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I understand your frustration, but I have little sympathy. Most of us who aren't white males have never had the luxury of not having to think about white males.

I understand your frustration, but I have little sympathy. Most of us who aren't white males have never had the luxury of not having to think about white males. Our success is largely contingent on understanding the dominant culture of the circles of power. It is, indeed, tiresome to have to do so. Now I'm not saying life is easy for the white male. I know it's not. We all know the vast majority of white males aren't basking in wealth and power. I'm simply saying, look how exclusive the top is to those who aren't white and male, and for all the challenges the composite white male faces in navigating the world, the composite person who is not white male that has those, plus the mechanisms that filter us out the higher we rise. I'm not asking you to cry for me. I don't need it. I wrote the above in full recognition that if you remove the white part, as a male, I'm in the in group. I try to understand the advantages I have as a guy, a heterosexual, an American, and a person who was born well off, and I try to advocate for those that don't have those advantages.

TheAdamAndChe 9y ago
> Most of us who aren't white males have never had the luxury of not having to think about white males. Our success is largely contingent on understanding the dominant culture of the circles of power. It is, indeed, tiresome to have to do so. Everyone who seeks and earns power does this, even white men. If we want to be powerful, we mimic powerful people. You're conflating race and culture, which are massively different. A white hillbilly from Tennessee will have just as much trouble becoming an executive as a black man from the projects.
trgv 9y ago
The article seem to suggest that "white males dominating positions of power" and "males committing sex crimes and getting away with it" are the same issue. Both of these things are problems. The former because it suggests that equal opportunity is a myth, and the latter because criminals are getting away with sexual harassment/assault and even rape. But I don't think they're the same issue. In my opinion, if we solved the equal opportunity problem, we'd still have to face these three problems: 1. Sexual harassment and assault are considered acceptable behavior by many males. 2. Rich people face a different justice system than poor people. 3. Women face skepticism, hostility, and sometimes reprisals when they come forward with allegations of sexual harassment/assault or rape. I do wish people would talk about 2 more. All in all, I think it's extremely good thing for our society that women are coming forward and males who have committed sex crimes are paying for it. I just wish they were being prosecuted and not "forced to step down."

TheAdamAndChe 9y ago

> Most of us who aren't white males have never had the luxury of not having to think about white males. Our success is largely contingent on understanding the dominant culture of the circles of power. It is, indeed, tiresome to have to do so. Everyone who seeks and earns power does this, even white men. If we want to be powerful, we mimic powerful people. You're conflating race and culture, which are massively different. A white hillbilly from Tennessee will have just as much trouble becoming an executive as a black man from the projects.

trgv 9y ago

The article seem to suggest that "white males dominating positions of power" and "males committing sex crimes and getting away with it" are the same issue. Both of these things are problems. The former because it suggests that equal opportunity is a myth, and the latter because criminals are getting away with sexual harassment/assault and even rape. But I don't think they're the same issue. In my opinion, if we solved the equal opportunity problem, we'd still have to face these three problems: 1. Sexual harassment and assault are considered acceptable behavior by many males. 2. Rich people face a different justice system than poor people. 3. Women face skepticism, hostility, and sometimes reprisals when they come forward with allegations of sexual harassment/assault or rape. I do wish people would talk about 2 more. All in all, I think it's extremely good thing for our society that women are coming forward and males who have committed sex crimes are paying for it. I just wish they were being prosecuted and not "forced to step down."