Comment on Uber is letting women avoid male drivers and riders in the US

• yucandu@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  However it is objectively true that women deal with this problem in much higher quantities than men do.

  How do you know that it is objectively true, if you also know these statistics are based around a culture that discourages men from reporting this problem?

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• Gathorall@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  And that’s why there should be a “no foreigners or blacks”-option.

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  • MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Per RAINN, 57% of perpetrators are white. I’ll charitably imagine you’re attempting to point out perceived hypocrisy in gender vs race selection, but you’re perpetuating racist and xenophobic stereotypes. White men commit rape at more than twice the rate of black men, and naturally born citizens commit crimes at rates higher than both documented and undocumented immigrants.

    If you want to make the case that it’s a discriminatory policy, you’re welcome to do so, but tying it to false perceptions of race is probably not the best move. It’s coming off as reactionary at best.

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    • kittykillinit@lemy.lol ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The actual argument is that it’s acceptable to discriminate against people of color because data shows they are considerably more violent than whites.

      The same thing applies to discriminating against men because data shows they are considerably more violent than women.

      Sexism and racism are okay if you have the data to back it up. Unless… this is a double standard and we’re allowing discrimination based on sex but not discrimination based on race?

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