> The problem is not one of gender but one of power. Makes as much sense as saying the problem of drunk driving is not one of alcohol consumption, but cars cra

> The problem is not one of gender but one of power. Makes as much sense as saying the problem of drunk driving is not one of alcohol consumption, but cars crashing into other objects. Your gender has an incredibly strong causative influence on how much power you have. So no, unfortunately we don't get to just eliminate gender from the discussion. It would make things easier, but no. > I am sure every powerless black man, just before he gets > shot on the street like a dog, can take solace in your > assertion that his gender has a incredibly strong > causative influence on the amount of power he has in society. Wow. Not sure where to even go with that one. Surely you can understand that some events are... influenced by multiple factors?