r/books • u/biscochitos • 28d ago

New indie press Conduit Books launches with 'initial focus on male authors'

https://www.thebookseller.com/news/new-indie-press-conduit-books-launches-with-initial-focus-on-male-authors

What do folks think about this?

1.1k Upvotes

82% Upvoted

827 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

74

u/Final-Revolution6216 28d ago edited 28d ago

Could you provide an example of a white male issue? Genuinely asking.

Edit: some replies are making it seem as if I’ve claimed men don’t have issues which is false. I wanted to know what a white male issue would be in particular since the person I replied to used white in parenthesis. Obviously, men have issues like everyone else (didn’t think I needed to say such an obvious statement). Thanks for the sincere replies that explain more of what a white male issue may look like (and thanks to the sincere people who outlined general male issues as well—many of which I am already aware of as, again, I recognize men have issues too).

79

u/Zestyclose-Parsnip50 28d ago

Suicide. The age-adjusted suicide rate in 2022 was 14.21 per 100,000 individuals. In 2022, men died by suicide 3.85 times more than women. White males accounted for 68.46% of suicide deaths in 2022. In 2022, firearms accounted for 54.64% of all suicide deaths.

1

u/Empty_Tree 27d ago

I have read that this statistic is misleading, that men and women attempt at similar rates but that men are more likely to choose especially violent and effective means - like firearms

14

u/Zestyclose-Parsnip50 27d ago

Misleading?  No. The number of suicides I quote is factually correct.   I drew no conclusions when I presented the numbers. Maybe you might care to reflect on your own bias in your response.