Loss of privilege is often perceived as oppression.
On the other hand, the creator of Dilbert just shrugged it off and started a new job each time his employer said they couldn't promote another white male.
equality requires not a loss of privilege, but an equal distribution of privilege. This means hiring/firing should give an equal consideration to both genders.
A 50/50 m/f ratio is not a statistical "proof of equality".
Are you comparing discrimination against black people in the 50s to what may have happened to a man? A lot of civil rights activists wanted affirmative action too.
Often is most of the time. People perceive relative changes as terrible. That's why they arrested Parks instead of agreeing with her.
Why? It's an analogy, the relevant parts match; There's no rule that says discrimination has to reach a certain level before it should be resisted . Stop derailing my point with irrelevancies.
"A lot of civil rights activist" - which ones and why? Maybe their reasoning is sensitive to their particular interest.
I understand what 'often' means, I don't agree with it as a generality. Even 'People perceive relative changes as terrible' isn't always true.
On the other hand, the creator of Dilbert just shrugged it off and started a new job each time his employer said they couldn't promote another white male.