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In reply to the discussion: After being called an MRA here numerous times, I decided to try define that term [View all]lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)Which social and institutional privileges do you hold and how do they manifest themselves in your daily life?
I can think of two;
1) When I choose to do something stupid, I'm accorded the respect of being called stupid as opposed to a victim.
2) No one will step in to prevent me from doing risky things. In fact, if a risky thing needs doing, people look for me, and consider this a form of respect.
The downsides of these attitudes should be obvious.
And there's no such thing as "reverse" sexism. It's all one thing. The treatment given the Duke Lacrosse team was sexist, not "reverse" sexist.
The term MRA has been so co-opted by right wing politics that I can't identify with it. When MRA groups advocate for passage of the equal rights amendment, I'm in full agreement. That fact seriously brings into question who has the high ground here.