As a man, I feel discomfort and disgust with sexism/misogyny...

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4. Excellent post

Recognizing privilege implies responsibility

I think that's what bothers some people.

NOT so called "white guilt" (I've never head of gender guilt, aside from a null point in ridiculous arguments)

Guilt is condescending, and rings false; actively working to lessen privilege and promote a playing field as level as we can get it, is the responsibility of recognizing privilege. It's also at the heart of liberal values.

This isn't a new idea, it's found in all kinds of philosophy, hints of it in religion. In sociology.

It says " I may no better than someone else, but my way in life is eased because I was born with or obtained this kind of privilege-- race, gender, income, abilities-- there's a long list of what could be considered privilege---but when examined objectively, there is an inordinate amount of privilege just by being male; just by being white.

There's NO shame in being male, but I think it is shameful to deny male privilege.