I wonder what such people do if they encounter a person that "identifies" as male while in a public place? Do you run screaming from the presence of such a person like a little old lady that sees my open carry 1911 and panics?
Running might be appropriate in some cases. Screaming - maybe not so smart. If it's an alien with tentacles and futuristic weapons identifying as a human, or vice versa, I'd suggest quietly being somewhere else. Meanwhile be careful on those assumptions - that little old lady might identify as a young male bodybuilder, putting some heavy moves on you before reporting you for mispronouning, and your 1911 might decide to identify as a bubble blower just when you need it most.
Scrutiny is one thing outright rejection and refusal to voice your input is another. I am not afraid to speak my mind in this type of forum. They don't intimidate me. I will not let them exclude me by making the process too scary for me to risk participation and it appears to be the same for poetdante.
Hmmm. Trying to paint everyone who spoke up with concerns on this racially and gender-exclusive study as discriminatory bullies, eh? Exaggerating, imagining, straying from the truth a bit? I think most of us are pretty familiar with those tactics and who uses them.
(I hate to use the term SJW though. Then again, sure looks like those tactics, doesn't it?)
SHAME on whoever were the big bad meanies that tried to intimidate, silence, and exclude poor little
gutshot and his 1911 with hurtful words and inconvenient observations that almost made this whole "WHITE MALE GUNOWNERS" study seem too scary!
I so admire the poor little chap for overcoming the words, sticks, stones, and so forth and courageously taking part anyway. Wow, that sure showed them!
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- Nobody prevented anyone else from participating or tried to intimidate anyone else.
(Pretty self-obvious since everyone claiming this is participating and emphasizing they are not intimidated.)
- Nobody prevented or discouraged anyone else from posting. Again self-obvious.
- Questionable studies and claims about guns and gunowners are rampant these days.
- Questionable people claiming to be gunowners and veterans are rampant these days.
- Lies and mistakes about guns are rampant. Flaws in studies and claims are common too, even in honest projects.
- All kinds of people participate on this forum and express themselves freely. We hate no one. We do have the right to promote the truth and respect scientific facts, including genetics.
- Including non-white or non-males in a study claiming to examine white males would contaminate the results, as Eye said, and make the study sociologically inaccurate and useless.
- True facts and considerations should be received as friendly helpful advice if a useful study is desired.
- All gun owners is a larger and more inclusive group than white male gun owners.
- There are also more narrowly focused groups than white male gun owners.
- Scrutiny, caution, lack of desire, and/or refusal to participate is not hatred or intimidation.
- Gun ownership is not a white male phenomenon.
- Your dog may decide to identify as a cat, but can he walk on the fence or jump on the roof?
Things that make ya go HMMM....