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Trans men are men.
So they can just get over it.
Trans men will have their squishy feelings ignored like the rest of us men. It is the ultimate acceptance.
Paying attention to a trans man's feelings would only give them feelings of gender dysphoria.
as already mentioned, it's a policy statement on women in particular, so trans men aren't relevant
"Men aren't relevant".
@whaleross@lemmy.world is right. It is the ultimate acceptance.
Welcome to the club, boys. Now you are on your own. Enjoy the privileged life!
I dunno about you, but as a man I really don't see why I should be upset about not being in a document about women. Not every conversation has to be about me.
yeah, I'm feeling a bit clueless as to why this is feeling like such an injury to men ...
unhelpful rant
and as an aside, do they not realize how much their feelings and desires as men are centered in society all the time, as a default?the world has been built for them with rarely a thought to the contrary e.g.
Even the idea of women being in public has been a rather recent change in the West, only in the past couple centuries, and at first women always had to be kept in segregated spaces away from men - they had to ride in their own train cars, use their own library rooms, etc.
Women in the US only recently managed to own their own property, secure their own lines of credit, have their own bank accounts, etc. - the only thing like this applied to men has been slavery, but even that was applied to men and women, not men exclusively.
Advancement for women does not diminish men, and it's so weird to see such sensitivity and fear from the elevation of women from sub-human status to closer-to-equal status.
That said, obviously patriarchy informs toxic gender norms that tell men that they shouldn't express or have feelings, and those norms are reinforced by both men and women - but the problem is still the patriarchy, not the elevation of women or the movement for gender equality (i.e. feminism).
The issue with this is the men society is catering to are some sort of patriachial male ideal, which is very toxic and unhealthy for many real-world men. So no, society doesn't really cater to the feelings of men.
Though that doesn't really matter for the stuff you mentioned that's just about male biology. And obviously this isn't the place to bring up men in the first place.
"Hello, I'm here for the patriarchy. I was told I would have privileges. When can I expect my salary?"
"Yes, HR, I need to file a complaint. I'm told by all the women here that I'm supposed to be making more than them but that doesn't actually seem to be the case. Will you please look into addressing that discrepancy?"
"Also, I'm ready for my lunch now, so please send a maid. I did not receive my coffee this morning as expected, which I was told would be a part of my male privilege. Do you even view me as a man?"