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lumberjack_jeff

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20. "complaining about getting paid more"

Reply to Gravitycollapse (Reply #11)

Thu Oct 3, 2013, 12:22 PM

Oct 2013

Let's explore this, as well as your qualifications for "countering stupidity".

How much more are men paid for (qualitatively and quantitatively) the same work? Bonus points if your answer won't fit on a bumper sticker.

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The Current Job Market Is Shockingly Bad For 20-Something Men [View all] name not needed Sep 2013 OP

I got your "male privilege" right here. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #1

You will notice that the ratio is still higher for men. Which kind of destroys your point. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #2

Is this part of your "intellectual castration" plan? name not needed Oct 2013 #3

It's part of my plan to counter stupidity. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #5

Then you have no business here Major Nikon Oct 2013 #9

Right. This is the place for posting pictures of women and complaining about getting paid more. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #11

I'm not going to argue the point Major Nikon Oct 2013 #13

Just don't think that holding it open for me will get you laid. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #15

You're not my type Major Nikon Oct 2013 #17

"complaining about getting paid more" lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #20

Your reply 15 is pretty stupid. HappyMe Oct 2013 #19

The point is valid. And posters have the right to give their opinion. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #7

The fact that men are more likely to work outside the home is not a metric of privilege. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #21

I understand the point of the protected group but the poster made a valid point. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #22

The merits of the point are addressed in posts #4 and #8. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #23

I am not really here to argue whether you were right or wrong. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #24

I'm not suggesting that you are being disruptive. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #25

The poster said "You will notice that the ratio is still higher for men". hrmjustin Oct 2013 #26

Okay, thanks. n/t lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #27

YW! hrmjustin Oct 2013 #28

Here's what's happening to wages lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #4

That men still suffer does not discredit male privilege. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #6

I don't think it's up to me to prove the negative. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #18

Per the Census, 96.5% of stay at home parents are moms Major Nikon Oct 2013 #8

How on God's green earth does that destroy my point? Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #10

Because you assume unequal outcomes means unequal opportunity Major Nikon Oct 2013 #12

Did you just argue that stay at home moms are a part of "female privilege?" You're joking. Gravitycollapse Oct 2013 #14

... Major Nikon Oct 2013 #16