Emeritus Prof Christopher MayMar 5, 2023

We already (sort of) know this, but the statistics are still shocking:

in 2022, only 7% of #female victims of violent crime were attacked by a stranger.;
and 'only' 15% of #rapes were committed by a stranger.

The danger to #women is from men they already know (ex-partners are a key category) and often in the home, not on the streets.

If you needed another metric of #toxicmasculinity this would be it

[I should note that most #male victims are also attacked by someone they know]

Show threadArmy GirlMar 5, 2023
@ChrisMayLA6 I don't get it. Why do some people think this requires a CW? You were just stating facts. If we can't even discuss uncomfortable facts, what is the point of any of this?
Show threadCharlie Stross
@ArmyGirl @ChrisMayLA6 @fencoul Some folks might be reading their feed for cat pics and comfort feels: these facts are not comforting!
Mar 5, 2023 at 2:17pmWeb
Show threadLisPiMar 5, 2023

@cstross @ArmyGirl @ChrisMayLA6 @fencoul I'd partly blame #Mastodon's terrible UI for this problem.

On the #ActivityPub level, Content Warnings occupy the title/name slot of a post (you know, that old subject field for #email or #Usenet articles? It was there for a reason).

That should be exposed directly and shouldn't count against character count in posts.

#MastodonUI #MastoUI #MastoUX #MastodonUX