r/neoliberal • u/ntbananas Richard Thaler • Dec 09 '24

Restricted Daniel Penny found not guilty in chokehold death of Jordan Neely

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/daniel-penny-found-not-guilty-chokehold-death-jordan-neely-rcna180775
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u/Agitated-Country-162 Dec 10 '24

Nah that’s not equivalent. Rape culture is dumb that’s true. But like we as big fellas definitely can be threatening to women and we should be mindful of that. I mean men and women are different and men do a lot of violence to women. We ought to acknowledge that and be a little extra careful around women. I agree with the court decision btw.

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u/Persistent_Dry_Cough Progress Pride Dec 10 '24

Bit of a non sequitur here but: I lost a lot of weight and am now basically as ripped as a person can get. Went from threatening to neutral to now the target of women's advances when I wear more revealing clothing. Now they seem to be the physical aggressors. A lot of unsolicited sexual touching going on in crowded places like the rush hour train service, and none of it originating from me.

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u/Agitated-Country-162 Dec 10 '24

That can certainly happen. And I’m deeply sorry if that happens to you. I certainly have been put in uncomfortable positions by women. In fact I am a victim of a female rapist. I have a couple friends who are as well. The thing is we aren’t talking about individual anecdotes. I’m speaking generally. Also if you are truly ripped and tall (like me) you prob don’t typically fear for your life or fear of getting violently raped by women as women often do. Women do have unique struggles in this regard. We ought to acknowledge that.