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They have over 30 million more males than females. The Chinese may have equality, but that's a lot of sexually frustrated men that's going to contribute to unre
by Joakal 16y ago
They have over 30 million more males than females. The Chinese may have equality, but that's a lot of sexually frustrated men that's going to contribute to unrest.
- notahacker 16y agoSince that ratio is in part the consequence of a pretty strong parental preference for male heirs, it's also a pretty good indicator that traditional attitudes die hard.
- sandal 16y agoYou do realize that's less than a 3% difference, right?
- MrFoof 16y agoAdditionally, don't most countries have more men than women? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_ratio http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_ratio
- burgerbrain 16y agoNo, just the opposite. Most countries have more women than men. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sex_ratio_total_population_per_country_smooth.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sex_ratio_total_population... Edit: check out that big red country on this one...: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Sex_ratio_below_15_per_country_smooth.png http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Sex_ratio...
- roel_v 16y agoOnly at birth. Men die faster than women, so most countries in the world have more women than men.
- jhamburger 16y agoBottom line, it's still 30 million guys not getting laid (or married, at least). I think this is an instance where the raw number is important.
- usaar333 16y agoBut given that it's only a 3% difference, can't another possible trend just be men waiting slightly later for marriage and marrying slightly younger women?
- jhamburger 16y agoTheres still not enough women to go around. The ponzi scheme collapses sooner or later.
- Joakal 16y agoDownplaying it like a percent doesn't change the fact that there are 30 million men than women in a few generations. This was a result of (typically rural) parents determined to have males under the one-child policy. Why? Males are seen as better than females in returning honour, wealth and more to the families. My original point was that equality should begin from start where infanticide shouldn't be allowed in this regard.
- brc 16y agoThis demographic bomb is going to go off at some time in this century. The same problem faces countries where the sex ratio might be equal, but the actual marriage ratio is skewed because of poligamy. The likelihood is that the men will be absorbed into some type of military action, whether state-sponsored (invasion) or non-state (terrorism). Horny young men with no conceivable outlet tend to listen to anyone who tells them what they want to hear.