Originally Posted by 1069

It is my experience that in a patriarchal society, the privileged class (heterosexual white males) do not like to see the underprivileged classes (females, racial minorities, gays) complaining about inequalities or demanding equal rights.
They certainly don't want to hear women bitchily demanding to be treated equally.
They prefer that women ask politely for equal rights. And say "pretty please".
A little lipstick doesn't hurt, either.

They prefer that gays "tone down" their parades, because anything else is "flaunting" their sexuality, is "shoving it down the throats" (or "up the butts", I suppose) of the privileged class, who doesn't want to be bothered by the boring litany of complaints gays have about their second-class citizen status.
The privileged class would prefer that gays remain in closets; if they must complain about their lack of rights, they should do it by writing a note, which they could then shove under the closet door.
Just like blacks should stay in the inner cities where they belong and not scare the privileged by holding parades (which are scary because it shows us that they could get organized, if they really wanted to), and not bother the privileged with their litanies of complaints about why things aren't fair. We haven't literally quarantined them in their ghettos (yet): we've just asked them nicely to stay in there and not come out. No, they can't shop at our stores, and no, their children can't go to our schools.
They have their own schools. They have their own stores. And if they don't, it's their own fault, for running all the nice asian-immigrant business owners away with their high levels of violent crime.
Whatever the case, the privileged majority doesn't want blacks "shoving their problems down our throats".

None of these "special interest groups"- women, blacks, gays- seem to get it.
It's not as much fun being part of the ruling class, if your underlings are constantly whining about their lack of rights.
They ought to just shut up and fall into line behind the ruling class, and accept that the ruling class has more rights specifically because they had the sense to be born white, male, and heterosexual.

Anything else is flaunting their unfortunate conditions (being brown, or lacking a dick, or being sexually attracted to others of the same gender).
The privileged class does not want to think about such unfortunate and distasteful things; it's depressing.
The privileged class feels very sorry that everybody else is inferior to them, but what can they do about it?
Actually give equal rights to blacks, women, and gays?
Are you freakin' crazy?
Then they wouldn't be the privileged class anymore. There would be no privileged class.
You ever heard of anyone abdicating power or status willingly?
What are you, some kind of communist?

Just stop "shoving it down their throats", m'kay?




PS- this is of course sarcasm.

PPS- When things aren't fair, you don't bother "asking" for equal rights. You ****ing TAKE them.