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being a white male sometimes feels like the entire fucking universe is suffering from some sort of inferiority complex.

by sbt 16y ago

erlanger 16y ago
It's also excellent. I regret that our privilege necessarily implies disadvantage for everyone else, but we have it far easier than most. It seems that no amount of anti-discriminatory measures can erase this admittedly positive prejudice.
- Qz 16y ago
  I'm not sure that 'having it far easier than most' somehow equates to 'excellent' for anyone other than Bill and Ted.
ontheroad 16y ago
that's funny, because it seems to me like the entirety of white males have some sort of superiority complex.
- WiseWeasel 16y ago
  As a human, it seems to me like other humans, especially those who identify as part of a group, have some sort of superiority complex.
  - hugh3 16y ago
    I'm so glad I'm better than those identifying-as-part-of-a-group people!
    - Groxx 16y ago
      Hear hear, fellow-group-person!
    - WiseWeasel 16y ago
      Individualists unite!
  - marilyn 16y ago
    Also as a human, it seems to me that humans have an inferiority complex underlying that superiority complex
- brg 16y ago
  My family has had no problems in the US, but we constantly hear about how hard it is from first generation children looking for an excuse to as why they haven't succeeded as much as their immigrant parents. But the truth is that too many first generation continue to lament fictional externalities while current immigrants continue to succeed.
rada 16y ago
Making cents on a dollar, whether from non-whiteness or non-maleness, is hardly an inferiority complex. But hey - don't just take my word for it, see for yourself. Go to a McDonalds and request an item from their 99c menu. When they ring it up, say you only have 3 quarters. When they stare at you, tell them they just need to get over it... and please, don't forget to let us know how it worked out.
- crystalis 16y ago
  Thanks for trotting out a heartwrenching example to go with your incorrect statement. See http://www.the-spearhead.com/2010/03/08/department-of-labor-gender-wage-gap-a-myth/ http://www.the-spearhead.com/2010/03/08/department-of-labor-..., notably "The differences in raw wages may be almost entirely the result of the individual choices being made by both male and female workers."
  - rada 16y ago
    I am well aware of the various ways to look at statistics. Average vs median wages, equal pay vs comparable pay, etc. However, before you get angry, please consider that the argument works the other way too. For example, the statistic that advertises that about half the managerial jobs are taken by women is heavily skewed by jobs that are managerial only in the sense that there is a managerial title such as a shift manager at McDonalds, loan officer, etc, whereas if we take executive positions the number is well below 20%. There are many ways you can manipulate the numbers to support both sides of the argument, but whichever way you spin it, can we agree on something we all know - that white guys make more than women or non-whites overall? In other words, if you don't like that I used 3 quarters in my example, would it really be much different if you had 9 dimes, or would you still be laughed out of the aforementioned McDonalds? Of course my point was not the 75 cents to a dollar ratio. My point was, the original poster implied that they (women|brown people|whatever) rally against us (white males) because they are a bunch of whiny jealous sissies. So, as one of them, I'd simply like to state that we are not against you (in fact we like you very much!) and we are well adjusted, thank you very much. You can use belittling words such as "heartwrenching" or "inferiority complex" all you want but it doesn't make any difference. A dollar is a dollar, and a bunch of change is a bunch of change. P.S. Not surprisingly, to support your argument, you linked to a guy who is so gender-angry that he maintains a blog whose sole topic of discussion is how men are short-changed by the modern society. Just look at his table of content: "American Women Resorting to Desperate Measures", "A Life System Support For A Penis". I mean, the guys blames women's lib for teens having oral sex for chrissakes: http://www.the-spearhead.com/2010/06/08/the-result-of-womens-lib/ http://www.the-spearhead.com/2010/06/08/the-result-of-womens...

being a white male sometimes feels like the entire fucking universe is suffering from some sort of inferiority complex.

by sbt 16y ago

being a white male sometimes feels like the entire fucking universe is suffering from some sort of inferiority complex.

It's also excellent. I regret that our privilege necessarily implies disadvantage for everyone else, but we have it far easier than most. It seems that no amount of anti-discriminatory measures can erase this admittedly positive prejudice.

Qz 16y ago
I'm not sure that 'having it far easier than most' somehow equates to 'excellent' for anyone other than Bill and Ted.

ontheroad 16y ago

that's funny, because it seems to me like the entirety of white males have some sort of superiority complex.

WiseWeasel 16y ago
As a human, it seems to me like other humans, especially those who identify as part of a group, have some sort of superiority complex.
- hugh3 16y ago
  I'm so glad I'm better than those identifying-as-part-of-a-group people!
  - Groxx 16y ago
    Hear hear, fellow-group-person!
  - WiseWeasel 16y ago
    Individualists unite!
- marilyn 16y ago
  Also as a human, it seems to me that humans have an inferiority complex underlying that superiority complex
brg 16y ago
My family has had no problems in the US, but we constantly hear about how hard it is from first generation children looking for an excuse to as why they haven't succeeded as much as their immigrant parents. But the truth is that too many first generation continue to lament fictional externalities while current immigrants continue to succeed.

rada 16y ago

Making cents on a dollar, whether from non-whiteness or non-maleness, is hardly an inferiority complex. But hey - don't just take my word for it, see for yourself. Go to a McDonalds and request an item from their 99c menu. When they ring it up, say you only have 3 quarters. When they stare at you, tell them they just need to get over it... and please, don't forget to let us know how it worked out.

crystalis 16y ago
Thanks for trotting out a heartwrenching example to go with your incorrect statement. See http://www.the-spearhead.com/2010/03/08/department-of-labor-gender-wage-gap-a-myth/ http://www.the-spearhead.com/2010/03/08/department-of-labor-..., notably "The differences in raw wages may be almost entirely the result of the individual choices being made by both male and female workers."
- rada 16y ago
  I am well aware of the various ways to look at statistics. Average vs median wages, equal pay vs comparable pay, etc. However, before you get angry, please consider that the argument works the other way too. For example, the statistic that advertises that about half the managerial jobs are taken by women is heavily skewed by jobs that are managerial only in the sense that there is a managerial title such as a shift manager at McDonalds, loan officer, etc, whereas if we take executive positions the number is well below 20%. There are many ways you can manipulate the numbers to support both sides of the argument, but whichever way you spin it, can we agree on something we all know - that white guys make more than women or non-whites overall? In other words, if you don't like that I used 3 quarters in my example, would it really be much different if you had 9 dimes, or would you still be laughed out of the aforementioned McDonalds? Of course my point was not the 75 cents to a dollar ratio. My point was, the original poster implied that they (women|brown people|whatever) rally against us (white males) because they are a bunch of whiny jealous sissies. So, as one of them, I'd simply like to state that we are not against you (in fact we like you very much!) and we are well adjusted, thank you very much. You can use belittling words such as "heartwrenching" or "inferiority complex" all you want but it doesn't make any difference. A dollar is a dollar, and a bunch of change is a bunch of change. P.S. Not surprisingly, to support your argument, you linked to a guy who is so gender-angry that he maintains a blog whose sole topic of discussion is how men are short-changed by the modern society. Just look at his table of content: "American Women Resorting to Desperate Measures", "A Life System Support For A Penis". I mean, the guys blames women's lib for teens having oral sex for chrissakes: http://www.the-spearhead.com/2010/06/08/the-result-of-womens-lib/ http://www.the-spearhead.com/2010/06/08/the-result-of-womens...