My privilege

ay_ch · 2012-09-21T08:42:52+00:00

I read some of Mykeru's writings elsewhere on the Internet over a year ago. I thought he could be riotously funny. He really IS a talented author.

Actually, since AVM probably monitors these threads, I wanted to post a thought about next week's show which JTO said would focus on what he called "toxic victimhood."

I think he's referring to competitive displays of victimhood which are done in hopes of obtaining advantage within certain circles. (Perhaps with Atheism+ in mind?) I hope he reads this comment.

Anyway, these displays of competitive victimhood are wholly selfish and self-centered acts. If your thinking goes that one's own status as a victim should rightly dictate your place in a moral hierarchy, then it seems to me that the only morally proper and right thing for you to do would be to seek-out a bigger victim than yourself and offer them the trophy of World's #1 Weakling.

But the dynamic is always: "MY victimhood trumps yours." It is never "We should seek-out somebody who has it worse and defer to them." That's what makes it look like a particularly twisted kind of interpersonal power play to me.

iongantas · 2012-09-21T03:37:15+00:00

This post lost my interest around the time it started talking about doomsday cults. Other than the initial quip, I didn't get to anything about privilege or men's rights.

Title	My privilege
Author	avoiceformen
Upvotes	8
Comments	2
Date	September 21, 2012 12:43 AM UTC (13 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/1081zl/my_privilege/
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