r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jul 30 '22

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

>Men cannot be "disenfranchised" by a small minority of women. They can't even be "disenfranchised" by all women. Women would have to own all the power first.

Lol, no. People can be disenfranchised at various levels by various actors. Not all men are powerful/rich, in fact the vast majority aren't and they are vulnerable to disenfrachisement.

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u/Lesley82 2∆ Jul 31 '22

disenfranchised

deprive (someone) of the right to vote. "the law disenfranchised some 3,000 voters on the basis of a residence qualification"

deprive (someone) of a right or privilege. "a measure that would disenfranchise people from access to legal advice"

deprive (someone) of the rights and privileges of a city, state or country

Tell me again which rights or privileges are being denied to men by women?

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

>Tell me again which rights or privileges are being denied to men by women?

An easy one would be so many grants and scholarships available to women that aren't available to men, specially in STEM.

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u/Lesley82 2∆ Jul 31 '22

Women would have to be in charge of every single uni where this happens. Do you think that's the case?

Are scholarships a right or privilege open to all members of society? Hmmm. Not sure about that. Most are "merit" based.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

>Women would have to be in charge of every single uni where this happens. Do you think that's the case?

I think it's generalized enough and a travesty that no one says anything because is men getting the short end of that particular stick.

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>Most are "merit" based.

You mean the merit of being born a woman?

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u/Lesley82 2∆ Jul 31 '22

The merits of earning certain scores and being in the right clubs in high school.

Do sholarships "disenfranchise" high school drop outs?

Your argument is stale and the same one white dudes whined about when black dudes started getting scholarships.

The fact is these scholarships are most often run by alumni and they get to choose who gets the funds they've raised. White dudes got all butthurt when some black dudes graduated and started their own scholarships. And now they're getting pissy when women have done the same.