Male Privilege Checklist (S/O)

[Anonymous]

OMG. Pull a Chastity Bono and become a man already. I'm perfectly happy with my female privileges and have no problem getting corporate jobs in a male dominated industry.

[Anonymous]

OT but Chastity Bono reminds me of the obese chef on America's Next Top Chef, or whatever it is called, with Gordon Ramsey.

[Anonymous]

16) I'm considered a hero if I stay at home and take care of my kids.
17) If I do stay at home, I don't also manage the home. Nooooo....that menial stuff is for women.

[Anonymous]

#15 is my pet peeve!
( I am always coming home so happy with my new pants, until I suddenly realize I forgot to check them for pockets. I've given up and wear a jacket most of the time now. They almost always have pockets.)

How about:
#16) nobody ever mistakes me for the secretary.
#17) nobody expects me to mentor any young member of my sex they dump on my door step

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG. Pull a Chastity Bono and become a man already. I'm perfectly happy with my female privileges and have no problem getting corporate jobs in a male dominated industry.

Using those female privileges to sleep your way to the top doesn't count.

[Anonymous]

Yep- there's one for you- not having people assume I slept my way to the top.

[Anonymous]

Eh, they'll get theirs here or in the afterlife.

[Anonymous]

#10 - as the mom of a child who's father refuses to support him I say #10 x's 10000000000.

[Anonymous]

When I insist on my point of view, I'm being firm and assertive, and am not ever accused of being "hard ass bitch".

[Anonymous]

A hysterical man is passionate. A persistently concerned woman is hysterical.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:12) I'm a hero for "babysitting" my own kids
13) I am not expected to "multiple-task"
14) I orgasm every time I have sex
15) my pants always have pockets.

You're not a hero, you just think you are. The rest of us smile at you and thank god we didn't marry you.

The male orgasm lasts 6 seconds, the female orgasm lasts 20 (just watched a special on female orgasms on Discovery - pretty good). Also we can, and often do, have multiple ones. Sorry, you can't top that. Plus, I can quietly have one on my own without making a disgusting mess and needing wads of tissues to clean it up.

You may have pockets, but you are shut out of the world of handbags, and that is very sad. It's a wonderful world.

[Anonymous]

so what are female privileges. I don't use a handbag b/c i've lost a few so am a pocket lover/small wallet user.

I get the orgasm thing. so that's one. (and some of us do come every time thankyouverymuch).
I"m having a really hard time thinking of another. I guess most people would rather gaze at the female face and form so we are more esthetically pleasing... but still.

I"m stumped.
OK we live longer. but only 6 years. and are we sure they are worth a life-time of misogyny?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:so what are female privileges. I don't use a handbag b/c i've lost a few so am a pocket lover/small wallet user.

I get the orgasm thing. so that's one. (and some of us do come every time thankyouverymuch).
I"m having a really hard time thinking of another. I guess most people would rather gaze at the female face and form so we are more esthetically pleasing... but still.

I"m stumped.
OK we live longer. but only 6 years. and are we sure they are worth a life-time of misogyny?

Can't help you. I love being a woman and have no desire to be a man. The orgasm thing is a big one and not to be lightly dismissed (not just the multiple and longer but the clean up thing). I feel like women do get the short end of the stick at times but ultimately I think women are stronger and can handle a lot more than men. I juggle working and parenting better than my husband and I've adapted to parenthood better. He's a good guy and I love him and all, but damn.

[Anonymous]

the easiest thing in this world is to be an attractive female. your streets are paved with gold.

sure the ugly ones have it tough ....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG. Pull a Chastity Bono and become a man already. I'm perfectly happy with my female privileges and have no problem getting corporate jobs in a male dominated industry.

Using those female privileges to sleep your way to the top doesn't count.

I've never slept with anyone that I've worked with. Honestly, I've never felt sexism at work. I do my job, I do it well. I'm not dramatic and to the point.

But here are some female privileges:

1) When we do chose to stay at home with kids, we are not looked down on as being a sissy. Stay at home dads face a lot of criticism.
2) We can take maternity leave. Yes I know a lot of you have issues with maternity leave, but fathers do not always get to take leave and when some of them do, they are looked down on.
3) We are not assumed to be gay or labeled a metro-sexual because we care about our appearance.
4) Men face similar gender work issues when they choose a female dominated career: nurse, teacher, anything to do with dance and arts. Again, they can chose these fields, but get labeled as a homosexual, or at very least are not considered to be masculine.
5) No one can trap me into becoming a parent. I have the right to chose. Men do not.

There are many more examples. Here are some blogs that talk about female privilege (admittedly, some of the things listed are silly):

http://www.wihe.com/printBlog.jsp?id=400
http://www.feministcritics.org/blog/2008/06/08/female-privilege/
http://sweatingthroughfog.blogspot.com/2007/10/mens-privilages-vs-womans-privilage.html

In any case, I’m completely happy with my gender and the privileges that come with it. You won’t find any “men have it easier” bitching from me, as there are two sides to every story and I like to look at both.