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I am sorry, but this article is drawing some sensationalist conclusions that does not directly follow. I am not even sure what it means for a dummy to be male.
by LASR 5y ago
I am sorry, but this article is drawing some sensationalist conclusions that does not directly follow.
I am not even sure what it means for a dummy to be male. Dummies are constructed to a certain shape and size, representing some average or median person. They represent a person. You may have dummies that are closer to the average man, and others that are closer to the average woman.
Now consider males who are < 5ft tall. Wouldn't they also be more likely to die? What about men who are over 6ft tall?
Pretty much anyone not represented by the dummy will have a higher risk. Gender has very little to do with this.
Some equally valid conclusions:
> People shorter than 5ft are more likely to die more in car crashes because the test dummies are taller
> People who are over/underweight are more likely to die more in car crashes because the test dummies are ...
Somehow this article seems to pull in some apparent gender bias in what is a more general bias against anyone not accurately represented by a single dummy.
- yesenadam 5y agoI don't have all or any answers, but your comment made me daydream about a similar article talking about, say, how there should be more women in leadership positions in politics and business. And in the daydream you replied similarly, "But very tall people are underrepresented, as are the very short, the very fat, the very skinny. Pretty much anyone with a body unlike the average is underrepresented. Gender has very little to do with this." I think the point was that you could argue your way out of seeing gender bias anywhere at all with your argument—it doesn't just apply in this crash-test situation.
- alanwreath 5y agoAnd your comment makes me think that you could argue seeing gender bias in anyones response. Not trying to be belligerent by the way (I know the response sounds like I am - but really I’m seeking genuine understanding of the line being crossed in the parents logic). I do see the value in deducing gender bias even when it’s not specific as I would assume that would be a hard requirement to pass. However, at some point it’s valuable to determine that the test was not constructed in a manner to come to any conclusions with regard to gender bias.
- yesenadam 5y agoSorry, I couldn't understand that, although I tried. i.e. not the first sentence nor the last two.
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