This is a really well written and simple explanation of privilege and why it’s not your fault if you’ve got it, but is not okay if you ignore it and use it against others.

This is amazing.

I don’t want to live on this planet anymore. 

Exhibit A  - “The Nice Guy”.

“ I’m NiceGuy. Why did I make this site, if I’m Nice? Because: Ameriskanks (mostly) Suck*. (“Ameriskanks” means “North American females” obviously.) And yes, they ‘re horrible beyond imagination. Don’t shoot the messenger. It’s actually a good thing for me to come out and say this- our biggest critics are our truest friends because they show us how to improve ourselves. In this case, I’m giving an entire gender the criticism it needs to improve itself.”

Exhibit B - “The World According To Bob”.

“You can’t make wrong into right by doing wrong more effectively. It’s time for real MEN to stand up and take back our families, our society, and our self respect. It is not a crime to be born a man. It is not a crime to act manly.” 

The article linked to is what he supposes would happen if all women ceased to exist.

So the boys at uni have this competition going with at least one of the girls, whoever hooks up with her first gets a six pack. 

Anyway I didn’t find out about this til later in the night but I think they must have been making jokes when we were at the pub on Friday so I just said off handedly to watch themselves because I’m a feminist or something like that.

I was telling my mum this today and she goes “you probably shouldn’t say that if you want a boyfriend.”

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That sentence just set feminism back about 5 years.

Later she asked if I was lesbian.