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This article already didn't really interest me, so I don't even know exactly clicked on it... but when it came to the baloney on how "gender" is related to it,

• tyingq 4y ago
  Well, it's one person they interviewed, citing concerns about predatory men and vilification of women that are drunk. I agree that's a peripheral topic and not really a sobriety topic. But, the article doesn't seem to push it much beyond one person's reason.
  • renlo 4y ago
    That person said, paraphrased, that if a drunk woman cheats then the woman gets blamed for infidelity (implying it’s somehow someone else’s fault, maybe her partner or the person she hooks up with?). Yes, if you cheat, you are a cheater. Guess I’m too old to follow her reasoning beyond that.
    • tyingq 4y ago
      She did phrase that poorly, but starts with "you get a harsher punishment for poor decisions", I assume she means in comparison to men.
      • BlargMcLarg 4y ago
        That's still bad. If they make such a bold claim, back it up properly. It just comes across as a "woe is me and all the ladies" now. It's not like we lack ample counterarguments either.
      • aliqot 4y ago
        Interesting. I've always heard a specific colloquial term for the metaphorical "pass" women have, but have never heard the same term or concept for men. It also does not match my experience as a man; look at incarcerations, women have on average shorter sentences for the same crimes.