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[–] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Being white is a huge risk factor for unearned confidence. So is male. Being both just multiplies the chances.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Wow! This is like saying that if someone owns an axe, they are more likely to be a serial killer. If they also have rolls of black garbage bags, then its even more likely ...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's such a straw man. You would have no trouble saying that if someone doesn't have an axe they are less likely to be an axe murderer

[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago

Sorry - what do you mean?

The fact that someone owns an axe and garbage bags, does nothing to their likelihood of them being a murder, just like being white and/or a male has nothing to do with the "risk of unearned confidence".