Compared to all people of your gender on Earth, would you consider yourself privileged, underprivileged or about average?

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oldasIfeel22 · Accepted Answer

The word “privileged” has become such a stupid ass politically woke term nowadays I don’t want to answer this question.

I guess you can say I’m much more economically privileged in comparison to other men. But when it comes to power and agency in dealing with females western men are now very underprivileged. Women can scream sexual harassment if we walk up to say hello to them (and they don’t find us attractive.). This is one of the reasons I frequently take trips abroad.

hellionthesagereborn · Accepted Answer

Well I was abused as a child which would be a down side, I'm poor which is also a downside. However I live in the US which makes me more privileged then 90% of the world, I'm not homeless and while I may have been abused as a child I have no such worries now which is also a privilege. So I would say it is not the best life I could have but its a better life then most will have, so I would say privileged.

NorthAfrican · Answer

The privilege of being a woman:
1) I don't have to go to war and die a horrible death defending my tribe/ kingdom/ country etc.
2) I don't have to stress over making a lot of money because society still expects men to be the main breadwinners
3) I don't have to do difficult and dangerous jobs like carpeting or working in a mine because these jobs tend to be done by men.
4) Women judge men by their height, men judge women by their weight. Weight can change but not height.
5) In emergency situations it's usually "children and women first", women safety is privileged.

Privilege of being a man:
1) they are physically stronger and can physically hurt women more.
2) In cases of war or peace they are less likely to get raped or taken as sex slaves (but they'll be killed, so one would have to choose between rape or death, which is worse).
3) They don't have to give birth and breastfeed.
4) They don't get periods and the pain associated with them
5) they have less pressure when it comes to aging.

Patriarchy might mean that you have more rights but it also means you have more responsibility. I think at the end of the day it balances out.

I don't feel privileged or underprivileged as a woman. The only reason i might be privileged is that I come from a wealthier family than most people in the world and had the chance to grow up in a functional and loving family.

friendzoned4life · Answer

The fact i got bullied for almost 2 decades, don't have more than 1 friend, had to finish 2 kinds of school first wich the 2nd made me go 30.000 euro in debt cause they changed the finincial student support system. Always getting rejected for dates and Jobs.

The 3 that did agree on dates Just played me , cheated on me and dumped with in 3 months or even after 1 date

Not being able to buy a house while the rent market is overcrowded and also too expensive.
Wich makes me need a partner to be able to afford living somewhere else than at my parents.

Having a b12 deficiency disease meaning My body only absorbs it when it is litterally inject in the blood directly.

Always being forgotten about even by family.
Unless People need something of me.

Always get told I am nice guy when getting rejected and that I will find someone.

Or be asked how I am still single by women all the time that also have 0 interest in dating me

Yeah my life is possibly one of the worst kinds

abc3643 · Answer

I am in America. Thus, privileged.

As billionaire Warren Buffett explains it with his concept of The Ovarian Lottery.
https://www.sloww.co/ovarian-lottery/
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You don’t know whether you’re going to be born black or white. You don’t know whether you’re going to be born male or female. You don’t know whether you’re going to be born bright or retarded. You don’t know whether you’re going to be born infirm or able-bodied. You don’t know whether you’re going to be born in the United States or Afghanistan.

In other words, you’re going to participate... in what I call the ovarian lottery.

It’s the most important event in which you’ll ever participate. It’s going to determine way more than what school you go to, how hard you work, all kinds of things.
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[Y]ou would also want a system that... treated the people that did not win the ovarian lottery in a way that you would want to be treated if you were in their position. Because a lot of people don’t win the lottery.

When (Charlie Munger and I) were born the odds were over 30-to-1 against being born in the United States. Just winning that portion of the lottery, enormous plus. We wouldn’t be worth a damn in Afghanistan. We’d be giving talks, nobody’d be listening. Terrible. That’s the worst of all worlds. So we won it that way. We won it partially in the era in which we were born by being born male.

When I was growing up, women could be teachers or secretaries or nurses, and that was about it. And 50 percent of the talent in the country was excluded from, in very large part, virtually all occupations.

We won it by being white. You know, no tribute to us, it just happened that way.

Anonymous · Answer

*rolls eyes* ... There's always going to be someone underprivileged in the world. People who've lived sheltered lives wouldn't grasp this concept. Just as how they can't grasp a basic understanding that society is complex.

A lot of people say whites are privileged. Go visit some of the small towns in Europe where you don't have a shower you "bath" yourself by spraying yourself from the sink. You sometimes don't even have running water. Then come back to me about privileged white people.

MCheetah · Answer

Underprivileged, but not as bad as people in major third-world crapholes, like North Korea, most of China, much of India, and almost all of Central and South America. So, while I may be from the first world (US/South Korea), I'm one of the more poor ones by first-world standards.

Physically, I am slightly below average in all aspects except weight. I'm like a 4 across the board physically, and a 1 in fitness/body.

Oh, and I also had a horribly abusive childhood and probably a sociopath because of it. If that matters.

molonski2 · Answer

Its was between privileged or very privileged , hard to say , but not in the super elite so I counting them as VERY , and accepting a rung down the ladder , the sad thing is if every single person genuinely had access to the question , even to know the questions meaning , so many extremely poor , with no social security around the world , starving or at war.

The_Maphio · Answer

Privileged, even though it's a privilege that I built for myself.
I have a family of my own, a great job and a decent amount of riches.
Nobody gifted me any of this though, mind you. So you make your own privileges, through hard work and dedication.

Anonymous · Answer

I would say about average. I’m more fortunate then other people of my race to have both parents, a good home, each sibling has their own car, and parents that are financially stable and everything that comes with that however, emotionally and mentally I’m below average. My parents are Caribbean and my dad’s way of “caring” about the family was very toxic and abusive. Everyone’s in therapy including my mom. I appreciate my living conditions but the environment makes me want to leave (and I soon will once I finish college).

DaisyM23 · Answer

I have a roof over my head, food and running water. I have free education and healthcare. I live in a democratic country where I can have a say in politics. I won’t be forced into war or marriage and abortion is legal. Perhaps some would say in terms of the social aspects (e. g. race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality) I’m less privileged but I think I’m pretty privileged personally

WhiteSteve · Answer

Privileged, voted B. I’m white in America, fairly well-off through no effort of my own, and chicks have historically liked me enough so that I don’t worry about being single for life. Only thing I’m missing is fame, influence, and elite athletic ability (but I’m pretty athletic as amateurs go).

BakedBeanieBabie · Answer

I am privileged in comparison to marginalized groups. I am not, however, a part of the HIGHLY privileged groups of society, meaning I came from poverty.

Birdlegs · Answer

I am privileged. I’m from a first world country was never too broke I’m not from an area where I’d get swept up in gang activity and I was able to go to school I’d say that’s better than like 75% of the world

kannettava · Answer

I'm a white heterosexual female born in Finland. You don't get much more privileged than that. Maybe if my family was rich, but middle class is still pretty okay.

aialex · Answer

I'm between underprivileged and average, so below average.

exitseven · Answer

I have a good life, but I worked hard to attain it.

jennifer_bloom · Answer

I consider myself privileged because I have running water and air conditioners and heaters and internet and food.

Anonymous · Answer

Made a phone call and i should get a check more then my last years income from my Inheritance. The stress i had to get here is god awful. It's still a better option to get by then most people my age.

Redstang88 · Answer

Grew up not worried about having food or water or a place to call home, so compared to the planet as a whole I’d say I’m pretty fortunate

JesseJayNeak · Answer

I may not be as wealthy as others but I got pretty spoiled by foster parents so...

Still-alive · Answer

privileged. i have a bit of irish in me though and they have been marginalized throughout history. otherwise yeah i was born pretty lucky

Jamie05rhs · Answer

Out of all of the men in the entire world, I'm privileged. Out of American men, I'm underprivileged.

Evil_Chuck · Answer

I voted privileged. I have a safe place to live, plenty of food to eat, and a steady income. I think I'm pretty fortunate.

zagor · Answer

Considering how many are barely scraping by, very lucky.

Wiredone · Answer

I'm just an average guy. I didn't come from a rich or poor family. I worked hard for everything I have, so did my dad.

msc545 · Answer

Grew up in a nice place, went to good schools, have never starved.

Anonymous · Answer

Being born as white boy in middle class family in a rich country, gave me some advantages. Do I feel any shame or guilt for that? ... Nope

Oppressed_Leecher · Answer

I'm in American I am... was very privileged

SeanshterMonster · Answer

I don't know. I've been though enough shit I know I'm not privileged at all

Anonymous · Answer

i enjoy the hard work of a self made man

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