Oh dear. Some of these are true and should stop (and, in my opinion, will naturally be fixed in the next twenty to fifty years as old farts die off). A few are biologically programmed and I don't think they CAN be fixed -- what would you like to do about it? Should men be discriminated against because they don't gestate?
But not all of them seem to even be universally true:
"10. If I have children but do not provide primary care for them, my masculinity will not be called into question.
11. If I have children and provide primary care for them, I’ll be praised for extraordinary parenting if I’m even marginally competent." I'll insult them. Point me at the bastard.
"22. If I’m careless with my driving it won’t be attributed to my sex." My insurance company begs to differ. I pay extra every month for careless driving attributed to my sex, most of which isn't even my driving.
"23. I can speak in public to a large group without putting my sex on trial." WTF? Insecure, are you? Or it just that a large public group is likely to include a lot of sexist old farts?
"24. If I have sex with a lot of people, it won’t make me an object of contempt or derision." I don't think much of such guys, especially if they father a lot of children as a result.
"25. I do not have to worry about the message my wardrobe sends about my sexual availability or my gender conformity." You have to be kidding. You think guys don't fret about whether something makes them look gay? And what do you want here -- for male clothing to incorporate more sexual signals so we're even? Shall we bring back the codpiece?
"29. If I’m not conventionally attractive, the disadvantages are relatively small and easy to ignore." Tell that to all the lonely guys in bars.
"30. I can be loud with no fear of being called a shrew. I can be aggressive with no fear of being called a bitch." No, then you'll be a jackass and a son of a bitch.
"38. If I have a wife or live-in girlfriend, chances are we’ll divide up household chores so that she does most of the labor, and in particular the most repetitive and unrewarding tasks." Overseas, this is undoubtedly correct, but I'm not sure it's reliably true in America anymore, especially with the expectation that the man will do all handiwork, mowing, etc. no matter how repetitive or unpleasant. Ask altamira16 about it...
The White Privilege checklist is even more out of date, though sadly many of its points are still true as well.
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Date: 2006-07-03 04:47 am (UTC)But not all of them seem to even be universally true:
"10. If I have children but do not provide primary care for them, my masculinity will not be called into question.
11. If I have children and provide primary care for them, I’ll be praised for extraordinary parenting if I’m even marginally competent."
I'll insult them. Point me at the bastard.
"22. If I’m careless with my driving it won’t be attributed to my sex."
My insurance company begs to differ. I pay extra every month for careless driving attributed to my sex, most of which isn't even my driving.
"23. I can speak in public to a large group without putting my sex on trial."
WTF? Insecure, are you? Or it just that a large public group is likely to include a lot of sexist old farts?
"24. If I have sex with a lot of people, it won’t make me an object of contempt or derision."
I don't think much of such guys, especially if they father a lot of children as a result.
"25. I do not have to worry about the message my wardrobe sends about my sexual availability or my gender conformity."
You have to be kidding. You think guys don't fret about whether something makes them look gay? And what do you want here -- for male clothing to incorporate more sexual signals so we're even? Shall we bring back the codpiece?
"29. If I’m not conventionally attractive, the disadvantages are relatively small and easy to ignore."
Tell that to all the lonely guys in bars.
"30. I can be loud with no fear of being called a shrew. I can be aggressive with no fear of being called a bitch."
No, then you'll be a jackass and a son of a bitch.
"38. If I have a wife or live-in girlfriend, chances are we’ll divide up household chores so that she does most of the labor, and in particular the most repetitive and unrewarding tasks."
Overseas, this is undoubtedly correct, but I'm not sure it's reliably true in America anymore, especially with the expectation that the man will do all handiwork, mowing, etc. no matter how repetitive or unpleasant. Ask
The White Privilege checklist is even more out of date, though sadly many of its points are still true as well.