Saturday, April 2, 2011

Male Privelege

Our discussion in class really got me thinking about privileges, specifically the ones that males have in today's society and I decided to make my own list.
1. Males are more likely to receive a job over a female applying for the same position.
2. They are not subject to jokes about how inferior their gender is.
3. Less likely to experience sexual harassment.
4. They are less likely to be scared to walk alone in sketchy places.
5. More apt to talking about/and or flaunting their sexual genitalia. It is more socially accepted for a male to be confident and speak about his genitalia, but if a woman was to speak of hers she would be considered a slut or someone who has loose morals.
6. If they chose not to have children or don't want to get married the validity of their sexuality will not be called into question.
7. When looking for the boss or "person in charge" that person will most likely the same sex.
8. If they are a terrible driver, it won't be because of their sex.
9. When they get married, they are not expected to change their last name.
10. There is not as much pressure on males to have the "perfect body."
11. Males are not expected to look their best at all times.
12. Males can walk around with their shirts off in public settings such as beaches.

I've come to realize that I've experienced many of the counterparts to the male privilege.  I've never actually thought about this before, but after sitting down and listing out some of the privileges males hold over females I'm starting to see that it is a man's world after all.

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