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In reply to the discussion: Talk about women's hormones if you want. But unhappy, angry men are the deadliest weapon on Earth [View all]WhiskeyGrinder
(27,117 posts)24. "White men have much to discuss about mass shootings."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/white-men-have-much-to-discuss-about-mass-shootings/2013/03/29/7b001d02-97f3-11e2-814b-063623d80a60_story.html?utm_term=.e2dca51fd2a8
Imagine if African American men and boys were committing mass shootings month after month, year after year. Articles and interviews would flood the media, and wed have political debates demanding that African Americans be held accountable. Then, if an atrocity such as the Newtown, Conn., shootings took place and African American male leaders held a news conference to offer solutions, their credibility would be questionable. The public would tell these leaders that they need to focus on problems in their own culture and communities.
But when the criminals and leaders are white men, race and gender become the elephant in the room.
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If life were equitable, white male gun-rights advocates would face some serious questions to assess their degree of credibility and objectivity. We would expect them to explain:
What facets of white male culture create so many mass shootings?
Why are so many white men and boys producing and entertaining themselves with violent video games and other media?
Why do white men buy, sell and manufacture guns for profit; attend gun shows; and demonstrate for unrestricted gun access disproportionately more than people of other ethnicities or races?
Why are white male congressmen leading the fight against gun control?
If Americans ask the right questions on gun issues, we will get the right answers.
But when the criminals and leaders are white men, race and gender become the elephant in the room.
(snip)
If life were equitable, white male gun-rights advocates would face some serious questions to assess their degree of credibility and objectivity. We would expect them to explain:
What facets of white male culture create so many mass shootings?
Why are so many white men and boys producing and entertaining themselves with violent video games and other media?
Why do white men buy, sell and manufacture guns for profit; attend gun shows; and demonstrate for unrestricted gun access disproportionately more than people of other ethnicities or races?
Why are white male congressmen leading the fight against gun control?
If Americans ask the right questions on gun issues, we will get the right answers.
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Talk about women's hormones if you want. But unhappy, angry men are the deadliest weapon on Earth [View all]
CousinIT
Oct 2017
OP
I know, I know. 30,000 children a year offed by their mothers or unrelated women...
Hekate
Oct 2017
#18
Meanwhile billions of testosterone carriers somehow manage not to kill anyone
Major Nikon
Oct 2017
#32
are they minuscule enough that violence is not a problem in this world? serious question; yes,
TheFrenchRazor
Oct 2017
#45
Yeah I am surprised to see these kinds of biological essentialist arguments here.
Willie Pep
Oct 2017
#65
Not miniscule in my experience. Lots of friends and community members victims of:
SharonAnn
Oct 2017
#64
I like all the issues people bring up after an attack: guns, race, gender, politics, mental health,
IronLionZion
Oct 2017
#16
"Of course there are female mass shooters;" and of course they are far fewer than the male ones. num
TheFrenchRazor
Oct 2017
#43
Good luck with what? Raising boys with less entitlement? Could you make sense please?
Squinch
Oct 2017
#72
Thank you for your insight, honesty, humility, and generosity, in sharing these revelations.
lindysalsagal
Oct 2017
#44
Thanks, lindysalsagal - like a lot of other areas, we have a lot of work to do.
KY_EnviroGuy
Oct 2017
#47
ouch... as they say, admitting that there is a problem is the first step in solving it. nt
TheFrenchRazor
Oct 2017
#42