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Article: Male-pattern violence.(Feature)
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- off our backs
- Article date:
- September 1, 2004
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There seems to be a kind of statistical dyslexia that people get when feminists start talking about male violence. The statement "Most violent crimes are committed by men" is often misheard as "most men are violent," or even with a kind of gender dyslexia, as "women are never violent." Thus radical feminists find themselves in conversations like this:
"Most of the violence around the world is committed by men."
"You can't say that! My friend Jim isn't violent!"
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"Nevertheless, the Bureau of Justice statistics show that over 85% of violent crimes in the U.S are committed by men."
"Are you saying women ...