Therefore, for the sake of talking about society or culturally, does that fact that prison populations are predominantly male mean or imply that females are socially superior to males? — Wallows
Therefore, for the sake of talking about society or culturally, does that fact that prison populations are predominantly male mean or imply that females are socially superior to males? — Wallows
Therefore, for the sake of talking about society or culturally, does that fact that prison populations are predominantly male mean or imply that females are socially superior to males? — Wallows
I sense a connection with your current "Unconditional Love" thread. — T Clark
One (maybe recent) theory is that men are more variable than women. We tend to be dull and stupid more often than females, but we also tend to be brilliant geniuses more often than females. That's why there are so many men in this esteemed philosophical forum, and so few women. The cream of the male crop has risen to the top of this particular milk pail. Consequently, men end up in prison more often and win more Nobel Prizes than women. In the middle there's not much difference. — Bitter Crank
Would you be comfortable for someone to characterize women negatively based on perceived behavioral and gender stereotypes? If not, you should think twice about doing it with men. — T Clark
Yes; but, that doesn't change the fact that there are more men in prison than women.
I mean, how do you explain that? — Wallows
I explained this already. Men are stronger and more aggressive.
Neither of these traits are necessarily “bad” or “good”. What is your point? — I like sushi
Here in the US prison populations are predominantly represented by a huge bias or tendency to be male-oriented.
Therefore, for the sake of talking about society or culturally, does that fact that prison populations are predominantly male mean or imply that females are socially superior to males? — Wallows
drawing conclusions of superiority based on inverse proportion to prison population is likely to offend — Txastopher
But isn't it bad if these traits lead to more violence and harm in the world? — NKBJ
Yes; but, that doesn't change the fact that there are more men in prison than women.
I mean, how do you explain that? — Wallows
If one bunch of violent bad guys is on the loose (bad) a bunch of violent good guys need to suppress them (beneficial). ISIS, al qaeda, or Boko Haram isn't going to be eliminated by a bunch of pacifists. If you want to seize a continent or two from the natives, something more vigorous than a tea party will have to be executed. — Bitter Crank
The ratio of men to women in prison and in crime statistics isn't a stereotype, it's a fact.
I balk at suggesting men and women are unequal. But I simply do not support or understand wanting to ignore the facts of the world and pretend men and women behave the same way when they clearly do not.
It's much more productive to try and assess WHY they do and what we can do to encourage both sexes to do more of the good stuff and less of the bad. — NKBJ
Kinda hard for women to get prizes and be leaders historically when they were actively banned from participating in activities that lead to such things. — NKBJ
In any case, even if there were some cases in which (male) aggression were beneficial, it's still obvious that in most cases, historically and globally, it's very very bad news. — NKBJ
As I said in a previous post, the OP isn't about why men are the way they are, it's about whether it means women are better than men. — T Clark
Ah, yes. The high point of my philosophical life so far. — T Clark
I think the two in this case are related: it may be that social and historical influences have (generally) made women better in this respect.
As Bitter Crank has pointed out, in other respects men have benefited from these influences. — NKBJ
Women have never been banned from art; they have been taking drawing and painting classes for many, many years. Yet, how many great woman painters can you name? — Bitter Crank
I still remember the anger and outrage in your posts due to that thread. But, I learned something from your reaction. That even though, women haven't been treated (and in some cases still are) equally, that it's a double wrong to feel guilty about it as a male who cares about their children or jobs or homemaking just as much as the unfairly treated women have. I mean no sarcasm or wittiness in this post. — Wallows
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