continental_theorist

Disgusting and clueless victim-blaming tone and message. There is nothing scarier than when white men in historically privileged positions take on the 'underdog'/victim role and scapegoat entire protected classes due to civil rights movements, feminism, and equality. This is the attitude we've all needed this application season:

I just made this account to say, please be careful of what you write here as there are people you are insulting with what is essentially your reverse racism/sexism vent. Has it occurred to you how much harder it might be for those women not having the white privilege or male privilege that so many others have? You do not understand the struggles women and minorities face, and it could just be that their applications were stronger than yours or had more potential (you said they were of equal caliber). The fact that you actually think the only factor of your rejections is your race or gender suggests your understanding of institutional bias/discrimination is shallow itself, as there is frequently unconscious bias toward minorities and women that you won't ever have to face. Your frustration is also very entitled because you make it sound as though they received acceptances that *belong* to you or that you are worthier of. Has it occurred to you that maybe women and minorities get as many if not more rejections (plus getting shut out all the time) than you? Another unconscious bias: infantilizing grown women by calling them "gals". Even though this is a venting thread, it shouldn't unfairly discriminate against anyone.