It not really an absurd proposition. And it's definitely a common one. The overt trashing of while males "because they deserve it" really is growing in popularity. What is most alarming is that doing so is popular in left academic circles. I mingle with these people periodically, but for the sake of harmony need to bite my tongue. The ideas of "male privilege", "white privilege" and "patriarchy" supply a sort of triple threat to white men. Not really an appropriate situation for a poor, ugly, divorced white guy. Many posters in these threads (there have been many of them) point out that real privilege is very different. It is primarily correlated with wealth. And women get a good dose of "female privilege", too. A rich, attractive female calling out "male privilege" or "patriarchy" is what makes me laugh.