Re: Male Feminists and #HeForShe mach712:
Isn’t the entire point of the privileged speaking about oppression that the other privileged people are more likely to listen to them. When did we stop wanting this?
Yes, privileged people are often times more likely to listen to someone else speaking about oppression if they look like them and have the same privileges. This somehow gives their opinions more "credibility", which essentially means, "I don't value the opinions or rights of people I see as less than me". That doesn't make it any less annoying. And no, this is not something we want. I don't want you to respect my humanity just because someone else you think has more credibility than I do told you to. And that also doesn't mean that privileged person deserve cookies and praise for essentially saying the same thing that oppressed people have been saying for centuries. I'm lookin' at you Tim Wise... It's great when allies speak up and support marginalized people to encourage equality. But it's important to speak up, not over. Uplift the voices of the people you aim to support so that other privileged people can hear them. It's not about you. Too many "allies" forget this. And I think that's the big issue with the #HeForShe campaign and people like Tim Wise. Don't be Macklemore and hog the mic. Take the mic because you can, and then pass it to someone who's more qualified to speak.
