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generalizations, feminism, criminology, and statistical fallacies (tw: mentions of violence, SA, abuse, misogyny)

every day I see people say that we can’t generalize by saying “men do *insert violent thing here*” but the issue is, you literally can. Most of it boils down to a lack of statistical literacy. You can certainly say that “men are more likely to commit homicide,” but that doesn’t mean you’re saying “every man is a murderer.” This is called an ecological fallacy, which is when you apply statistical conclusions that are generalizable to a population to a single individual. We know this because homicide is the most reported crime.

Likewise, I could say "higher testosterone is correlated with increased aggression." However, I could not conclude that "testosterone causes men to be violent," even though cis men on average produce more testosterone, because everyone produces testosterone, regardless of their sex. Additionally, we know there are other contributing factors when committing acts of violence like age, intellectual ability, and socioeconomic status. This is called a reductionist fallacy, which is when you attribute a multifactorial issue to a singular cause. (could also be a causal fallacy)

Finally, I could say that "I was abused by a woman," but that does not mean I could then say that "all women are abusers" because that is not backed by statistical evidence. This is a hasty generalization, which is when you apply individual experiences or a small sample to a broader population.

Men are more likely to be perpetrators and victims of every violent crime, except for SA (though there is a “dark figure” as it’s called in the field for SA statistics due to underreporting). Women are more likely to be SAd generally, and trans individuals are the most disproportionately likely to be s*xually ab*sed. I would cite more sources (linked below), but this is a consistent fact of crime in every single criminology class I've ever taken as a current forensic psychology graduate student. Most resources you look at will mention this in some way.

I truly hate when men say “we experience this too!” but like, yes, y’all do actually, and y’all do it to each other. When you break down the statistics, men are consistently more likely to harm other men than a woman is to harm them. No matter how you twist it, patriarchy is the root of the problem. There is evidence that this gender gap is decreasing in some countries, however.

you might need to look some of these articles up by name if you don't have access:

Sex, Race, Age, and Violent Offending - Criminology Collection - ProQuest

Understanding the persistence of the victimization -offending relationship: Modeling causal mechanisms across place and time - Criminology Collection - ProQuest

Victimization as a predictor of offending behavior in youth - Criminology Collection - ProQuest

National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) | Bureau of Justice Statistics

Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (UCR Program) — FBI

Transgender people over four times more likely than cisgender people to be victims of violent crime - Williams Institute

okay but this is how hellers can still win

every post that’s like deans serving cunt is a beautiful delusion. that man has never served a cunt in his life

need a vanilla milkshake now

if i cant kill myself i guess i just have to make art and cook good meals and listen to music and dress up pretty and hope it will be all worth it to be doing something to distract myself forever

Dean geeking out whenever he calls cas

This rollercoaster has been fun, but I wish I’d never gotten on it.

i sifted through many messages for this

Thinking about post empty Cas and Dean. Dean FINALLY gets Cas back and immediately assumes the boyfriend role without saying anything. He’s constantly touching Cas wondering why Cas won’t touch him back. Meanwhile Cas is wishing Dean would stop touching him because he’s in love with him and convinced Dean doesn’t feel the same.