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Major Nikon

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7. The idea of "male privilege" is intellectually dishonest

Reply to 4th law of robotics (Reply #6)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 06:27 PM

Oct 2012

It uses the valid concept of white privilege as a segue which alleviates one from the responsibility of building arguments on any sort of firm foundation.

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Men Sentenced To Longer Prison Terms Than Women For Same Crimes, Study Says [View all] 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 OP

So on average, a woman caught smoking a joint will get 40 years in prison, and a man will get 50. Warren DeMontague Oct 2012 #1

I think they looked at other things 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #2

I know, i just get frustrated with the fact that we fill our prisons with nonviolent drug offenders. Warren DeMontague Oct 2012 #3

There's no telling what mischief cancer-granny could get in to 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #4

This is not new information Major Nikon Oct 2012 #5

It is interesting 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #6

The idea of "male privilege" is intellectually dishonest Major Nikon Oct 2012 #7

Agree. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2012 #8

Healthwise black women are privileged compared to white men 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #10

It also doesn't seem to require any sort of evidence 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #9

Such is the case with much of feminist "theory" Major Nikon Oct 2012 #11