Male privilege /s

HarryPeckerCrabbe · 2014-04-01T04:28:35+00:00

Funny how we always hear about the glass ceiling but never about the glass basement that protects women from difficult and dangerous jobs.

DiscoPandaKungFu · 2014-04-01T04:13:46+00:00

I work in the oil industry and definitely agree, you deal with some nasty chemicals every single day.

lafielle · 2014-04-01T08:13:53+00:00

"women might not be physically suited for these dangerous jobs"

In the same way that whites are not physically suited to pick cotton?

I know the writer holds good intent and I support that. Moreover, women are -on average- physically weaker than men. That does not mean that if a job is dangerous and physically exhaustive, a man should do it.

The correct solution to dangerous situations is not to risk the strongest men, but to find a way to make that dangerous situation safer, and to prevent it from occurring again in the future.

Men are not disposable. They should not be sacrificed for the companies bottom line.

DudesWrites · 2014-04-01T08:54:47+00:00

You know what? I think it is a privilege to build civilization, power the world and develop the future.

Yes, it's hard and dangerous work, but noone's forcing us to do it, certainly no feminists or women. I could go sell worthless shit in a comfy office, but I choose not to.

The high pay usually reflects the importance of the work. I'm proud to be part of it as a man, because it's important work, often the most important work in the world.

Fuck yes it's a privilege. I don't have a problem with that. I do have a problem with the lack of gratitude some people have. The internet they complain on works because men mined the earth, built computers and power stations, laid down optic cable on the sea floor, etc.

A miminum of respect and deference would be in place. Maybe look down at all your awesome stuff and up at your country and remember who built it all and what they choose to risk for it. Maybe remember that when you choose between a manicured Wall Street hyena who never built a thing of lasting value and an honest working man. That's all I ask.

lafielle · 2014-04-01T06:24:36+00:00

That's also why in my country, Germany, countless women cry for quotas in (upper) management and other well-paid desk jobs because men are "overrepresented", yet wouldn't even think about a quaota for female truck drivers, construction workers, coal miners or flushers.

Title	Male privilege /s
Author	blueoak9
Upvotes	24
Comments	27
Date	March 31, 2014 8:54 PM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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