• grue@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    You sound mad at me for saying that I should be treated fairly. Women also deal with it yes. But I don’t get why you feel the need to attack me for bringing it up. I’m sure you get upset if someone attacked a woman for being asked to be treated fairly.

    “Men need to get treated fairly too” is the gender equivalent of “white lives matter.” It’s tone-deaf at best, and more likely deliberately dishonest punching down. Just because a statement is true when considered alone, that doesn’t mean the purpose of saying it can’t be in bad faith when considering context. And that’s exactly what’s happening here.

    You aren’t the victim here, and you know it. How do I know you know it? Because I’m also a man and I know I’m not the victim here either. As a man, I can authoritatively say that men are getting exactly the treatment we deserve. If we don’t like it, it’s on us to change our collective behavior. Period.