Comments on: A gap in the movement http://briarpatchmagazine.com/2006/03/09/a-gap-in-the-movement/ Fiercely independent (and often irreverent) news & views. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:00:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: dispatch http://briarpatchmagazine.com/2006/03/09/a-gap-in-the-movement/#comment-89 dispatch Sat, 11 Mar 2006 19:19:08 +0000 http://briarpatchmagazine.com/test/?p=211#comment-89 True enough, Brian, but (being one myself), I'd have to say that able-bodied white men tend to get a lot more support and validation when they overcome their insecurities and speak up, and are generally raised to believe they're <i>entitled</i> to voice their opinions and to speak as authorities. Not everyone receives that same support or sense of entitlement. True enough, Brian, but (being one myself), I’d have to say that able-bodied white men tend to get a lot more support and validation when they overcome their insecurities and speak up, and are generally raised to believe they’re entitled to voice their opinions and to speak as authorities.

Not everyone receives that same support or sense of entitlement.

]]> By: Brian OConor http://briarpatchmagazine.com/2006/03/09/a-gap-in-the-movement/#comment-88 Brian OConor Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:46:36 +0000 http://briarpatchmagazine.com/test/?p=211#comment-88 I know exactly what you are describing. And, guess what? I'm an able bodied white man. lol I don't believe that insecurity is a gender-specific phenomenon. I know exactly what you are describing. And, guess what? I’m an able bodied white man. lol

I don’t believe that insecurity is a gender-specific phenomenon.

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