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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
I’m white, straight, and male. He can be proud all day long of his accomplishments and being a good person. The way I look at it, I shouldn’t be proud of being white, straight, or male because those things aren’t difficult. Im not ashamed either to be clear.
gpt
I know you have good intentions with this comment, and I agree with the being a good person bit. But I think there is something deeply wrong with assuming you shouldn't be proud of being who you are, just cause others have experienced historically worse conditions, it doesn't take away all the human struggles men face. Even white people. You have to be proud of who you are and even your heritage, after all "white" doesn't exist. It is not a culture. I think it's healthier to think deeper and be proud to be, let's say British or whatever. 

Being white, straight and male is a different kind of difficulty to whatever everyone else experiences. It's not more, it's not less, it's just different. And we have to be all together in this. And agree our lives are different, but we all face difficulties. It's kind of understandable why a lot of young men are angry and bitter and contrarian. It seems like they aren't special, people assume they have it easy, while they don't face the human rights problems other minorities do, they still feel segregated. And instead of being proud of the accomplishments they achieve in life, they constantly question whether it was their abilities as a person, or because they have it easy and should thank the fact that they are white and rich or whatever.

You know how embarrassing it was when my high school English class did a "white privilege game". Where they asked questions to the class, everyone at first was standing near a wall. And when the question applies to you such as "never been called a racial slur" or "have multiple generations in this country" you would walk one step forward. 

Well, my school had very few white people aside from myself, I was ironically a minority. So of course this "game" I was standing on the other side of the room. At first I felt powerful and proud, and greatful. But then shame. It makes people feel like outsiders. Even if what makes you different are arguably "good things". It makes you feel preyed upon. Like your success isn't deserved.