They don't mean the same thing at all. Any objective would eye would agree. Are you a native English speaker?

You're putting words in my mouth. I mentioned a silver lining. Does it make up for injustice? No. But the situation is improving. "Buck up" would be a pretty harsh criticism, along the lines of "rub some dirt on it."

It's the truth. I'm not saying I don't have privilege; I acknowledge that. The statements are juxtaposed for a reason. I'm clearly stating that I'm representative of everything that the patriarchy purports to represent.

Women of color need to look on the bright side. I'm a man, Director of HR for a Fortune 100 company. It's almost impossible to find white women who can compete for corporate jobs with WOC, whatever you want to call it. There's this myth that Asian and Indian women aren't as "creative" as white people. Well, sure, they…