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Originally Posted by MrPots
I guess you would know, after all white females are the biggest beneficiary of white male privilege.
As I drive by and notice that all of the outdoor bistros and cafes are filled with white females leisurely dining, as I see all the high end shopping centers full of white females shopping all day while everyone else is at work. As I note all the white females living comfortably on their (sometimes multiple) dead husband's gains.
White female privilege certainly has one up on white male privilege. At least when you stay home and live on your husband's income you aren't though of as a slacker and deadbeat.
Congrats on the deli ownership. I've had a couple of female bosses during my time and they were by far nicer to work for than the men, who tended to be egotistical and controlling, constantly threatened by superior work.
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You are talking about a small subset of white females. I live in what would probably be described as a upper middle class community - and county. The vast majority of families I know have two spouses working, although more and more of the people I know are entering retirement age. Even then, they enter retirement with both spouses having contributed to the retirement income. The numbers of people experiencing the privilege you describe is dwarfed by the numbers of families in which both spouses must work to keep their heads above water, or in which the only parent has to try to make ends meet - whether male or female.
The only time in our lives that my wife did not work full time was when we had small children, and most of that time she worked part time. She would work evenings or weekends so that one of us was usually with the kids. Even when my wife would want to defer to me for decisions, I would insist that we are a partnership and try to find consensus. My kids (adult sons) point to my wife just as much as they point to me when they describe the source of their values and work ethic.
Regards,
D-Ray