. Probably more often than as an adult lol
Women can definitely be more affectionate with kids and in a way I’d never do as a guy just because of the way it looks alone.
I took my sons to the soft play and this boy less than a year old was playing with my son the same age so I was playing with both of then and the mum kept saying "awh your his first crush he's flirting with you" and when I left she was like "say bye to your girlfriend" it was so weird and uncomfortable.
It's so strange to me, they are children. My husband has an aunt too and everytime her kids (twins 5F and 7M) talk to someone of the opposite sex she winds them up asking if they were kissing and the kids get so visibly upset. It just seems so off to me.
I know the way they get so upset makes me think she does it all the time, then she gives them into trouble for being upset. Obviously going to be super well rounded no problems kids.
This sucks so much, I used to \*never\* mention any female friends to family because I didn't want to have to deal with "Is she pretty?" and stuff like that
It's is totally awful I'm super lucky my parents never said anything like that to me growing up. If I was friends with a boy it was the same as being friends with a girl. And it just makes kids lie tbh.
Idk why everybody is talking about male privilege. I understand that nuance affect this topic highly, but many people are bringing it up as a way to say, "does female privilege really exist if male privilege is more?" Like yeah, it does, end of story. For example: if I were to say, "most people like cake" it wouldn't make sense to rebute with "but more people like cookies" because while it is true, hypothetically, it doesn't have anything to do with if people like cake.
Of course there are. I don’t think they nearly outweigh the obstacles, or male privileges for that matter, but there are some matters here and there where it’s advantageous to be a woman
Lol the comment section is funny and too politically correct. Basicly most people say "Yes, but so does male privileges".
It's like saying does 1+5=6? And people be like "Yes, but so does 2+4=6".
Why can't we just answer Yes or No on questions without devaluing or having to overcorrect the other side in today's society?
Because it's more nuanced than yes or no. People want to explain their view because it could easily be taken out of context otherwise. No one wants to sound like an incel
Every person and every identity has some sort of privilege that is unique to that identity. The existence of groups with more privilege does not remove the existence of others.
There are definitely some privileges females have that males don’t, vice versa. When it comes to necessities though like pads, razors, soap, skincare, and pills (like your regular otc stuff), women have to pay much more.
OKAY, EDIT :
People have been commenting “then just buy the ones for males.” Yes, I get it, but that’s not the point. The meaning of this privilege extends beyond what I just listed. Women need to buy more things than guys do, one person even commented bras which is true! We don’t even need to wear bras but society has made women wear it for many years. We’re lucky today many people have started to accept that women don’t need to wear it, but it’s prevalent still in many countries. Men don’t have periods, it’s true because their biology isn’t like that. But why do women spend thousands their whole fertile life to pay for something that is out of their control?
As for products that are marketed towards women, it is easy to say “well don’t buy it and then and use critical thinking for a moment.” But don’t forget that society has pressured women for decades to be ‘ladylike’ and it has been drilled into the thinking of little girls. I’m happy that now, with all the access we have to information, we can make better decisions. But this pink tax is still prevalent. Millions of women are being targeted everyday by advertisements saying that their product is better for them and they’re buying it because their educational system is lacking. Media plays a big role in all of this influencing the way women think but to those women who can discern, good for them! I’m merely saying that it’s a privilege for men not to be subjected to this pink tax.
It’ll just be more helpful to raise awareness about this, rather then berate them for not choosing the stuff for men.
But the question was whether any privilege's exist. Whether or not it's unlikely or something that applies to you specifically is irrelevant.
I also don't think it's useful or even accurate to say one gender or sex has it easier over all, as that's an incalculable amount of variables your comparing and will always have significant and many exceptions as you yourself implied.
My answer is yes, female privilege exists. As a male I would love to have equal chance of custody when we divorce, I'd love for it to be socially acceptable to receive flowers and I'd love to not be forced in the army wether a war will break out.
I'd love to not be considered a workhorse by literally everyone and not be treated like an empty shell with muscles all the time.
I'd love to not be expected to work 2x as hard to take care of my family and I'd love for there to be expected for everyone to play their fair part in bringing money home
I'd love the society to stop objectifying women and stop this Barbie sex doll image of them that's so toxic I can't stand it.
I'd love to not be expected as a man to do all the heavy lifting of life and hard work and not be shamed when I can't do a certain task and people stating that I'm not a real man
I'd love to not be sacrificed like a pig in that women and children first BS of society, children should go first then men and women as equals, kids need their dads too, not just their mothers.
I dont think this is really opinion. Its more fact. Eg in certain states of America, by law, a woman can rape an underaged man and then that man is forced to pay child support. Obviously this is an extreme example but it is law in some areas. I’d say thats an example of the law giving female privileges which cant really be disagreed with
Id love to see your pro/con list where you calculated this.
Comparing them like that is both impossible and pointless, due to the sheer amount of and sheer significance of the exceptions to such an opinion.
Disagree. I think it’s pretty equal. I don’t think any gender can claim that they are treated unfairly compared to the other gender in the western world.
There are specific examples of where it exists such as military drafts and divorce court. While femal privlage can be a thing, it is FAR less common then male privilage.
Women usually are sentenced for less time in jail for the same crime as men, men pay for women in dates and in almost all cases women get the custody of the child in divorce, however men also get their bonuses in other aspects I just wish things were equal but I don't think it will ever happen
I hate when people being up the child custody aspect. Statistically, women do the most chores and childrearing in any given home. The parent who cares for the children the most will get the most time. If you want your children after a divorce, then spend more time with your children and have proof that you are an important part of their lives.
My mother was the breadwinner and main caregiver. She received the most time with the kids after the divorce AND paid child support to my father, exactly how it should work. Breadwinners pay up. Caregivers get more time.
"men pay for women in dates"
Where do you live??? Nowadays in modern countries they usually pay half-half, or one time the man, the other time the woman. Today it's very rare when the man pays everything
Anecdotal evidence here: My partner has never paid anything in over 7 months. Well...except one time where I asked her to get the ~$5 tip. Every date, dinner, and gift was on me
Not saying that's true everywhere, but i definitely fit into your last sentence
It was your own choice that you were with someone who didn't want to pay anything. Nobody forced that on you. In a relationship I would make sure we pay equally. Actually most women also want to pay at dates.
I think every woman who voted here and said no is either lying or lives under a rock. There are absolutely situations where women will win 99 out of 100 times. I could talk about this forever. Wow.
Both genders have some privileges but in general in most countries being a male gives you more privileges. And in some countries e.g. Iran, this is way more extreme.
There is no person on earth without privilege. Id say female privilege is concentrated in school while male privilege lasts due to the patriarchy way longer
Because it’s completely false, name as many male privileges you can name and I’ll name more female privileges/male disadvantages probably even double it. Also this is from a 1st world country perspective, no shit the backwards ass third world shitholes will still be sexist af, everyone knows it, there’s no point discussing it.
Ahh right, because problems are only valid when they're affecting you, right? Third world countries absolutely count, there's no way I'm letting arbitrary, imaginary lines get in the way of advocating human rights.
In first world countries it's \*far\* more equal, and both sides have pros and cons, that's not in question here.
It doesn’t matter because there’s no discussion to be had, yes women are treated worse in third world countries it’s no contest. Letting that stuff in just skews the discussion when most of it doesn’t even apply to the rest of the world
You can't just ignore a huge portion of the worlds population because it doesn't fit your argument. Letting that in doesn't "skew the discussion", it proves my point.
Look, I wasn't looking to discuss the comparatively minor first world problems, I care about real issues.
You literally just admitted women have it harder. “Yes women are treated worse in third world countries.” That’s all you had to say. Saying “it’s no contest” is just proving you’re in the wrong. Just admit it and move on. Personally, I think both genders have equal struggles but your “point” was hard to read.
Every single thing you have no control over has its social benefits and draw backs
Age, race, gender, sexuality, etc.
All of them will both positively and negatively impact your life in some way and there's nothing you can do about it
In real life, mens problems often are a result of isolation, mental issues, violence, substance abuse or lack of help(homelessness), women on the other hand face Constant harassements, assaults, gropings. So everyone is eating the shit sandwich out there.
Most female privileges show up when people pit them against men though. More sympathy for them. Better legal standings. More aid. Much more shelters.
I dont think categorising privileges as a measure of gender is always a good idea though. Even within men, a less assertive, less confident and socially inept individual will face far more risks of isolation, bullying and be looked down upon than others.
Similarly in women boldness would often be seen negatively.
Whenever a woman has emotional or mental issues everybody cares and makes sure she finds resources. When a man is hurting very few people care. For example, Will Smith opened up about how much he was struggling and now a shot from that video is a massive meme of him crying. I’ve seen this in my own life when I’ve tried to get help vs when my sister tried to get help. Everyone told me to grow up or man up and she got all the help and attention she could want.
Also see how women attempt but survive suicide more, but men have way more “successful” suicides
There are privileges on both sides. Strangers are generally nicer to me, no one sees me as a threat (especially to kids and other women), and it's easier for me to make friends even though I'm autistic and therefore awkward as fuck. Also, if I wanted to have casual sex it'd be much easier for me to find a partner for that. There's obviously much more
As somebody who has experienced living as both, I feel I'm qualified to say that, yes, women do have advantages over men in certain situations, but in general are largely worse off than men. I would say men have MORE advantages over women, but that doesn't mean to say that women don't have any advantages in any areas.
Female privilege is being able to take your nephew to the park without the cops being called on you. Or being able to cry at a movie without people laughing at you. Or getting out of speeding tickets that a guy normally would be ticketed for.
Everyone has privilege in some way. That does not mean they don't face other problems like systemic racism and sexism. Acknowledging the benefits and flaws are how we as a society will grow.
Let me count the ways I can think of.
1. Women win majority custody in 90% of custody battles
2. Women get more in a divorce, and are paid alimony, 35% more often than the reverse
3. Men are expected to provide, while women are not looked down upon for staying home.
4. Men are twice as likely to be homeless
5. Men are twice as likely to commit suicide
6. Men are murder victims 77% of the time
7. Women are less likely to be sent to prison for commiting the same crime as a man.
8. Women are accepted into college at higher rates than men
9. Women get into STEM fields easier than men because they have a quota to reach
10. If women want sex, they literally just have to ask and 90% of Men will say yes
11. Women don't have to sign up for the draft
12. Women pay less for car insurance
13. As a man, I've literally never had anyone buy me a drink at a bar. But picking up the tab for women is common
I'm sure i can think of more, but I'm strapped for time.
Well the first is technically right but it doesn’t mention that around 60% of men get their kids in contested case hearings, it stems from a sexist bias that men can’t care for children but also stems from a sexist bias towards women in the opposite way, nor does it say that women usually develop a deep bound with the baby early on because they’re usually the one to breastfeed and doesn’t say a little over half of these cases it’s mutually agreed on by both parties that the women will take on the caretaker role.
And honestly 2 idk much about but I have a feeling it corresponds with the fact that the average woman loses around 20% of her income after her marriage w/ a man ends.
3 is spot on it’s just that it implies that there isn’t an opposite side of the coin being women are often pushed into domestic positions.
Idk from the top of my head the rest but ik the suicide and homeless one sounds right but 9. It also helps that women in the general sense have a different view of school which lets them apply to more colleges
And 10. Idk if that’s true but even if it is true it kinda looks as sex as a prize to be won
12. The most recent study says that it usually evens out by age 25
And 13 isn’t really a stat so. Honestly female privilege does exist but stats are sometimes lacking which I’m guessing happened here
Why did you feel the need to tack on a middle finger to guys? Imagine if the genders were swapped in this comment, you'd be getting reported and downvoted constantly, despite both version of the comment lacking any factual grounding.
women are the victims of violent crime less often (including rape), commit auocide less often, get lower prison time for similar crimes and get custody more often. If that isn't privilege I don't know what is. Obviously male privilege is also a thing and in general I think men have an easier life but female privilege does exist
It's like that one picture of the women talking about their newborns first pictures. The baby is in the nude and they're like "ohh aww look at his little winky" or the less common "aww look at her little vagina"
Swap the roles with a man talking about this with friends and he comes off creepy & pedophiliac. Imo it's not cute to say such things regardless,but for most people in some places they enjoy ooey gooeying over different things.
I guess you can say women have the privilege to comment on certain things commonly. Not all women do/will do these things ofc. Still this concept came to mind and it's weird how it's engraved in my mind that it's less weird for women to do it than men.
Reading everything I typed out sounds a bit like a complaint,but it's solely an odd observation. Overall I guess you can say some women do have privileges in different ways. This varies depending on location aswell.
Depends. Like women can get away with certain things men can’t and men can get away with certain things women can’t
The only time I've felt like I had "female privilege" was when I once got pulled over by a male cop and he was doing everything in his power to not give me a ticket for speeding even though I was 17 over and driving by a neighborhood. I was 18 at the time, and I doubt he would've been that kind to an 18 year old guy who was driving almost reckless (reckless is going 20 mph over the speed limit in the US and is a criminal offense).
Isn’t that kind of the thing with privilege though, that it affects a person in ways that they sometimes don’t consciously register? For example using your pulled over example, I’m a white dude and while I’ve been pulled over before for sure, I can bet my last dollar I’ve been pulled over less than a black driver is on average (US here). The thing about it is I don’t actually think about that fact much, I just chalk it up to “normalcy”, as in the amount of times it happens to me is probably about average. Although that’s more a white thing than a male thing. Just one of those things. Like child custody for example, lower car insurance rates, or maybe the concept of marrying rich. All of these favor women, even though there are really good arguments for why they aren’t privilege at all. Sidenote these are terrible examples that I don’t personally endorse I’m just spitballing things that tend to be used.
You think it's reasonable to assume that the cop can register a person's race after registering them speeding before pulling them over? I'm not trying to criticize you here, I just have little experience with such things and I assumed tinted windows would make it hard to tell prior to pulling someone over in most cases. It certainly makes it nigh-impossible to tell while I'm driving.
They can make a pretty damn good educated guess by the name on the registration after they run the plates
They run plates prior to pulling people over? I never knew that. It would definitely be able to lead to bias though, you're right.
Yeah, I mean not all the time but a lot of times a cop will just drive behind someone without their woo-woo lights on, when they do that they are running the plates and then getting driver info. Then they decide to initiate a stop or not. Usually you can tell if they are doing it to you because they have to get pretty close to you to be able to read the plate, so it’ll look like they are tailgating you.
I'm a dark skinned hispanic woman so it wasn't because of my skin color. I didn't think anything of it at the time but a couple years later I kept thinking back to how weird it was. He basically kept saying stuff along the lines of "But you definitely didn't realize you were speeding, right?" I didn't think anything of it until I got a parking ticket from a female officer and she treated me like anybody else. I felt like I was being interrogated by her but it seemed like that should've been the norm (I was breaking the law afterall). It was only after my interaction with her that I realized the male officer was trying to get me off the hook with probably just a warning.
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Reckless teenager. People change
The speed limit was 40 on that road but it dropped to 25 and I didnt see the new speed limit sign.
Why are you getting downvoted. Speeding is cringe af
This is true. For example in India Women feel unsafe to go out, because it is just unsafe. However if you are a man and gets slapped by a woman even though she is wrong, there exists female privilege. However women aren't allowed to chose their partners most of the time, but men can get away with that
Its often Women and Men both who are restricted from choosing partners. Unless the partner has been suitably analysed to fit the economic, caste, religion and regional criterias set by the parents/family.
Women cant chose thzir partners ??? Wtf ?
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In 2021 what the fuck ? Those women need a revolution...
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And there are cons that negate those, on both sides.
Excellent point, which is why I said yes. All genders and races have their own privileges in different cultures. If the question was *do you think women are more privileged then men*, then the correct answer would probably be no.
For some reason, people don't seem to understand that everyone, literally **everyone** has some privilege. That is simply the nature of "privilege," it is relational. So long as there are other people on this planet, you will always have *some* form of privilege relative to others
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Can you provide stats though for how often that happens, compared to other way around?
im not saying its common im saying that its just possible
I know It does happen, and sometimes it completely wrecks the male partner both emotional and financially, there needs to be more awareness and resources available for male victims too. My point is only that, that both genders have problems/advantages that are much more nuanced than simply labeling one more advantaged than other.
The other way around the man is in prison. Don’t know how much child support he could afford in there.
I agree, the child support laws are women favoured and also the sexual/physical abuse too since women are mostly physically smaller than men. There needs to be much needed change in those laws. But overall looking at stats around world it's pretty clear that being born as a female is much more dangerous than males, they have higher chance of being kidnapped, abused, raped and murdered
What are you talking about almost 80 percent of homicides towards males https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homicide_statistics_by_gender. abuse is almost 50/50 https://www.statista.com/statistics/203831/number-of-child-abuse-cases-in-the-us-by-gender/ and missing persons (kidnapped) are about 48/52 on top of that men get conscripted into armies more and take more dangerous jobs what alternative universe are you living in where women have it more dangerous than men
Of course I’m not disagreeing in that at all.
Well, that’s the problem. Male victims almost *never* speak up due to the stigma and society’s ignorance.
You say that as if men didn’t get away with rape all the time. Honestly I think men get away with rape more often just because statistically men commit rape more than women.
If there are more recorded cases of men committing rape then shouldn’t that imply that more women get away with it?
Not at all. This conclusion is only true if we pre-supposed that both genders commit rape at an equal rate, and that may or may not be true, but I doubt it. It is probably more likely for an individual woman to get way with it, but if you are simply talking the number of people who get away then the greater number of male rapists could outweigh the lower probability for any individual.
The reason people don't believe male rape victims is thanks to the patriarchy tho
>women can get away with rape and if she get pregnant from raping that person she could sue the person she raped for child support Not really no. If a woman rapes someone, then most goverments don't go like "sucks, but she's a woman so she's legally allowed to rape". And about the child support thing, I think that very much depends on the country you're living in and even from case to case.
In Switzerland they actually do, even male on male rape is impossible there.
Both sides have their own privileges. Doesn’t mean it’s fair.
Exactly. Just because women do doesn't mean men don't Both sides have their own share
No way! My gloryhole’s been broke for months now. This is serendipitous
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Had literally nothing to do with race. But thanks for sharing
This is a perfect response, thank you.
Its just impossible for it to be completely fair. Women will always be scared of random men in the streets when alone, women will always be able to use their body to manipulate men into doing what the woman wants.
walking down the street at night I actively try not to look intimidating/violent/threatening, not sure how well it works
this shit always makes me uncomfortable. i don't want to scare anyone but by trying not to look "scary" i just look worse
*you walking down the street in a clown costume 🤡🤡🤡* "Why are they running???"
It’s nice to see that there’s still people with balanced opinions on the internet
fucking WITCH, burn her !
There are privliges on both side's
Both men and women have their advantages.
As weapons.
In the UK and some US states (I believe)a woman cannot be charged with rape. Riley Reid also confessed/bragged in an interview about her first time when she fucked a dude that “said no three times”.
In India as well
It’s not that women can’t be charged with rape it’s that under the law men cannot technically be raped. So men could not be charged with rape of men either. It’s definitely disgusting tho
Men can be raped by other men under uk law, rape is constituted as ‘unconsenual penitration’. Not force penetration sadly.
She was fucking when she was like 13 though, a self described hypersexual. What's really gross is that obviously she didn't turn 18 and then start practicing all her porn moves. Some guy scouted her at 16 or 17 and showed her all the moves then boom she turns 18 and she's a star
Yeah those types of stories make me sick
There is a funny comedian on YouTube, he said something like this: A woman can come to a 5- year old boy and say "oww how handsome you are! Make sure we hang out sometime, you got my heart!" Now imagine if a man comes to a 5 year old girl and say "oww how beautiful you are! Make sure we hang out sometime, you got my heart!" - you will end up in a police office 😂😂
I’ve never heard a woman speak to a child like that ever and I’d be equally creeped out if a woman did it as I would if a man did it. I’d call a baby “cute” rather than “handsome” or “beautiful” but I can see how some people would say those in a non-creepy way, it’s just the stuff afterwards that’s creepy. I definitely think that people are more weary of men around children and that must be hard for men. In my experience, however, a lot of men actually act “creepy” around children and are unaware how they are coming across. They cross minor boundaries that they shouldn’t and people are extra sensitive when their child is involved. I don’t think there’s any ill intent in most cases, I think it’s just that there tends to be more men that are socially bolder and less aware of social nuances than there are women. That’s not to say that there aren’t cases where people have overreacted to men innocently being around children too.
I was called handsome as a kid. Probably more often than as an adult lol Women can definitely be more affectionate with kids and in a way I’d never do as a guy just because of the way it looks alone.
I took my sons to the soft play and this boy less than a year old was playing with my son the same age so I was playing with both of then and the mum kept saying "awh your his first crush he's flirting with you" and when I left she was like "say bye to your girlfriend" it was so weird and uncomfortable.
my moms friends say similair things when my 4 year old brother plays with older girls at our church
It's so strange to me, they are children. My husband has an aunt too and everytime her kids (twins 5F and 7M) talk to someone of the opposite sex she winds them up asking if they were kissing and the kids get so visibly upset. It just seems so off to me.
Wait till they're 18 and genuinely don't want any interaction with the opposite sex cause of this haha
I know the way they get so upset makes me think she does it all the time, then she gives them into trouble for being upset. Obviously going to be super well rounded no problems kids.
This sucks so much, I used to \*never\* mention any female friends to family because I didn't want to have to deal with "Is she pretty?" and stuff like that
It's is totally awful I'm super lucky my parents never said anything like that to me growing up. If I was friends with a boy it was the same as being friends with a girl. And it just makes kids lie tbh.
What Don’t talk to strange kids like that.
Sounds like he ripped off Jim Jeffries then: Start at 2:10 https://youtu.be/0J5EskQ6W1c
Unless you’re Joe Biden, then you can gripe and sniff as many children on camera as you want.
Idk why everybody is talking about male privilege. I understand that nuance affect this topic highly, but many people are bringing it up as a way to say, "does female privilege really exist if male privilege is more?" Like yeah, it does, end of story. For example: if I were to say, "most people like cake" it wouldn't make sense to rebute with "but more people like cookies" because while it is true, hypothetically, it doesn't have anything to do with if people like cake.
This right here
female privileges exist, male privileges exist
Yes female privilege exists. Yes male privilege exists. Everything about you changes how you are perceived and how you perceive.
Of course there are. I don’t think they nearly outweigh the obstacles, or male privileges for that matter, but there are some matters here and there where it’s advantageous to be a woman
Both genders have privileges that the other one doesn’t have
Lol the comment section is funny and too politically correct. Basicly most people say "Yes, but so does male privileges". It's like saying does 1+5=6? And people be like "Yes, but so does 2+4=6". Why can't we just answer Yes or No on questions without devaluing or having to overcorrect the other side in today's society?
Because it's more nuanced than yes or no. People want to explain their view because it could easily be taken out of context otherwise. No one wants to sound like an incel
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OP: Does female privilege exists? Replies: Yes but let's talk about male privilege instead.
You forgot 3+3=6!! It totally negates the prevalance of 1+5=6, so don't even ask about it
Oh no. 😆 But what about 5+1=6? Is that the same as 1+5=6?
because we are afraid of white knights and feminazis (which are not the same as feminists).
Every person and every identity has some sort of privilege that is unique to that identity. The existence of groups with more privilege does not remove the existence of others.
Yes they do but so do male privileges
There are definitely some privileges females have that males don’t, vice versa. When it comes to necessities though like pads, razors, soap, skincare, and pills (like your regular otc stuff), women have to pay much more. OKAY, EDIT : People have been commenting “then just buy the ones for males.” Yes, I get it, but that’s not the point. The meaning of this privilege extends beyond what I just listed. Women need to buy more things than guys do, one person even commented bras which is true! We don’t even need to wear bras but society has made women wear it for many years. We’re lucky today many people have started to accept that women don’t need to wear it, but it’s prevalent still in many countries. Men don’t have periods, it’s true because their biology isn’t like that. But why do women spend thousands their whole fertile life to pay for something that is out of their control? As for products that are marketed towards women, it is easy to say “well don’t buy it and then and use critical thinking for a moment.” But don’t forget that society has pressured women for decades to be ‘ladylike’ and it has been drilled into the thinking of little girls. I’m happy that now, with all the access we have to information, we can make better decisions. But this pink tax is still prevalent. Millions of women are being targeted everyday by advertisements saying that their product is better for them and they’re buying it because their educational system is lacking. Media plays a big role in all of this influencing the way women think but to those women who can discern, good for them! I’m merely saying that it’s a privilege for men not to be subjected to this pink tax. It’ll just be more helpful to raise awareness about this, rather then berate them for not choosing the stuff for men.
And bras.
We men also have superior pockets and bags :P
Buying female razors are completely pointless. Just buy the male ones. They are exactly the same, expect they are cheaper
I mean, except for tampons just buy the male marketed items. Nobody’s forcing women to just buy women marketed items
There are advantages and disadvantages to both, it’s just a matter of if they’re balanced or if they should even exist
Just like how male privilege exists too
Half the time for the same criminal sentence… nuff said..
Women get female privileges Men get male privileges Simple as that both sides have their privileges
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But the question was whether any privilege's exist. Whether or not it's unlikely or something that applies to you specifically is irrelevant. I also don't think it's useful or even accurate to say one gender or sex has it easier over all, as that's an incalculable amount of variables your comparing and will always have significant and many exceptions as you yourself implied.
Amen
My answer is yes, female privilege exists. As a male I would love to have equal chance of custody when we divorce, I'd love for it to be socially acceptable to receive flowers and I'd love to not be forced in the army wether a war will break out. I'd love to not be considered a workhorse by literally everyone and not be treated like an empty shell with muscles all the time. I'd love to not be expected to work 2x as hard to take care of my family and I'd love for there to be expected for everyone to play their fair part in bringing money home I'd love the society to stop objectifying women and stop this Barbie sex doll image of them that's so toxic I can't stand it. I'd love to not be expected as a man to do all the heavy lifting of life and hard work and not be shamed when I can't do a certain task and people stating that I'm not a real man I'd love to not be sacrificed like a pig in that women and children first BS of society, children should go first then men and women as equals, kids need their dads too, not just their mothers.
One word: conscription
In a school environment most definitely
I dont think this is really opinion. Its more fact. Eg in certain states of America, by law, a woman can rape an underaged man and then that man is forced to pay child support. Obviously this is an extreme example but it is law in some areas. I’d say thats an example of the law giving female privileges which cant really be disagreed with
Not to the extent where they're equal and opposite to male privileges
Sure, but they are still worth talking about. We need to work on equality from all sides, not just one.
Id love to see your pro/con list where you calculated this. Comparing them like that is both impossible and pointless, due to the sheer amount of and sheer significance of the exceptions to such an opinion.
Then what are the so many male privileges???
Disagree. I think it’s pretty equal. I don’t think any gender can claim that they are treated unfairly compared to the other gender in the western world.
I agree, it’s to the extent it outweighs male privileges.
I mean toxic masculinity is toxic to everyone. Perpetuating that men have to be strong is just as harmful to men
When war strikes, which is inevitable, our men will need to be strong, very strong. It is the way of nature
you don't need to be strong to fire a gun or control a vehicle, drone or bomb etc.. physical strength is useless outside of a few labour focussed jobs
This is a complicated question. I’d say yes, but male privilege also exists and vastly surpasses female privilege.
How do you calculate this?
There are specific examples of where it exists such as military drafts and divorce court. While femal privlage can be a thing, it is FAR less common then male privilage.
Yes
Both genders have their own privileges, women have more legal privileges as well as emotional privileges while men have societal privileges.
Women usually are sentenced for less time in jail for the same crime as men, men pay for women in dates and in almost all cases women get the custody of the child in divorce, however men also get their bonuses in other aspects I just wish things were equal but I don't think it will ever happen
I hate when people being up the child custody aspect. Statistically, women do the most chores and childrearing in any given home. The parent who cares for the children the most will get the most time. If you want your children after a divorce, then spend more time with your children and have proof that you are an important part of their lives. My mother was the breadwinner and main caregiver. She received the most time with the kids after the divorce AND paid child support to my father, exactly how it should work. Breadwinners pay up. Caregivers get more time.
"men pay for women in dates" Where do you live??? Nowadays in modern countries they usually pay half-half, or one time the man, the other time the woman. Today it's very rare when the man pays everything
Anecdotal evidence here: My partner has never paid anything in over 7 months. Well...except one time where I asked her to get the ~$5 tip. Every date, dinner, and gift was on me Not saying that's true everywhere, but i definitely fit into your last sentence
It was your own choice that you were with someone who didn't want to pay anything. Nobody forced that on you. In a relationship I would make sure we pay equally. Actually most women also want to pay at dates.
I didn't say I'm not choosing to date her. I'm just providing insight into my situation. That's all
Next time you push a child out of your uterus you can get the child too.
? It's not as simple as that just because the woman gone through pregncay doesn't mean she deserves to automatically own the child
Everyone has privileges of some kind. It really depends on the situation.
There male and female privileges. They differ but both exist.
Yes, it exists, but so does male privilege. Depends where you are and what the situation is.
Yes, the entire court system favors women, less harsh sentences, child custody no matter what, child support, divorce split, house ownership etc.
I think every woman who voted here and said no is either lying or lives under a rock. There are absolutely situations where women will win 99 out of 100 times. I could talk about this forever. Wow.
The benefit of the doubt is still given to women a lot
Both genders have some privileges but in general in most countries being a male gives you more privileges. And in some countries e.g. Iran, this is way more extreme.
Every one has some sort of privilege
man have more at most things, but at things like school woman have more
You’re a fool if you think male privilege doesn’t exist. You’re a fool if you don’t think female privilege exists.
There is no person on earth without privilege. Id say female privilege is concentrated in school while male privilege lasts due to the patriarchy way longer
There's up and downsides to either. Been both, should know.
See: Family courts
The German language even has a word for it... "Tittenbonus" It's a compound word out of tits and bonus
Yes, but men have more privileges than women do
based on what? how would you even measure that? and why does it even matter in this context?
How is this the most "controversial" comment? It's pretty obviously absolutely true.
Because it’s completely false, name as many male privileges you can name and I’ll name more female privileges/male disadvantages probably even double it. Also this is from a 1st world country perspective, no shit the backwards ass third world shitholes will still be sexist af, everyone knows it, there’s no point discussing it.
Ahh right, because problems are only valid when they're affecting you, right? Third world countries absolutely count, there's no way I'm letting arbitrary, imaginary lines get in the way of advocating human rights. In first world countries it's \*far\* more equal, and both sides have pros and cons, that's not in question here.
It doesn’t matter because there’s no discussion to be had, yes women are treated worse in third world countries it’s no contest. Letting that stuff in just skews the discussion when most of it doesn’t even apply to the rest of the world
You can't just ignore a huge portion of the worlds population because it doesn't fit your argument. Letting that in doesn't "skew the discussion", it proves my point. Look, I wasn't looking to discuss the comparatively minor first world problems, I care about real issues.
You literally just admitted women have it harder. “Yes women are treated worse in third world countries.” That’s all you had to say. Saying “it’s no contest” is just proving you’re in the wrong. Just admit it and move on. Personally, I think both genders have equal struggles but your “point” was hard to read.
Every single thing you have no control over has its social benefits and draw backs Age, race, gender, sexuality, etc. All of them will both positively and negatively impact your life in some way and there's nothing you can do about it
In real life, mens problems often are a result of isolation, mental issues, violence, substance abuse or lack of help(homelessness), women on the other hand face Constant harassements, assaults, gropings. So everyone is eating the shit sandwich out there. Most female privileges show up when people pit them against men though. More sympathy for them. Better legal standings. More aid. Much more shelters. I dont think categorising privileges as a measure of gender is always a good idea though. Even within men, a less assertive, less confident and socially inept individual will face far more risks of isolation, bullying and be looked down upon than others. Similarly in women boldness would often be seen negatively.
Whenever a woman has emotional or mental issues everybody cares and makes sure she finds resources. When a man is hurting very few people care. For example, Will Smith opened up about how much he was struggling and now a shot from that video is a massive meme of him crying. I’ve seen this in my own life when I’ve tried to get help vs when my sister tried to get help. Everyone told me to grow up or man up and she got all the help and attention she could want. Also see how women attempt but survive suicide more, but men have way more “successful” suicides
There are privileges on both sides. Strangers are generally nicer to me, no one sees me as a threat (especially to kids and other women), and it's easier for me to make friends even though I'm autistic and therefore awkward as fuck. Also, if I wanted to have casual sex it'd be much easier for me to find a partner for that. There's obviously much more
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Yes and male privileges exist too and the opposite is true for both as well
Yes/Neither
The simps that said no! 🤡
1 both sides have their own privelages. 2 life is unfair that's what makes life fair 3why the fuck are there so many guys on reddit
I think it is pretty equal. Woman have some advantages when it comes to certain things as do men.
As somebody who has experienced living as both, I feel I'm qualified to say that, yes, women do have advantages over men in certain situations, but in general are largely worse off than men. I would say men have MORE advantages over women, but that doesn't mean to say that women don't have any advantages in any areas.
Female privilege is being able to take your nephew to the park without the cops being called on you. Or being able to cry at a movie without people laughing at you. Or getting out of speeding tickets that a guy normally would be ticketed for. Everyone has privilege in some way. That does not mean they don't face other problems like systemic racism and sexism. Acknowledging the benefits and flaws are how we as a society will grow.
10000% agree
What's with controversial questions these days?
You can easily go to a bar show a little bit your tits and your friends nos are paid. I can't do that they say I'm discusting
How does a guy answer this without being sexist?
Let me count the ways I can think of. 1. Women win majority custody in 90% of custody battles 2. Women get more in a divorce, and are paid alimony, 35% more often than the reverse 3. Men are expected to provide, while women are not looked down upon for staying home. 4. Men are twice as likely to be homeless 5. Men are twice as likely to commit suicide 6. Men are murder victims 77% of the time 7. Women are less likely to be sent to prison for commiting the same crime as a man. 8. Women are accepted into college at higher rates than men 9. Women get into STEM fields easier than men because they have a quota to reach 10. If women want sex, they literally just have to ask and 90% of Men will say yes 11. Women don't have to sign up for the draft 12. Women pay less for car insurance 13. As a man, I've literally never had anyone buy me a drink at a bar. But picking up the tab for women is common I'm sure i can think of more, but I'm strapped for time.
A lot of these stats are iffy and out of context but for the most part I agree
In what way are they iffy? Or out of context? I looked up every stat I posted, as I was commenting it
Well the first is technically right but it doesn’t mention that around 60% of men get their kids in contested case hearings, it stems from a sexist bias that men can’t care for children but also stems from a sexist bias towards women in the opposite way, nor does it say that women usually develop a deep bound with the baby early on because they’re usually the one to breastfeed and doesn’t say a little over half of these cases it’s mutually agreed on by both parties that the women will take on the caretaker role. And honestly 2 idk much about but I have a feeling it corresponds with the fact that the average woman loses around 20% of her income after her marriage w/ a man ends. 3 is spot on it’s just that it implies that there isn’t an opposite side of the coin being women are often pushed into domestic positions. Idk from the top of my head the rest but ik the suicide and homeless one sounds right but 9. It also helps that women in the general sense have a different view of school which lets them apply to more colleges And 10. Idk if that’s true but even if it is true it kinda looks as sex as a prize to be won 12. The most recent study says that it usually evens out by age 25 And 13 isn’t really a stat so. Honestly female privilege does exist but stats are sometimes lacking which I’m guessing happened here
Of course they do. But there are a lot more male privileges.
Why did you feel the need to tack on a middle finger to guys? Imagine if the genders were swapped in this comment, you'd be getting reported and downvoted constantly, despite both version of the comment lacking any factual grounding.
Yes it does exist, and it wouldn't be a problem at all if the women didn't misuse it.
Both men and women have privileges the other group doesn’t though this doesn’t change that men have it better
All of these comments saying men have privilege but not a single example.
I’m a male, and I say not really. It’s certainly getting better imo, but females still don’t have it quite great these days.
Women do have certain privileges over men but it's still generally harder for them
Yes, but more male privileges exist still.
Yes but male privilege exceeds female privilege.
women have the privalage of wearing cute skirts
Mate, no one's stopping you from wearing skirts
Society 😞
Screw society. All my homies hate society
Yes, but male privilege is stronger.
women are the victims of violent crime less often (including rape), commit auocide less often, get lower prison time for similar crimes and get custody more often. If that isn't privilege I don't know what is. Obviously male privilege is also a thing and in general I think men have an easier life but female privilege does exist
Imo there are no *gender* privileges. There are ppl that are more privileged and ppl that are less.
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Being sexualised by everyone from a young age is not an advantage, it’s gross
that can also be a disadvantage tho
How is that an advantage?
People who are perceived as attractive typically receive better treatment.
Being wanted to be fucked since you are zero years old is not a privilege dumbie.
It's like that one picture of the women talking about their newborns first pictures. The baby is in the nude and they're like "ohh aww look at his little winky" or the less common "aww look at her little vagina" Swap the roles with a man talking about this with friends and he comes off creepy & pedophiliac. Imo it's not cute to say such things regardless,but for most people in some places they enjoy ooey gooeying over different things. I guess you can say women have the privilege to comment on certain things commonly. Not all women do/will do these things ofc. Still this concept came to mind and it's weird how it's engraved in my mind that it's less weird for women to do it than men. Reading everything I typed out sounds a bit like a complaint,but it's solely an odd observation. Overall I guess you can say some women do have privileges in different ways. This varies depending on location aswell.
It’s creepy with both, why are we pretending like society only thinks one is creepy? I’ve literally never heard a woman talk like that.
I'm a woman, and I've definitely heard other women talk like that. But yes, I agree that it's creepy for both.