Is Male Privilege a myth?

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nightdrot · Accepted Answer

It is not entirely a myth. Though ironically, many of the restrictions that women faced in the past were actually a consequence of efforts to protect women. That said, such privileges as men may have are not without their counterbalancing costs and the argument has taken on the flavor of dogma where analysis would paint a more complex picture.

Men are more likely to get into legal trouble and are incarcerated at far higher rates than women. They have a harder time getting into college - a majority of college students are women - and boys tend to get lower grades. They have a higher incident of suicide, drug abuse and alcoholism. They are more likely to be on behavior modifying drugs - to cite a few examples.

Unfortunately, the culture has not caught up with the data and as a result the social infrastructure to support men and boys is not there. Most government programs are either targeted at assisting women and girls, or alternatively are gender neutral - being targeted at race or other factors - and thus lack the specialization necessary to address the needs of boys as boys.

This is a serious problem. It is already the case that societies where the demographic balance between males and females is tilted disproportionately heavily toward males will tend, over time, to see more crime and is more likely to go to war. While the balance in the American population is more even - and in fact tilts slightly toward women - to have such a large segment of the population so neglected is bound to have serious consequences.

Unfortunately, the society takes a long time to catch up with the facts, and whatever injustices women may have faced or still do face does not make up for the fact that their is a serious crisis among men, and it is being - for reasons both ideological and cultural - badly neglected. There will be a cost for that, to say no more.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Holy fuck yes, men serve 63% more prison time then women for the same crime, 80% of homeless are men yet women have less access to homeless shelters and programs than women, roughly half of domestic violence is against men but their are 0 shelters for abused men, divorce court heavily favours women, men have 0 rights when it comes to child custody, there are less scholarships available to men then women causing more women to be able to access higher education, men have no due process in court against a women anymore, men can’t be raped by women legally even if they are forced to have sex against their will it does not constitute as rape by law, there are many more but ya men are not fucking privileged that’s just feminist propaganda to devalue men and men’s issues

Eva323 · Accepted Answer

Who cares? Men created every law that protects women either unilaterally or majority. They created everything law that protects minorities. They created every law that protects children. They voted to give us the vote. They made rape illegal. They excluded women from the draft. It goes on. More men are homeless, more men are in prison more men go to war, more men die on the job, more men are murdered. It seems like men are in far greater peril, yet they have still historically focused on protecting women from all conceivable threats. as far as I’m concerned, men are great and as a group they can just keep doing what they’ve been doing.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I believe so. Male suicide rates are higher. The chance of being murdered is higher as a male. They’re told by society to man up and can’t show emotions as freely. They’re laughed at afterbeing sexualky assaulted, the list goes on and on. There are privileged males out there just as there are privileged females, but they’re not privileged as a whole. The wage gap doesn’t exist, they earn more because men go into higher paying jobs usually while women don’t. Really, I don’t see many privileges.

MlleCake · Answer

No, not a myth. It also doesn't mean men are bad.

NatashaJ · Answer

No it's real think about it many professions force women to have to wear makeup and heels just because why men just have to dress properly and possibly shave their beards. Females on average have to spend a shit ton just to keep their jobs over makeup! think about it. Don't get me started on heels it's been proven heels fuck up women's feet and they pretty expensive, I sometimes wonder if management who are men put these policies out so they can enjoy looking at females and drool over them. It's pretty sexist females should have the right to not want to wear makeup everyday or to buy it if they don't want it. How about childcare? men on average expect females to put their careers on holding raising their kids why they continue to make money what if a woman doesn't want to do that? child care at daycares is expensive but worth it if you really rather stay at work. No employer ever has to double think about hiring a male when it's a female they will think about "is she planning to get pregnant and if so what's the point hiring her if she going to take a year off". I could list more but I am lazy.

NaultD · Answer

Here's how I think about it. I can walk home drunk stumbling to light pole to light pole and not worry about being mugged being a giant 6'8 300lb man itching for a fight. In my life experance muggings are a thing in movies and not real.

If my friend asked me to walk them home and I lacked any empathy or imagination I would say " people just cross the street when they see you. What's the problem?" That's the thing with privilege, you don't think about it.

Once you start thinking about it you should break it down. People use privilege as a catch all word but in reality it's basic economic risk vs reward opportunities. I'm a mark that is too risky and probably low reward. Blowing my money at a bar and a guy wanting to fight by saying "wwwat r u loooking at" and the mugger cross the street.

Now the argument turns into "I was born into this what should I do about it?" I'm not going to stop being a giant so have empathy for others and do what you can. I walk people home all the time. Help when I can. I don't call people liars when I have a basic imagination and see some kind of hardship.

Anonymous · Answer

Young women may face discrimination from some employers to avoid having to pay maternity leave men are more likely to face discrimination in care giving professions.

Low life's male and female are more likely to call women slut and men virgin regardless of there actual sexual history.

Women have more reported cases of domestic violence men are taken less seriously when there victims of domestic violence and are more likely not to report it.

Women have to go through more to look good for certain jobs men are much more likely to be to be unaccepted for doing more things to improve there look ie taking good care of there skin with facials to avoid achy and bad black heads using wigs etc

Women have to go through child birth but are significantly more likely to get custody in a divorce.

Average men are about 40% stronger but average women live 5% longer though both can massively exceed the average for men or women with men liveing to 118 and women bench pressing 600 lbs or winning the cross fit games so it's less relevant on an individual level.

Men are more likely to date an unemployed woman and women are less likely to face rejection but women are the only ones that can get left pregnant though are also there only ones able to do anything about it after a broken condom or failed birth control.

Some men seem to hate women some women seem to hate men.

fjh80 · Answer

Make privilege is a myth.
At least in “western” nations.

Regardless of what some would have you think, every person is born with the same rights and privileges.

You can look at child bearing and physical strength, and maybe make an argument that either of those are privileges.
Honestly, those are simply the differences between men and women.
It’s not a bad thing in any way. Some feminists will act like having children is a burden, but it’s kind of a big deal. It’s a gift. You’re creating life.
You’re a woman, and that’s a beautiful thing.

If anyone has privilege it would be women.

Chaz269 · Answer

Yes and no. There are no systemic privileges for men only. But there were for long enough that we can still see the effects. The irony is that there are privileges for women only, but no one wants to address that for various (mostly bad) reasons.
There are still societal privileges for men, but there are even more for women. Few people want to discuss that either. Not that discussion would change much. People will treat each other poorly for any reason or no reason at all. Save for legislating the entirety of our lives & livelihoods, and becoming a police state to enforce all the rules, there's nothing we can do about people being buttholes.

Edanurus · Answer

Male privilege is a result of class privilege. Like one of the main ones the right to work. People think, following your dreams and doing what you want with your life. When the reality for most is dull but necessary, alright but rather not. And so men and women in the upper classes can follow their dreams and interests, the lower classes now who ever they are are forced to work regardless.

And before people say 'well work up to something you do enjoy'. The fun jobs are at the top the necessary jobs are below. We can't be a society of artists and media creators

Unit1 · Answer

It only exists in the middle east and in third world countries (driving, education, holding jobs...).

In first world countries however male privilege mostly means being imprisoned over a false sexual harassment accusation.
And being forced to share the most your salary with an ex-wife (via alimony) and your and her children (via child support).
And not showing any emotions in society but to bottle it all up, which backfires tremendously to our mental health and draws us closer to the alcohol and drugs.
Just to name a few...

That is male privilege today in the first world countries.

Anonymous · Answer

Everyone has a privilege over someone else one way or another.
Focusing on what someone else has better than us will obviously make us think that person is 'privileged' when really they could just be a lucky person or a hard working person.
I think the whole 'privilege' thing in this day and age doesn't exist and is just an excuse.

Lovvyyy · Answer

Yes. That's my thought. Before getting my current position, I tried various summer jobs during my life.
I had a job as babysitter BECAUSE I was a female. I didn't get one as a construction worker BECAUSE I was a female.
There are some places that will hire males more likely, and places that will hire females more likely.

There used to be a time when men had all the power, after the event of christianity, but it's not the case anymore, at least in the Western World.

JustJen · Answer

Yes it is. Like the wage gap myth. It isn´t real, if you take actual hours worked into account, there is no wage gap, in many occupations women actually are paid more.

JaydenTheRepublican · Answer

male privilege is a myth White men lead in the most suicides, In 2019, men died by suicide 3.63x more often than women, White males accounted for 69.38% of suicide deaths in 2019. And just by those statistics alone show that men are less likely to get help. and still lead in those statistics in 2020 and 2021. Men have absolutely no rights when it comes to child custody and judges typically favor more for women than men. men have no due process in court against a women anymore, men can’t be raped by women legally even if they are forced to have sex against their will it does not constitute as rape by law.

lexythelou22 · Answer

Definitely not, but as a female I have privileges too. Mine aren't really significant, I can get people to do things for me that I'm unable to, and I can find appearance based jobs pretty easily, but other than that I couldn't really think of any others I've experienced first hand.

Kaneki05 · Answer

Kinda but kinda not, cause me been born as a man hasn't given me privilege.

But there are denfinatly powerful people who may look down on women and give men more privileges.

But don't matter everyone can get what they want if they work hard enough.

Factshurt90 · Answer

No, history has shown the rights men had as opposed to women and the fight continues to put sexually violent men in jail. While living as an American woman I can say I truly appreciate how far we have come, but their is still a bit of work to do.

DocilexElle · Answer

If White Privilege is a myth... so is Male Privilege  #Liberals

BigFishSmallPond · Answer

Male privilege exists. As does female, young, old, white, black, Asian, hispanic, born, gifted, and teacher privileges. Humans classify things that they like and things that they don't even if it's subtly. Different parts of society offer different outlooks and their for will treat people differently based on x, y, or z things that they can or can't control. Sometimes it's a privilege and others it's a hindrance.

mr_mxy · Answer

I think it is. Men and women face different problems but both have difficulties in society. A feminist lived life as a man for about a year. And when she stoped she admitted men have problems. Much different problem than women but men deal with their own shit. If a feminist of all people can admit that I'd say male privilege is largely a myth.

unomilkis1 · Answer

It definitely is a myth. Women statistically get paid less because they take maternity leaves. Men are more prone to get convicted guilty of crimes. Women have longer life expectancy than men. Men are more prone to get jobs that are physically debilitating (literally). Men according to social norm are not suppose to display emotions that they clearly have. We all have troubles, men or women. Its just in different dimensions.

karlpierre · Answer

Yes, but It's all in the mind. On paper, men and women are equal. Also, making men the enemy doesn't help, it just makes men defensive. It's a problem, there a solution but we're just playing the blame game. The solution is to change how men as a whole perceive women. To be truly equal would mean that everything men have to do systematically, women also have to do. If we are in a state of war where men are being recruited into the army, this must be the same for women.

Alice2398 · Answer

I used to believe this was totally wrong before I worked in a male donated career.
I now kinda believe its slightly ture but only because society makes it easier for men. Men usually strive in the working world because they constantly fight to get more and more by working harder. They can put marriage and children on the back burner for a while till they get were they need into be in their career.

kaewk · Answer

There is privileges each gender has, it'd be dumb not to admit it. I don't think it is a negative thing, just the way its supposed to be.

dae07102 · Answer

It depends on how you look at things. Wage gaps aren't really a thing, but there are places where guys clearly dominate in certain industries. Of course, if you were a woman going for the same job in male-dominant areas, you could get hired, but the same thing applies vice-versa. Women can get hired in engineering jobs just as easily as guys can be hired as teachers. However, there are societal stereotypes that play a role in our world, so it could be a factor.

Italiangirl5 · Answer

Depends. For example if you live in America or Europe It is a myth. If live in a muslim country it isn't a myth cause there men are considered as superior

3rdSrike · Answer

i am a man and i can assure you that 90% of the women i know are way more privileged than me, icant even begin to describe what i need to be or need to have to even have a slight chance at competing with them... iam expected to make lots of money to get a decent wife , never met a girl who had to make a lot of money to marry a decent guy

LogicBomber · Answer

100% myth. I did a take on this a while ago. The Illusion of MALE Privilege

Giggletr0n · Answer

No it's not a myth, it's just massively (like almost all perceived privilege) overblown and over thought. Every race and both genders have some sort of privilege that the others don't, whether they see it as such or not!

Poormanscomedian · Answer

Yes it is, Women in US have it made. They can work or not work. They can kill their child. They can not work for 5 years and it is not held against them.. They have special laws protecting them. They get the children in a custody fight 99% of the time. When there is a fire , they get out first. All the commercials on TV are for them.. Soap operas are made for women. When they commit a crime they are rarely sentence more than 5 years.

mitchd171 · Answer

The main privilege of being a
male is not having to worry about sexual harassment and assault. Also men can more often feel secure that people are genuinely interested in us, not just trying to sleep with us. I don't believe in the gender wage gap as a problem though. We should just encourage women to work more science and tech jobs because the more competition we have in those fields, the better results we will see.

Anonymous · Answer

Men only see women as an object they can use for their benefit and pleasure. Women are a man’s property so naturally they receive less. Like how a cow belongs to the farmer. If the cows rebel, the farmer says he doesn’t know what they’re talking about. All farmers treat cows that way, so it’s normal. All men treat women that way, so it’s normal.

Fiddleus · Answer

In western socioty today id say it most a detriment... but yes male privilege is a myth.

The people who made it up are just trying to make others feel bad to get ahead in life. Not that I blame them but it doesn't change the fact their parasites.

RaceAgainstMachine · Answer

If you’re a male, you’re automatically considered a rapist for approaching a girl, so I would say male privilege is definitely a myth.

KimKardashiansFeet · Answer

I dont know how it is in america but i do know that in my country it is easier to get a job if you're a male as well as they have a higher salary.

Anonymous · Answer

Life, Society has always been more lenient on men than it has on women, men get far less sympathy in life than women do whenever someone is having or going through a hard, difficult time in life. Men typically don't have the same type of access to dates, relationships and sex like women do.

I'm sure these could possibly be factors as to why the suicide rate has always been higher among men compared to women.

Anonymous · Answer

What male privilege? Women lie and guys get thrown in jail whether they did anything or not. Guys have to work hard to support their family and put food on the table guys have to bust their ass to try to get laid girls can simply just decide to have sex with someone it is that easy for them even really fat ones. Girls can sleep their way to a great job so you tell me what privilege are you talking about?

passinby · Answer

In society women have all the privilege; in the wild men have the privileges.

PinkMichae · Answer

I think it does exists in certain countries. But not the USA. In the USA men and women each are more privileged in certain ways.

MementoMori_ · Answer

No, it's not a myth. Men are privileged because they earned it. Women are new to the work game and just expect they are entitled to privileges they haven't yet earned.

Ellie-V · Answer

In my opinion, they do have social privileges but none concerning politics or law.

Ranger2019 · Answer

No, it's real. I think what I've seen most is with children and house keeping, woman bare the load for much of that in most cases. Thank God for woman..😍

BCA6010 · Answer

It's definitely a myth in the United States. In most of the rest of the world, particularly in non-westernized countries, it's actually a thing.

Anonymous · Answer

Both men and women have unique privileges. The myth is that men have more than women. The opposite is actually true.

N3sha · Answer

I saw a homeless man on the street and i gave him 1 euro, then i saw a homeless woman and i gave her 77 cents

ImagineSketchy · Answer

It's definitely a myth. If it were a real thing, my life would clearly be a lot better than it is currently.

Just_A_Guy2018 · Answer

What privilege do I have that women do not have multiple of?

front2back · Answer

Depends on where you live, but if we are talking about the way our legal structures are setup it's rare for men to have a demonstrateable privilege over women in most western countries.

A-man-22 · Answer

It's way over blown by media, sure a small element may exist but no where near as much as others say. I'd be willing to say female privalage is strong than male privalage at the moment.

Aiko_E_Lara · Answer

Yes it's a myth. Society don't just give us chances and pay us more just because we're men but because men in general do something about it. It became a myth because lots of women don't check their own privilege

Alfa_Male · Answer

Yes it s a myth but there is a strong matriarchy and female privilege. We have to stop that. People are sleeping and don't realize it.

Temporal_Ice · Answer

Eh, I'd say no, but it works both ways. In some things yes, but in other cases being a male bites you in the ass.

azzntittiz · Answer

No, it is not, they are also animals on the loose and everyone should be afraid.

N192K001 · Answer

No. We, men, have our own privilege, as do women (and every other demographic) have theirs.

SpinachMan · Answer

Yes, its a myth.  Are there differences in how men and women get favored in different scenarios?  Of course. People need to know that men and women are different, not the same.

infp_libra_78 · Answer

I'm seeing women < 25 responding. Where are the rest?

Brand6n95 · Answer

I think it works both ways, some things they're more privileged and other times women are

Kemil_Zhoki · Answer

Only If by privilege you mean working longer hours and dying earlier.

ThisAndThat · Answer

Yes there is no such thing as male privileges it's only female privileges.

Mynamejef696 · Answer

Ya I feel women have more privileges in certain aspects and the same goes with men

inmensus · Answer

Meh, you won't get non-biased answers from any of us

Pauliho · Answer

In the western word no. Men are just made to be robust, work hard, not to complain and get things done and from the benefits of that and the rewards we receive makes us privileged? Lol.

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