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Ok, let's carry this logic- the same disparity exists between men and women. Would you describe women who don't feel safe around their visibly angry coworkers
by ebfe 11y ago
Ok, let's carry this logic- the same disparity exists between men and women. Would you describe women who don't feel safe around their visibly angry coworkers as "dipshits", and dismiss this anger as venting? This must be an example of female privilege, right?
- OrwellianChild 11y agoYou're reading this backwards... The privilege part is that the Angry White Man doesn't get called out for raging much of the time. They get latitude. The black guy doesn't.
- ebfe 11y agoRight. So the fact that the Angry White Woman doesn't get called out for raging much of the time, while the man does, is an example of female privilege. Right?
- dragonwriter 11y agoSex differences of this type can be seen as privilege, but, in the real world, women who show strong emotion are often described as being hysterical or with other negative terms and marginalized while men are described as driven go-getters for the same behavior, and rewarded.
- geebee 11y agoI'm not sure men who show strong emotion are necessarily viewed as go-getters. Strong emotions can get men in plenty of trouble. I remember CW Nevius at sfgate (San Francisco chronicle) offered this perspective http://blog.sfgate.com/cwnevius/2013/11/21/aggressive-womenaggressive-men-another-view/ http://blog.sfgate.com/cwnevius/2013/11/21/aggressive-womena...