Transcript: With a picture of a snake in the background, post reads: The chances of a human being bitten by a venomous snake is 1 in 70 thousand.
The chances of a woman being attacked by a man is 1 in 3.
And somehow, your fear of snakes is valid. But a woman’s fear of male violence is dramatic.
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Can I just be upset that the snake used in the image is not venomous?
What are the stats about women being bitten by nonvenomous snakes?
That’s a good question. Last time I was near a venomous snake, it was not the least bit interested in me.
Apparently I have poor reading comprehension late at night. Bitten by non-venomous snakes? It has happened a few times. I don’t know how often it would occur though on average.
The difference is that men only produce metaphorical venom.
Look, I’m all for this message, but these probabilities mean nothing without a reference - 1 in 3 of what? Per day for an average woman? Per year? Per encounter?
Especially the per encounter would be funny, since the average person rarely sees a snake, let alone a venomous one. And I imagine women usually meet at least three men a day…
Without a reference time period we can assume it’s within a lifetime.
Huh, thanks! Yknow, while this is still a horrible statistic, I’m kind of relieved it’s not 32% a year, that’d amount to a lot higher total
Using probabilities, that would basically lead to 100% of women being assaulted within their lifetime. Its definitely not per year.
Keep in mind that this only counts the first occurrence. Women in abusive relationships will only count as 1 instance despite experiencing violence and/or sexual assault regularly over a long period of time. This is also likely an underestimate, as not everyone wants to admit that they were the victim of violence, and some of us get gaslit by others so hard that we no longer even believe we’re a victim at all—that it was somehow our fault.
In some places it is that high. This is the average world wide.
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I don’t think carrying around a venomous snake in your pocket is the solution OP. As badass as that may sound.
Okay, but how great would it be if someone decided to bathroom check me for being trans?
“What’s in your pants???”
“SNAKES!” unzips, medusa level asps pour out
peak
I think you want to get as close to the seventy thousand as you can to ensure at least one is feeling bitey.
I’ve got a neighbor that’ll show up to street fairs and events with their snakes draped on their shoulders. It always looks so cool! Maybe we could work that in somehow and split the difference haha
If we weren’t scared of snakes we’d get bitten way more often.
And yet women are often admonished for avoiding men.
You missed the second part of that, the being called dramatic part. You sure this is the right community for you?
is this a “preaching to the choir” thing? Most people here must disagree with violence against women just being"drama".
Are you trying to raise awareness?
Managing all of this insufferable sealioning must be exhausting.
Sometimes it’s preaching to the choir, some times its affirmation. shrug
Edit nvm, saw the debacle. Arf arf little sealion. Can’t have women having communities and discussions now, can we.
why don’t any of you want women having discussions and communities?
What is the sea lion thing, do you mean because you’re a sea lion you don’t like women?
It’s gonna be nice when Lady Butterfly has time to go through her mod notifications later :)
Me too, velma!
She seems to be level-headed and follows her own rules, unlike other members here who have mocked or insulted me for asking a question about your community.
Are the mocking and insults in the room with us?
yes, they’re available to read in this thread. You’ve all signed your names to your comments.
Oh no….
Anyway.
You can view it as a “preaching to the choir” thing if you’d like.
You’re welcome to ignore posts that don’t resonate with you or topics you don’t want to comment on.
yes, that is how public forums work…hence my question.
If you don’t know the answer to a question, you don’t have to pretend to answer an ancillary concern nobody is asking about, it’s okay.
Yes, public forums usually have rules! hence it is recommended you read those before asking questions!
If you don’t know how to read the rules, you don’t have to pretend like you did! Nobody is asking for your opinion, its okay!
i won’t. i read the rules. I’m not offering my opinion.
And I answered your question with an affirmative. It is kind of preaching to the choir.
No, you avoided answering my question by responding “you can view it as a” preaching to the choir" thing if you’d like", which is a negative response, not an affirmative.
Now you’ve amended your earlier response to provide an answer. No gas-fiddling on my watch, velma!
I personally view it as bringing up a relevant topic in this group, but that doesn’t mean it’s inaccurate to view it as “preaching to the choir”.
yea, both interpretations are correct.
That’s your alt account?
Arr you also Butterfly? I mean, you don’t have to get into that, but is that why you’re speaking for the OP?
Hey now you’ve crossed the line here. No, Wren and Lady Butterfly are not alt accounts. Women exist on the internet, I know it’s shocking.
Not anymore than you’re trying to troll.
You sure you know where you’re posting?
commenting? yea…it’s literally the same community you’re in right now.
I don’t get it. Are you trolling me?
Rules…
Women only… trans women are women, and transphobic or gender critical talk isn’t allowed. Anyone under the trans umbrella (e.g. non-binary, bigender, agender) is free to decide whether a women’s community is a good fit for them.
Don’t be a dick. No personal attacks, no aggression, play nice.
So you don’t follow the rules and then quote them at others?
you aren’t playing very nice.
If this community is not a good fit for you, why are you participating?
Am I not? Where have I been mean?
You are not. Rule 2.
It is aggressive of you to intrude into somebody else’s conversation in the first place,aggressive of you to speak for somebody else, and not nice for you to gaslight users.
Oh I’m aggressive AND mean now?
Hm.
