Interestingly, a study was recently released about speeding tickets.
Our findings show that when speed cameras are doing the ticketing, the proportion of tickets issued to Black and white drivers aligns closely with their respective share of roadway users. With human enforcement, in contrast, police officers stop Black drivers at a rate that far outstrips their presence on the road.
The research paper is at https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2402547121 , although it focuses on race (“Driving While Black”) rather than gender.
In terms of attracting suspicion from police or people who call police, males are probably the less privileged gender, the opposite of many other situations where males are the more privileged gender.
Our friends who visited us recently from Texas are Black. They are the nicest people. The husband did so well that he’s retired at age 54 and donates lots of time and money to two schools in Kenya. He’s also a lay preacher. He delivered a wonderful sermon at my mom’s funeral.
As part of his job, he traveled a lot. He kept track of how many times he was stopped by the police. He told me the number but I’ve forgotten it. At least 50?? One time he was stopped in Alabama. The officer literally tore apart his car, looking for anything incriminating (my friend said, “I had a BIBLE on my front seat!”). After dumping everything out on the highway and not finding anything, the cop said, “OK, you’re free to go.” My friend said, “Are you going to help me put stuff back?” and of course the cop just laughed. My friend has not been back to Alabama since.
It amazes me that my friend has no bitterness about his treatment. He just says that things are definitely better than when he was a kid.
No, this stuff doesn’t happen today! 
My H’s former boss was pulled over at least 40 times. He wasn’t just driving while black, he said, but had to audacity to be in a luxury car.
I understand his feelings, because that was how I felt about misogyny on the job when I was younger. I am incredibly thankful for the women who came after me who refused to accept the treatment I accepted, as well as for the men who sided with the women. That’s how change happens. Your friend’s experience shows that people of color have not yet seen the necessary changes in people that lead to structural changes in society.
This thread has quickly turned on its head.
Please stay on topic to male privilege denialism. Thank you for your understanding.
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