A disturbing look on what life can be like as a white, cisgendered male. (long read; comic)[NSFW]

Xenoith · 2012-09-11T07:49:10+00:00

Wow, this guy has an insane amount of white/male guilt. He also seems like a bit of a douche.

Edit: Yikes, I was right. It's no surprise he made this. I wonder if "reformed" assholes like this guy project their own history of malicious actions onto their ancestors and flock to social justice circles as a form of repentance. This guy is clearly ashamed of his "heritage," a convenient scapegoat for his own shitty choices in life.

typhonblue · 2012-09-11T07:54:00+00:00

Interesting how all his privilege didn't translate to much.

Oh, and if he was a woman he'd be about a third more likely to have insurance.

I guess that's just Patriarchy Hurting Men Too.

Zosimasie · 2012-09-11T10:50:46+00:00

I think you misunderstand what the comic is saying. Or maybe you just didn't read it all. Here's a little snippit.

Please don't misunderstand me. I'm extremely grateful for the jackpot of privilege fate awarded me when I was born a white, able, middle-class, sane, cisgendered male in the first world at the end of the 20th century.

(Emphasis is the cartoonist's)

He's clearly saying that those traits were an advantage, and that he would have had it worse if not for those.

skintightmonopoly · 2012-09-11T02:16:27+00:00

Wow. Really beautifully done. Worth the read.

thadjohnson · 2012-09-11T08:27:41+00:00

Can we stop pretending "cisgendered" is a real word? Like, today?

Maschalismos · 2012-09-11T04:02:11+00:00

I am about half this man's age and I have these feelings already - I don't feel I deserve them/have enough experience to say such things. Is that off?

2012-09-11T04:39:52+00:00

The awareness that you are going to die, and that this is all you will ever experience from the set of things that the world has to ffer, is all that you need to live life to the fullest.

No ennui should exist.

Dranosh · 2012-09-11T11:44:42+00:00

Wow this has got to be the biggest load of guilt I've ever seen. Notice how he hits all the liberal talking points of the 'ignorant' people?

I actually want the 5 minutes it took to scroll down that.

rogersmith25 · 2012-09-11T16:00:17+00:00

Self-loathing, self-indulgent, self-aggrandizing, self-hating bullshit.

2012-09-11T08:02:50+00:00

Holy shit that was amazing.

thelittlewhitebird · 2012-09-11T16:22:01+00:00

What the fuck did I just read? He goes from bitching about being sick, then goes all emo about how his life sucks, then somehow makes it about identity? Guy should go see a therapist.

shakajumbo · 2012-09-17T00:01:41+00:00

that was surprisingly gripping.. Not sure what that says about me, but I'm calling my family tonite.

2012-09-11T09:41:48+00:00

I didn't read it all.

I'd like to know how the corporations in american are able to brainswash people into fighting for their right to absurdly high cost healthcare.

MechPlasma · 2012-09-11T15:53:45+00:00

The real benefit of [white able middle-class sane cis-gendered 21st-centruy male] privilege is a highly conditional immunity from, and complicity in, the white cis-gendered first-world male's rich legacy of violence, stupidity and sociopathic greed. (Illustrations showing that that legacy does not just refer to acts of bigotry, but to problems in society as a whole)

Can I just asssume I don't need to point out what's incredibly stupid about this?

I probably wouldn't be as offended by this if he made this while actually dying, but I'm presuming he's all better now but still making bloody stupid remarks like this.

Frankeh1 · 2012-09-11T07:44:59+00:00

tl'dr don't get sick in emreika

Title	A disturbing look on what life can be like as a white, cisgendered male. (long read; comic)[NSFW]
Author	whoizz
Upvotes	20
Comments	40
Date	September 11, 2012 1:52 AM UTC (13 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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