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by ghufran_syed
1893 days ago
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So the largest discrepancy from proportions in the US population is the overwhelming skew in favor of males (99%) - are they “minorities” too? If the problem is racism, in a country where sexism against women is said to be a major problem, why would there be a 99:1 preponderance of men? Are the racists also biased in favor of women and against men? |
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Are males a minority group? No, technically not, since sex split is about 50/50. Is the high preponderance of men ending up in prison concerning? Yes. Frankly our high incarceration rates for non-violent crimes is extremely concerning. Does this somehow invalidate the problems brought up around female equality? Absolutely not. I also believe there is probably additional negative bias towards African-American males because of racist tropes.
Also the 99% figure was from the Innocence Project, Google brings up Federal Bureau of Prisons stat suggesting active incarceration is closer to 93% male, 7% female. Still concerning.