Writer's Block: The Greenest Grass
Apr. 17th, 2009 11:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Where do I start with the problems with this question?
Gender essentialism flame-war Friday? or the rather obvious questions of privilege?
And that aside, is this rocket science?
Men are less likely to be raped; and more likely to earn higher wages for comparable work.
Women are more likely to get free drinks in bars and are expected to dedicate a higher percentage of their on-average lower incomes to maintaining their appearance.
And when people point this out, some asshole always shows up to say "but it's so hard to be a man; we're made to feel bad for desiring women all the time."
Oi. LJ!
Where do I start with the problems with this question?
Gender essentialism flame-war Friday? or the rather obvious questions of privilege?
And that aside, is this rocket science?
Men are less likely to be raped; and more likely to earn higher wages for comparable work.
Women are more likely to get free drinks in bars and are expected to dedicate a higher percentage of their on-average lower incomes to maintaining their appearance.
And when people point this out, some asshole always shows up to say "but it's so hard to be a man; we're made to feel bad for desiring women all the time."
Oi. LJ!
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Date: 2009-04-17 04:05 pm (UTC)