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> The article's own summary suggests against making the kind of conclusions the article you linked to makes. Of course, they have to. Do you think 30% of men m
by cheez 7y ago
> The article's own summary suggests against making the kind of conclusions the article you linked to makes.
Of course, they have to. Do you think 30% of men murder their wives? No, clearly it's some small percentage that severely batter. Therefore, those are the statistics that I would ignore and rather focus on the remainder who are the men that suffer as a result of this type of conflation. It's politically easy to conflate the two, of course. But it isn't intellectually honest.
> Not even slightly and it's an absurd reading of my post to suggest that I am.
So why should historical events I have no responsibility for serve to restrict my freedom? In an argument with my wife, I am the batterer, in divorce court, I am simply a pocket to be picked.
Let's make sure we understand the power dynamics at play. This is about reducing my autonomy to benefit a certain segment of society.
- untog 7y ago> So why should historical events I have no responsibility for serve to restrict my freedom? Again: I am not suggesting that. No-one is suggesting that. I am saying that society is attempting to move beyond horrifying historical trends, and that in the course of that has over-corrected in some areas. No-one is suggesting this is a good thing or that it shouldn't be fixed.
- cheez 7y agoAnd I am saying these horrifying trends with men battering women to the point of death never existed.