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1. giingyui ◴[] No.44487750[source]
It’s surprising that this article doesn’t mention LGBT or disabilities at all. The same effect extends to those two. And, in the same vein, it’s females “buying” it.

“…between 19% and 22% of women aged 18 to 25 identify as bi.” https://nypost.com/2023/04/18/gen-z-women-identify-as-bisexu...

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2. kristjank ◴[] No.44488251[source]
Oooh, boy. Almost no-one wants to talk about it because it's considered harmful (or even taboo) to blame being gay and especially being trans on social contagion and similar phenomena.

If you point out that a controversial phenomenon is very dependent on social elements, you also invite discussions whether something should be fine-tuned in our society to influence it, which turns into a political issue.

3. watwut ◴[] No.44491213[source]
Why would it be unrealistic for 20% of women to like women too at least somewhat? It is not stigmatized anymore. And statistically, males are more more dangerous partly due to strength and partly due to ideologies they sign up for. So, a woman a little attracted to other woman has more motivation to admit it.

The phenomenon of men having sex relationships with other men in male only environments (jail, army) existed before. They reverted to heterosexual relationships when they left the environment and would not call themselves "bi". It is opposite side of it - clearly having something out of same sex relation did not made them bi, because it would be shameful.

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4. giingyui ◴[] No.44491581[source]
What happens in prison and the army is not generally consensual.
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5. watwut ◴[] No.44492467{3}[source]
In the nonconsensual relationshil, attacking side does it voluntarly.

That being said, studies I read involved both kind - consensual as well. Not all of it is rape.

6. rexpop ◴[] No.44495679[source]
Only assholes* use "female" as a noun.

"Female" is primarily a scientific or biological term that refers to sex, not gender. When used as a noun for humans, it reduces women to their reproductive capabilities and strips away their individuality and humanity, making them seem less than fully human or equivalent to animals. For example, "female" can refer to any species, while "woman" specifically refers to human beings.

Here it's clearly being used in a derogatory, dismissive sense.

* and Ferengi

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7. akimbostrawman ◴[] No.44498427[source]
Only assholes put words and motives into other peoples mouths to strawman there arguments.

You are clearly the only one who is being derogatory and dismissive