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Lisa Harney ([personal profile] lisaquestions) wrote2008-09-30 03:30 pm

Can anyone suggest a good male privilege checklist?

I don't mean the one at Alas, A Blog... but an actually comprehensive one that's at least as good as Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/innerlife_/ 2008-10-01 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
As usual, most of the comments in that article are horrific. Makes me wonder how many people I see on the streets here in SF think so poorly of people like me.
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[identity profile] lisaquestions.livejournal.com 2008-10-01 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
I assume any cis person I don't know is a transphobic asshole. It gives me more opportunities for pleasant surprise.

I don't even read comments in articles about trans people. The people who post them are evil.

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/innerlife_/ 2008-10-01 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
I can't help but look.

And click thumbs-down on every single evil one.

Maybe I should follow your advice.

I assume any cis person I don't know is a transphobic asshole.

I usually assign them into provisional "likely asshole" and "likely well-meaning but ignorant" groups.
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[identity profile] lisaquestions.livejournal.com 2008-10-01 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
I used to do that, but I'm less forgiving now.

OTOH, it's pretty easy to get out of the "transphobic asshole" category!
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[identity profile] lisaquestions.livejournal.com 2008-10-01 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
I mean, I don't treat people like they're assholes, I just expect it, and am pleasantly surprised when wrong.

[identity profile] floorcandy.livejournal.com 2008-10-01 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Egads! I'm pretty sure that comments page is going to give me nightmares. (One in particular actually made my flatmate physically sick.)

Strange how I once though SF was more liberal than that. o.O
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[identity profile] lisaquestions.livejournal.com 2008-10-01 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
You know, people tell me "I don't know how you can wade through the stuff you do to write what you write" and I really really really can't stomach those comment threads. :(

Sympathies.