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[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I think people get defense around the idea of “male privilege” because they think it’s getting them something extra. It’s more all of the shit you don’t have to deal with.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Exactly. As a teenager I hated the concept. Partly because I'd been bullied for failing to perform masculinity as a child, partly because I was not happy with the whole boy thing, but also because all the shit so many cis men say.

But when I transitioned I saw it. And I saw trans men starting to receive the privilege I was losing.