As
a girl reading this checklist my first impression was, this is totally true! My
mom always tells me that I need to work hard to get a good hob and to rise
about the rest…men. Number 6 states this perfectly, “if I do the same task as a
woman…chances are people will think I did a better job” (p. 536). I have experienced this personally in my
life. I was mowing my grandpa’s yard with my cousin; he’s a boy and my same
age. My cousin mowed the front yard and I mowed the back. My cousin did a
horrible job, and I thought I did a pretty good job. My grandpas came outside
and he immediately yelled my name and told me that I have to fix the front
yard! I was so mad! He assumed just because I'm a girl that I can’t mow lawns. My
grandpa felt pretty dumb after I told him my cousin did the front lawn.
Another
male privilege that really made me kind of mad is number 24, “even if I sleep
with a lot of women, there is no chance that I will be labeled as ‘slut’’ (p.
537). This makes me furious. If a girl
is dating guys just to see what she wants in a guy, she is automatically
degraded and labeled as a slut because she can’t stay with just one guy. On the
other hand, if a guy gets with a lot of girls he is a hero in the man world. All
guys want to be like him. So it is acceptable for guys to get around but not
for girls.
Men
do have a lot of privileges, as well as disadvantages. But these days’ women
are expected to be able to do things men can do because we’re trying to become
a more equal country.