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>Feminists have argued Do you? Because you're going to actually have to make this argument for me - I don't think I've ever seen feminists say that capital acc
by ABCLAW 9y ago
>Feminists have argued
Do you? Because you're going to actually have to make this argument for me - I don't think I've ever seen feminists say that capital accumulation mechanics are the cause of misogyny.
- leereeves 9y agoNot capital accumulation, but social expectations. In this case, one obvious candidate would be that the stereotype that young men are more dangerous drivers creates a social pressure for young men to take more risks to prove their manhood. In this case auto insurance rates are both a consequence of the stereotype and a mechanism that imposes it on new drivers.
- ABCLAW 9y ago>In this case auto insurance rates are ... a mechanism that imposes [the stereotype] on new drivers. The argument for restricting discrimination on a gendered basis relies on the socially instructive nature of vehicular insurance to teenagers. That feels exceptionally weak.
- leereeves 9y agoOne of many factors. Movies and other fiction are no doubt the most powerful force communicating that expectation that young men should act like race car drivers.