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  • For the most part, women aren’t saying that all men are dangerous.

    We’re saying that a significant percentage of them are—as established by the fact that the majority of women have experienced sexual harassment and/or assault at least once—and that “bad” men and “good” men are often indistinguishable from each other… for the first few minutes, hours, days, months, or even years of knowing them.

    And then there are the many men who may not actively harass or assault women, but look away and remain silent when they witness their friends doing it. Those men are unsafe, too.

    Anyone who perceives this hypothetical situation as “sexist” is not bothering to actually listen to what women are saying, which tracks. Hit dogs holler.






  • lady_maria@lemmy.worldtoFacepalm@lemmy.worldHow's that supposed to work?
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    7 months ago

    It varies drastically. Where I live, in a moderately-sized city, the hourly living wage—according to MIT—is listed as $21.13 ($34.25 in NZ). Quite frankly, I think that’s much too low, considering price gouging and the astronomical health care costs in the US. I’ve made that much, but it wasn’t even enough to add to my savings, and I certainly would’ve been fucked if I got seriously sick… even with insurance.

    The minimum wage here (and federally, though many states have increased their own minimum wages) has been $7.25 ($11.75 NZ) for 15 years… and it was too low back then.

    No one can survive on that wage anywhere, at least unless you’re not paying for housing (and even then, I have serious doubts). Conveniently, the amount listed as a “poverty wage” is $7.24.