It was my privilege

A recent meme on tumblr: "It was my privilege". Basically, a satire of the typical feminist habit of seeing male privilege and oppression everywhere.

	“	Doing some grocery shopping. Walk through the store, notice a small woman stacking the shelves, farther down my aisle. As I come near she falls from her stair as she tries to put something heavy on the top shelf, the goods going to the floor. She notices me and shrinks back slightly before being paralyzed with fear. Her eyes widen as I come closer, pupils shrinking as I reach for the goods. Her lip trembles as I pick up the box and put it on the top shelf, no stair required. I reach my hand out to help her up, and tears well up in her eyes. “T-thank y-you”, she says, as she takes my hand and gently pull her to her feet. Men are grinning at me, someone starts the slow clap, as all the other women look at her with scorn and pity at the same time. I bare my teeth in a mischievous grin, and she begins to sob softly. I continue my shopping under raucous applause. “It was… my privilege.”	„
	, It was my privilege (tumblr)

Variations

[-+]Laptop at Airport

See a woman using her laptop in the airport

I notice it has stopped working

My oppressive male heart fills with sadistic malice towards her

I walk up to her, grinning with savage glee

Shock and horror fills her face as she sees me looming over her

Her eyes brim with tears

She cowers and begs “P-please don’t, sir…”

My engorging penis begins to rip the seams of my pants as I leer and say “Pardon me, but I couldn’t help noticing you’re having computer troubles. If you don’t mind, I’m sure I could fix them.”

Her eyes downcast, she mumbles “o-okay”

I savagely take her computer and begin to fix the rather simple problem as tears stream down her face

All the men around me begin laughing evilly and hooting like wild apes of Borneo, reveling in her oppression

I hand it back to her, saying darkly that it should be working now

Testosterone fueled ecstasy fills me as I watch her spirit crumble

She weakly takes it from my strong male grip

All the women in the airport are now forced on their knees from the oppression in the air

Defeated, broken, she feebly sobs “Thank you” as the last of her independence disappears

As I go to catch my flight, I smugly reply “It was my privilege”

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