Calling all oppressed straight white men
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insurgent — 2 years ago(November 09, 2023 02:31 PM)
Just wondering, is this a meme or do you guys genuinely believe you're victims of oppression? I'll try not to argue. Please elaborate on the oppression you experience.
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/. — 2 years ago(November 09, 2023 03:02 PM)
You're framing the accurate observation about the animosity directed at white men and dismissal of issues they face as complaints about "oppression", but if you want it can easily be argued that it amounts to oppression. In our society you see it where white men are chosen last when applying for jobs, colleges, even when they are more qualified than other candidates. You see it discussions like this one where it's acceptable to treat straight white men with contempt, whereas if you were to say the same things about any other group you would face an outrage mob and calls to be fired from your job and be cancelled. When you have a society-wide movement that villainizes a group of people then it's not long before that group faces oppression. It happened with black people, with Jewish people, with indigenous people, and many more. It happens every time.
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insurgent — 2 years ago(November 09, 2023 03:07 PM)
In our society you see it where white men are chosen last when applying for jobs, colleges, even when they are more qualified than other candidates.
If this is true, it's a genuine example of oppression.
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/. — 2 years ago(November 09, 2023 03:19 PM)
You live in a part of the world where the majority is white and you are in a profession where the vast majority is make. Of course you're going yo see most of the people being represented as white men. That doesn't mean there haven't been white men who were overlooked in favor of filling a minority quota. The reason you're even in that room is because you're a girl.
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/. — 2 years ago(November 09, 2023 03:29 PM)
It doesn't have to be an official policy. It usually isn't. If you don't think being the rare women in a field dominated by men makes you stand out and gives you an advantage over equally qualified men then once again you are blind.
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insurgent — 2 years ago(November 09, 2023 03:32 PM)
I actually agree it makes me stand out. At the very least, it helps clients remember me and since women are generally nicer and more agreeable, they probably prefer working with me over some grumpy dude.
However the argument that if a company is 90% white men, it means the other 10% were positions that white men should have had is just insane! You're a victim unless you get everything? -
insurgent — 2 years ago(November 09, 2023 03:39 PM)
Thanks baby
️ I am genuinely sorry if you've missed out on a job because a less qualified woman took it or your career otherwise suffered because of women/people of other races. Maybe you could go back to school?
I remember reading a letter from a woman in Victorian times that was complaining the man she loved lost his job to a woman they could pay half. Thought that was interesting. Obviously that's no longer the case but it's the same complaint about immigrants. -
/. — 2 years ago(November 09, 2023 03:45 PM)
Maybe you could go back to school?
This would be an example of oppression. "Maybe if you go put in ten times the effort that other people do then you'll get the same opportunities."
And going back to school isn't even an option. No college accepts accepts straight white men anymore.
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insurgent — 2 years ago(November 09, 2023 03:52 PM)
/. said...
Maybe you could go back to school?
This would be an example of oppression. "Maybe if you go put in ten times the effort that other people do then you'll get the same opportunities."
And going back to school isn't even an option. No college accepts accepts straight white men anymore.
No college accepts accepts straight white men anymore.
NO college? Lmao! Do you really believe this? There are no white men in college?
Did you know Asians struggle to get into top schools in California because there are so many Asians applying? You could try applying there. Use that oppression privilege
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