I would like to point out though, that one can work for substantive change while still being a decent person. They are not mutually exclusive acts. Also, being deferent does not necessarily mean one is being dismissive. I show the same courtesies to soldiers (of both sexes) and I certainly don't think I'm perpetuating any sort of system of oppression, or acting on my superiority (Hah!) when I do so.
Yes, the guy who wrote the original article is misguided at best, and doesn't grasp the concept of male privelege or how it molds his motivations. I understand that the response is only relevant to the article, yet it appears to make generalized statements about "chivalry" and men. The comments seem to bear this generalized viewpoint out.
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Date: 2010-02-02 03:58 am (UTC)Yes, the guy who wrote the original article is misguided at best, and doesn't grasp the concept of male privelege or how it molds his motivations. I understand that the response is only relevant to the article, yet it appears to make generalized statements about "chivalry" and men. The comments seem to bear this generalized viewpoint out.