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Originally Posted by Josh Fox
If this is genuinely how you see the world, I implore you, as kindly and as urgently as is possible, to do some research and read stories of those who have to work within this "stacked system" in an attempt to bring the person who wronged them to justice, give themselves peace of mind, or even just live their lives harassment free.
Sure, ideally we'd only have conversations about not harassing other people regardless of gender, but the facts are such that women are incredibly disproportionately affected as the victims of harassment/DV/SA.
This view is simply untrue at best, and at worst a very dangerous one to hold and pass on to or share with others.
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In an ideal world gender would not exist, humans would be manufactured by machines, and their purpose would be to think "outside the box". I have read stories from both sides. Those of alleged victims, and those who have allegedly been falsely accused. I have also done extensive research into studies regarding such topics. I can provide references if needed, however after looking at the raw data of studies, and factoring in other statistics such as likeliness to report harassment, in my opinion the disproportionality is extremely small or non existent in many cases. I should also point out that people who are falsely accused, seem have a much more difficult time bringing the people who wronged them to justice. I am not saying that harassment is not an issue, I am saying that we should strive to prevent all harassment, not just harassment against specific groups of people. I implore you to look at this issue from many different angles, not just the ones you were indoctrinated with .
Until a time where gender does not exist, I believe that we should be striving for true equality. One where factors such as gender, and race have no role in what opportunities we are presented with, rather everything should be based on merit.