• weeeeum@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    Unintentional deaths https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/accidental-injury.htm

    Homicide statistics https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388777/murder-victims-in-the-us-by-gender/

    I dont understand why people are so offended by my comment. Why blame a whole demographic by something committed by 0.02% of them? Why are so people so intent on such blame? It accomplishes less than nothing, it just antagonizes the group you are attempting to reach.

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      32 minutes ago

      Personally I wasn’t offended at all. There’s just so many people throwing numbers around and I’d like to know where they get them from before I make my own judgement if spread that info elsewhere.

    • stevedice@sh.itjust.works
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      3 hours ago

      Because it happens enough to be a problem. Mexicans are also more likely to die from any of those things than from cartel violence so I guess cartels are not a problem? I’m gonna assume you suck at statistics, because the alternative is that you’re sexist.

      • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        9 minutes ago

        Wait so how much crime is the limit for it to be ok to use to fearmonger against an entire demographic? If men are let’s say 13% of the population and commit let’s say 52% of all crimes, is that enough in your estimation to say men are dangerous or a problem or whatever?