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My problem with this post is exactly the same I have with any broad assumptions over a poorly defined group: taken as fact, they’re false.

Of course it’s meant to make a point, and a very valid one. But I’ll point out that there are many places in the world where a young woman can go out for a walk at night without fear of never being seen again, and it’s not because there’s fewer men, so perhaps we should focus on the conditions to achieve this?

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lurklurk@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
If the meme was clearly an assertion of fact that men in general love murdering women, yes

Personally I read it as “[some] men love murdering”

Statistically most people don’t get murdered, but air-travel is also very safe, and people are still afraid of flying. If a meme about wanting to travel said “shame that planes crash” people probably wouldn’t be all angry about it. Or perhaps they would, people* are weird

(* again [some] people)

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- ByteJunk@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
  That’s an interesting point. I’m sure you’re right, it would not trigger anger fits on so many people, by a long shot.
  
  It still irks me tough, because all planes fly (or they wouldn’t be a plane), that’s a defining characteristic. But planes in general don’t crash, and conflating the two just adds to the fear of planes and does very little for our overall safety.
  
  I’m not arguing they’re not dangerous, because they certainly are. But I think the important discussion is why they can crash, and how we can prevent that.
  
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eatthecake@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I’ve been told my whole life tbat i can’t go out at night alone because it 's unsafe. Why is it unsafe? Because there are men out there. Apparently it’s ok for the men in my life to say other men are dangerous but it’s not ok for me to say that men are dangerous. A plague on both your houses. You are all unsafe.

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- ByteJunk@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
  I don’t think anyone could disagree with you, if they’re being honest, men are dangerous. I was hoping for a discussion on why, or if, we can live as a society without one half being afraid of the other, but I’ll take the plague I suppose.
  
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prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Dude… Just shut the fuck up.

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- ByteJunk@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Thank you for your helpful insight.
  
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