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by erceciooir 4258 days ago
I know two people who "become women" to get better treatment at university. Dance around it as you wish, but today women has 60% higher chance to graduate compared to men.
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You know two men who became trans for better treatment? Considering the issues trans people face you are full of shit.

Interesting how accounts trying to claim that 'women have it so much better' are always green accounts. If you believe in your comment why not use your actual handle?

Why do you think women have a better chance? What can you do to help men?

Take typical nerd, add mild depression and zero social life. I can ensure you that being trans will not make it much worse and will improve relations with authorities significantly. And in their cases it was 'administrative decision'.

I argued a few times in person, results were unpleasant for my person, I am not going to do it again.

65% graduates are women, men do not even have universal voting right in US. Google is your friend.

Why do you think more women graduate? Why complain that women have it better than actively trying to make it better for men? I'm trying to figure out why you have such a skewed view of society. You're certainly incorrect about how trans people are treated, especially with authorities.

What do you mean men don't have universal voting rights? Are you talking about felons?

> Why do you think more women graduate?

The graduation rate for women is about 5% better than men. It's not possible to answer your question unless you also know how many men vs. women entered university, which I didn't look up.

http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=40

Have a look at stats and laws. It is the senate and judges who has this view of society. I am not complaining about women having it better (good for them), I am just complaining men have it worse.

I am saying that in most states being over 18, with clean record and mentally capable, does not automatically mean someone can vote (as women can).

EDIT: there were questions about voting right. I can no longer answer since I was down-voted to oblivion. And because I am obviously "full of shit" I will not add links, just three hints:

- Men has to register at two places, instead of just one.

- Voting for men is a reward, not a right

- I am more worried about student loans, not voting.

> I am saying that in most states being over 18, with clean record and mentally capable, does not automatically mean someone can vote (as women can).

What are the situations in which men cannot vote if they are over 18, with a clean record and mentally capable?

I think he's talking about the Selective Service System aka the draft.

If you're male and haven't signed the document saying you will die for your country at the whim of a random number generator, you cannot apply for federal student loans.

Also In 40 states (+DC) it is a prerequisite for men to sign up for the draft before getting/renewing a driver's license (maybe any gov ID?). I suppose if that is combined with voter ID laws, yes there could be a subset of men in the US who match the clean description and are still unable to vote. That situation does not apply to women.

That's also assuming not registering for the draft (a max sentence of $250,000 / 5 years in prison) still can be called a 'clean record'. I think so.

I'm guessing the unpopular poster is referring to selective service, for which men (and, TBH, trans women) must register, or forfeit numerous "rights". Because war. I hesitate to articulate this, being cis and all, but the strenuous denunciations of this greenbean seem to hint of something ugly in one's opinions of the whole notion of trans.

As far as I know, I'm no relation to the Jesse Austin interviewed in TFA.

My best guess it that they're talking about selective service, but that's really a very minor formality.
So, you are saying that women have more voting rights than men? Where are you getting that from?
When I think of people who have it made in modern day America, "trans women" are right up there at the top.
this person is obviously full of shit. nobody becomes a trans woman to receive "better treatment."
Honestly, I know countless gamers who play as women to get free stuff from men. I know if a woman was interested in applying for my engineering school she was flown in and wined and dined and met and fawned over by the deans. All the women's sports teams were fully funded and the men's teams all had to run charity events and sell tickets just to afford equipment. Women have a massive advantage in college applications and college programs in general. I can easily see people going through whatever legal requirements necessary to check female instead of male on their college application. Countless people already fake ADD symptoms to get Adderall to do better on tests. Why do you think they would identify as trans woman anywhere outside getting into college and experience any disadvantages?
Did it work? Just because somebody becomes trans doesn't mean they actually get comparable social treatment to a cis woman in practice.
Yes it worked, it is not about being comparable, they just sink bellow radar as a men.