• Steve@communick.news
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    2 days ago

    Yes. Of the two, they are the least likely sex to sexual assault. That’s not the flex you think it is.

    Does that mean they’re never problematic? Not a problem worth preventing with a simple search filter? A search filter they already have the inverse of? One they could implement before the weekend?

    I personally know 2 guys who’ve been sexually harassed and assaulted by women. One who was actually raped by a woman. It happens less often, sure. But saying that it’s not worth doing the bare minimum to prevent it, is dumb.

    • Lemminary@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      That’s not the flex you think it is.

      At a ratio of about a magnitude difference, I think it is. For every one woman committing assault, several men are doing the same.

      Not a problem worth preventing with a simple search filter?

      The main issue is the weaponization of that filter. The original purpose is addressing a problem as a band-aid, and the inverse is handing out a loaded gun. It’s not foolproof, but by the looks of these thousands of lawsuits, it’s better than nothing.

      I personally know 2 guys who’ve been sexually harassed and assaulted by women.

      What makes you think I haven’t been assaulted by women a couple of times? I’ve been sexually assaulted by men a whole lot more since I was 16. What’s your point? I know about 10 women who have suffered sexual and physical violence, and I know about four men who have suffered the same. We can’t deny this is a lopsided issue that affects a whole lot of people that we all know.