This late stage of our society has taken away all agency from everyone except sane, straight, white, men. Everyone else is at the same time oppressed by those same men while being perceived as not being able to do anything for themselvesSpeaker to Animals wrote: ↑Fri May 25, 2018 11:46 amThe missing component I think is that we are not discussing what agency men and women actually have but what society imputes to them.
Also, I don't want it to seem as totally advantageous to women either. I think it is advantageous to dishonest women, but the women who deserve recognition and respect get cut down by it. I cringe every time a successful woman is asked what she owes feminism for her success. Nobody questions how fucked up that is. Imagine asking a male CEO what he owes some political ideology for his success, as if he did not accomplish anything on his own.
When you point out that there should be no special treatment for anyone people lose their shit and SIX HIRB you, even though at the end of the day you and your opponent believe that there should be no special treatment (however, they also believe that enumerated protections are not special treatment)