Tag Archives: Male Privilege
When standing up to sexual harassment makes you a b*tch
TweetI recently enjoyed my lunch break by picking up books at MLK Library, located in Gallery Place/Chinatown in Northwest DC. A few steps after I left MLK to return to work, an older man walked briskly toward me on the sidewalk, pointing his finger as he approached. “You’re sexy,” he said, continuing to point at [...]
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Male feminists: allies or distractions?
Tweet A SYTYCB Entry I am a feminist. I’m also male. And white. And straight. And cis – are you getting the idea here? Point is, I’m pretty privileged. Oh yeah, and I go to an Ivy League university. I could go on… Growing up, my parents were always very careful to keep me grounded [...]
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Misogyny should no longer be socially acceptable on dating websites
TweetI no longer can or wish to keep quiet about blatant hatred of women/misogyny that is being promoted, condoned, encouraged and hosted by OKCupid dating website. It is true that most dating sites have their fair share of misogyny going on, but the existing practices at OKCupid make the problem especially heavy. The horrendous abuse [...]
The extremely irritating dynasty of white dude angst