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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 2 hours ago

That's because you're measuring physical violence, not psychological. We skate under the radar once again.

[–] Beebabe@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

I am just a 5’ honey badger waiting for my moment. Closest call was that time Jehovah witnesses peered into my car while I was alone at night outside of a store. Turns out they are easily frightened when you hold your car horn down long enough though.

[–] Awesomo85@sh.itjust.works 17 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

Quoting crime statistics based on gender:

Quoting crime statistics based on race:

[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Quoting crime statistics based on race, like the old "13/50" trope, is often used to enforce racist notions that minority groups are inherently bad people. It's punching down at marginalized people.

This meme, at least as I see it, is the opposite. It's satirizing the usual crap from the anti-feminist crowd claiming that women are inherently inferior. It's punching up at sexist men.

[–] Awesomo85@sh.itjust.works -5 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (2 children)

So....statistics are only valid when they promote your ideals?

Or is it that, in your mind, the stats that don't run parallel with your ideals have obviously been misinterpreted or fudged?

Just trying to figure out your stance on statistical data.

[–] garth@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Statistics are just numbers. What matters is how they are used. Anyone who has studied stats knows that it's common to craft misleading conclusions from real data.

[–] Awesomo85@sh.itjust.works -3 points 2 hours ago

So what is the "right" way to use them?

So long as they are helping the "downtrodden"* it's ok to see the numbers differently?

I have studied statistics. In my studies I learned that numbers do not lie, people lie. And, as was stated before, people can manipulate numbers to match their narrative.

I've seen studies published as "fact" just because the author manipulated the numbers to match their findings.

This is what we should base our outlook on?

*in this instance, "downtrodden" refers to the person or group deemed savable by those who are looking to be a savior.

[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Stats are valid when they are used in the proper context and are not being misrepresented. For example, Black and Native American people account for a disproportionate number of drowning deaths in the US. But it would be irresponsible to simply conclude that those groups are inherently bad swimmers. Just like the way the 13/50 trope is irresponsibly used to imply non-whites are inherently more prone to criminal behavior.

All that aside, this meme isn't attacking men. It's attacking sexist tropes used against women.

[–] teslasaur@lemmy.world -1 points 3 hours ago

All that aside, this meme isn't attacking men. It's attacking sexist tropes used against women.

Nah, it's a sexist joke. But it's funny because "Haha, men bad".

It's equivalent to making a joke like this: "Men do care about their feelings. Feeling their dick being sucked"

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone -1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

You only have one countrr argument, dammit and you're going to use it!

It's specious and fallacious but it's all you've got!

[–] teslasaur@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Holding up a mirror to your own hypocrisy.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone -1 points 53 minutes ago (1 children)

Not even close there captain fallacy

[–] teslasaur@lemmy.world 1 points 35 minutes ago (1 children)

Oh? then let me make a counter-joke so you get the point.

"Want to be equal to whites. Can't stop being the majority of murderers, by capita."

With a black guy sitting there.

Do you think that is funny?

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 29 minutes ago (1 children)

Always gotta go to the black guys, don'tcha

[–] teslasaur@lemmy.world 1 points 15 minutes ago

Do you think it's funny?

[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 1 points 5 hours ago
[–] EvilCartyen@feddit.dk 8 points 7 hours ago

Pathetic. Get in the game, women.

[–] BilSabab@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

what's unnerving is that there lots of POW reports that indicate that women showcase far more cruelty towards female POWs compared to men.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Studies have also shown women in power tend to block more women from being promoted to positions of power.

[–] BilSabab@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

now that's girl power!

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 26 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

>makes ragebait post for men

>laughs at men getting ragebaited

>pretends like ragebaiting people is progressive in any way

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 14 points 4 hours ago

Is this ragebait? I'm a man and I thought it was funny. This is the kind of thing I would say to the feminists I know.

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world -5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

In terms of frequency, women are significantly worse than men; men more damage per physical act of violence.

In terms of emotional and psychological violence, women are so far ahead of the race they disappeared over the horizon.

[–] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 hours ago

[citation needed]

[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 20 points 12 hours ago

Don’t worry, we men are already evening out the odds by getting our panties twisted in a bunch over a clever meme.

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