Tangentially related, are you familiar with the #NotAllMen phenomenon? It's a hashtag on twitter that basically serves to say "well we aren't all sexist! #notAllMen" which of course does nothing to alleviate the fact that sexism is still a problem and does occur, even if a precious put-upon male does insist that he, at least he of course, is not like that.

This expression, which usually does come from a man of some sort, has been considered both progress and whiny, irrelevant blather by different feminist voices. "so what if you claim you aren't sexist? (Racist?) it is still a thing that happens and should not. There is an unequal male/female relationship going on here, I am not trying to blame you for it but uo does exist."

The voices in favor say this weak protest is a move towards an acceptance by men that yes, there are men out there perpetuating misogyny and violence against women and the more common casual everyday sexism too. Because "NotAllMen" means "YesSomeMenDo."

I am not trying to say I found the other commenter's sentiment necessarily to be the best, but with all that context I thought there were interesting parallels that could be drawn between "not all men" and "not all white people." Which side of the fence do you fall on? Is it progress, or is it flaccid denial?