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In reply to the discussion: If you are the member of a privileged group AND call yourself progressive [View all]intaglio
(8,170 posts)Guess what, I have also put myself in the way of an assault on a woman and, yes, I stopped it. I was not vicious and violent and I have stopped not just one but 2 or 3 such assaults in my life.
I too could have walked off and ignored the assaults, but I didn't not because I was privileged but because I am a human being with certain moral and ethical standards. Having these standards does not make me any less a recipient of privilege.
I can have the pleasure of being included in any group because it is assumed that I share their views of women;
I can apply for jobs where the employer does not instantly assume I am too fragile for the work;
I can apply for jobs where it is assumed that I will be able to grasp the intricacies of mechanics because I am a man;
I can go into a computer store and talk about motherboards, chipsets and the other arcana without being talked down to;
I can walk into a bar without fear that someone there will rape me;
I can walk home at night without the fear that someone will rape me;
I can report assaults on myself to the police without them asking "but are you sure you didn't lead them on?" and without the police consigning the file to permanent pending because "it's so difficult to prove such cases,".
Take your pitiful whining off, I'm sure the Mens Group would welcome you and sooth your butt-hurt.