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ismnotwasm

(42,443 posts)
Wed Apr 9, 2014, 07:39 PM Apr 2014

Feel like getting slightly irritated? Have some Female Privilege

Friend of mine tagged me with this on FB, to be taken seriously, it belongs in TMG, where I understand they actually believe this stuff. Anyway, after I got done laughing, I thought I'd share that weird emotion of irritation and WTF. While I can personally debunk every point-- it's all whiny MRA crap, I remember that there are people who actually believe this shit. So without further ado, let's turnover this rock and see what squirms out.

This post was sent to us few times now, asking to post it here, it’s pretty good, funny and got a lot of truth in it, we hesitated…but when we saw the writer is actually a man who wrights normally about men issues, we went for it full power!

Here are the 18 things females seem to not understand because of female privilege:

1. Female privilege is being able to walk down the street at night without people crossing the street because they’re automatically afraid of you.

2. Female privilege is being able to approach someone and ask them out without being labeled “creepy.”

3. Female privilege is being able to get drunk and make love without being considered a rapist. Female privilege is being able to engage in the same action as another person but be considered the innocent party by default.

4. Female privilege is being able to turn on the TV and see yourself represented in a positive way. Female privilege is shows like King of Queens and Everybody Loves Raymond where women are portrayed as attractive, competent people while men are shown as ugly, lazy slobs.

5. Female privilege is the idea that women and children should be the first rescued from any sort of emergency situation. Female privilege is saving yourself before you save others and not being viewed as a monster.

6. Female privilege is being able to decide not to have a child.

7. Female privilege is not having to support a child financially for 18 years when you didn’t want to have it in the first place.

8. Female privilege is never being told to “take it like a man” or “man up.”

9. Female privilege is knowing that people would take it as a gravely serious issue if someone raped you. Female privilege is being able to laugh at a “prison rape” joke.

10. Female privilege is being able to divorce your spouse when your marriage is no longer working because you know you will most likely be granted custody of your children.

11. Female privilege is being able to call the police in a domestic dispute knowing they will take your side. Female privilege is not having your gender work against where police are involved.

12. Female privilege is being able to be caring or empathetic without people being surprised.

13. Female privilege is not having to take your career seriously because you can depend on marrying someone who makes more money than you do. Female privilege is being able to be a “stay at home mom” and not seem like a loser.

14. Female privilege is being able to cry your way out of a speeding ticket.

15. Female privilege is being favored by teachers in elementary, middle and high school. Female privilege is graduating high school more often, being accepted to more colleges, and generally being encouraged and supported along the way.

16. Female privilege being able to have an opinion without someone tell you you’re just “a butthurt fedora-wearing neckbeard who can’t get any.”

17. Female privilege is being able to talk about sexism without appearing self-serving.

18. Female privilege is arrogantly believing that sexism only applies to women.

By MARK SAUNDERS , Source: thoughtcatalog.com


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Feel like getting slightly irritated? Have some Female Privilege (Original Post) ismnotwasm Apr 2014 OP
I laughed out loud!!! VanillaRhapsody Apr 2014 #1
Me too BainsBane Apr 2014 #8
Wow! That's a MONUMENT of stupid! Squinch Apr 2014 #2
I take it back ... Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2014 #3
To be honest ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2014 #4
I don't blame you ismnotwasm Apr 2014 #5
Oh, you gotta finish it... redqueen Apr 2014 #7
This man thinks... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2014 #6
This should win a DUzy! BainsBane Apr 2014 #9
Especially the "cry your way out of a speeding ticket" ismnotwasm Apr 2014 #10
I have only been pulled for speeding twice in my lifetime... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2014 #12
I thought this was some kind of lame attempt at satire or something at first Flying Squirrel Apr 2014 #11
I couldn't get past "man wrights". niyad Apr 2014 #13

Squinch

(52,568 posts)
2. Wow! That's a MONUMENT of stupid!
Wed Apr 9, 2014, 07:50 PM
Apr 2014

I wonder how often people tell him he's a "butthurt fedora-wearing neckbeard." After a few times, a smarter guy would take off his hat.

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
4. To be honest ...
Wed Apr 9, 2014, 08:03 PM
Apr 2014

I stopped reading after the first "point" ... thinking that women walking down a street might take comfort in having people, especially of the mentality that wrote this crap, crossing the street.

ismnotwasm

(42,443 posts)
5. I don't blame you
Wed Apr 9, 2014, 08:14 PM
Apr 2014

As a point of interest, the person who sent this too me is a Trans, M-F, she knows me well and knew it would get my attention, plus she's experienced the complete truth of the matter.

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
12. I have only been pulled for speeding twice in my lifetime...
Thu Apr 10, 2014, 04:58 PM
Apr 2014

guess I should have tried the crying bit....as I got a ticket both times!

 

Flying Squirrel

(3,041 posts)
11. I thought this was some kind of lame attempt at satire or something at first
Thu Apr 10, 2014, 04:17 PM
Apr 2014

Although I must admit I've been on the wrong end of #11 once - my ex-wife was very abusive, both emotionally and physically, and the cops were called more than once. The time I remember most vividly was when she had thrown a chair at me and the cops were practically begging her to tell them that I had hit her. Fortunately for me they got another call and had to leave. Those were some fun times, not. Still, it's usually the man doing the abusing so I suppose you can't really blame them for making that assumption.

The rest of that piece is pretty absurd.

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