Suppose I belong to an advantaged group, what good does it do to me if I admit the advantage exists? Why would I ever want to give up this advantage?
Income inequality didn't prevent a rising standard of living for everyone, what makes social inequality inherently bad?
Re:When Women Become Men at Wellesley
by jamesaguilar on Thursday October 16, 2014 @08:44PM
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Again, these are questions about your ethical framework that are not answerable by me. Personally I find it detestable and anti-social to try to hoard unearned advantages based on race and gender. If you were my friend and admitted this to me face to face, I would have to seriously consider our relationship. But you aren't my friend, and if you're OK with it there's little I could possibly say to convince you otherwise, especially on the internet.
Hoarding these advantages may make life better for everyone.
Re:When Women Become Men at Wellesley
by jamesaguilar on Thursday October 16, 2014 @09:01PM
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> Hoarding these advantages may make life better for everyone.
Ew. What a gross thought. I guess it's convenient to believe for a privileged person, but, ew.
(Except if you're referring to the fault of not knowing that he's privileged. That is his fault.)
Why should he care? That's a question about his particular ethical priorities that I could only guess at. Why should any advantaged person care about the disadvantaged?