CA Gov says gender 'missing in the national conversation' about shootings

[BigmanPigman]

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday called for gender to be part of the conversation about mass shootings given that shooters are most often men."

"These shootings overwhelmingly - almost exclusively - are males, boys, men. I do think that is missing in the national conversation," Newsom said at an emergency meeting on the state's response to mass shootings, according to Politico."

"If there was anything more obvious, I don't know what is," he added at the meeting with school, health and safety officials. "I think that goes deep to the issue of how we raise our boys to be men, goes deeply to values that we tend to hold dear - power, dominance, aggression over empathy, care and collaboration."

"Newsom called for a more in-depth discussion on gender and violence."

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/456327-california-governor-says-gender-missing-in-the-national-conversation

[Loki Liesmith]

1. Testosterone is a component sure.

[nycbos]

2. The male disease

[BigmanPigman]

6. Brilliant!

Every word is true...it would be really funny if it weren't really true.

[Control-Z]

7. Carlin is irreplaceable.

I'd never heard this one until now and it's every bit as great as any I've heard. I miss Carlin. I was just getting to know him when he was suddenly gone. Last I saw him was in Jersey Girl. We need more men like him.

[pangaia]

3. Also men start almost all wars.... commit most crime, drive drunk more,

Need i go on?

[BigmanPigman]

4. You're preaching to the choir with me!

I bitch about this missing from conversations every time there is another tragedy and everyone looks at the different factors that contribute to these crimes. Hardly ever is gender brought up. Is it due to everyone already knowing that men commit most of the violent crimes? Is it an automatic assumption and no one thinks we can do anyone about testosterone so why even bother discussing it as something to address in helping to reduce the crimes? Is it because men are still in control of the delivering the message in the media, politics, business, etc?

[pangaia]

8. Yes. I am sure of that. that i am preaching to the choir with you....:))

Your last sentence....
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And, men ARE the world. women are 'invisible,'..
women are just here because...well, "nobody notices' you guys. because .......... ??

Men make all the stuff at IKEA..
women do the 'checkout' because..... I don't know because..
women do most of the cooking, STILL,, but men are the 'world-famous chefs...
all the dentists should be women - why? simple they have SMALLER FINGERS !!


if they call it the LPGA, then at damn well should also be the MPGA !


i'm having my morning confeve and yoghurt....

It is mind boggling, is it not...

[CousinIT]

5. "testosterone is the most powerful solvent for brain tissue known to science."

--David Rothkopf

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