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Originally Posted by 19Yzerman19
Right, because statistics and data have never been used to justify the perpetuation of negative attitudes about a group of people based on a shared immutable characteristic. That would never happen!
Again, it wouldn't matter if 1 in 4 people had been the victim of assault at the hands of a black person, it would be equally wrong to take the position that any time you see a black guy walking toward you you need to take a defensive posture.
Whether or not a person makes the choice that they're going to adopt an attitude like this out of necessity (which I think is a very sad way to live one's life) is a different issue. But if you do, don't be self-righteous about it because if it's a necessary evil (which again I dispute) it remains evil. Reading some of the posts on facebook and other social media about this stuff lately has made me sick to my stomach.
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So your argument is that 1 in 4 women being sexually assaulted is a twisted statistic made up to persecute men?! Or that the stats are twisted to try and make women more defensive or frightened of men?
Sorry, but women are not defensive because of stats that we read on the internet. We are defensive because we've EXPERIENCED some form of unwanted sexual harassment, touching or assault at some point in our lives. Ass slapped on transit? Or out at a bar? Check. Drugs slipped into your drink? Check. Inappropriate touching by a teacher, coach or someone in a position of authority? Check. Men in the workplace making lewd, inappropriate or derogatory comments? Check.
Seriously. If a woman manages to avoid date rape, partner abuse or familial abuse, that's pretty fortunate. The more minor stuff like I described above happens to basically everyone. That's how we learn to be defensive.