r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/WithSkelly • Apr 24 '26

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/anonymous_teleost Apr 24 '26

If researchers did a survey of couples who delivered babies in US hospitals, and showed that most men were not engaged or supportive of their partners during delivery would you still think those results are sexist against men? Or representative of a a true cultural pattern?

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u/spitestang Apr 24 '26

And if research about race and crime were published, do you think there would be any patterns?

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u/plantang Apr 24 '26

I'm always shocked to learn that any of my white friends have criminal records and even more so to learn that my black friends don't. But that's not racist, it's just a cultural pattern!

/s because half these commenters ate lead paint chips apparently

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u/spitestang Apr 24 '26

You missed the point entirely.

It's okay to say this about gender, but when it's about race suddenly you all get it.

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u/plantang Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

I was agreeing with you... I think

Edit: were you not saying that despite crime statistics showing that certain racial groups commit a disproportionate share of crime that it would be racist to act surprised when a member of one of these groups is not a criminal?

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u/Mountain-Resource656 Apr 24 '26

Yeah, I think y’all’re on the same side

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u/YaBoi224 Apr 24 '26

I’m curious as to why when people bring up men in general your first reaction is to bring up black people

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u/spitestang Apr 24 '26

I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you