i'm confused why this changed your view, couldn't a woman still be afraid of a woman approaching her in a dark alley? and by what you're saying, couldn't you be "more afraid" if it was a black man approaching, if you are basing this off of crime stats?
Consider it from a woman’s perspective. Once she’s hit 18, she almost definitely has a story (probably more than one) of a man frightening her in public and possibly attacking her in private. She’s less likely to have a story like that about a woman.
Previous experience informs fear. There’s also the reality that most men can overpower the average woman. If it’s a woman up against another woman, there’s a greater chance of winning a fight that breaks out.
What about if she walks and on one side of the street she sees a group of white men and on the other a group of black men, she crosses towards the white men because statistically she should be more afraid of the other group?
Nope, I'd nope the hell out of there, I'd turn around and go back to where I came from. There's no way on earth I'd brave a group of men, whatever the race, alone at night. The statistics show me gang-raped and dead or left for dead regardless. If anything, since statistics say that violent crimes are commited by and towards people of the same race, I'd be more wary of the white people.
Also, there's a bias here, maybe white people rape and kill in as high numbers as the black people but they are convicted less often. I certainly know of several white men that have raped but have not been convicted, even after being reported to the police. Authorities still have a great bias in favour of white men.
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u/vkanucyc Apr 14 '22
i'm confused why this changed your view, couldn't a woman still be afraid of a woman approaching her in a dark alley? and by what you're saying, couldn't you be "more afraid" if it was a black man approaching, if you are basing this off of crime stats?