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Grandma Who Survived Great Depression Casually Drops That She Once Killed Man For Mayonnaise (theonion.com)

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 58 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

someone ran up the numbers once and one effect no one talks about with the availability of divorce is how fast the male spouse death rate went down. Seriously, I think it was something staggering like a 75% drop.

There have always been a lot of women who won't put up with that bullshit.

[–] mister_flibble@lemm.ee 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

those black eyed peas tasted alright to me, Earl

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

lotta falling off ladders in the olden days. Something those project 25 "let's remove no fault divorce" fuckers might need to remember....

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, the desire to relegate women to reproductive and domestic labor and deny the freedom to leave can really be reframed as opportunity and motive. I for one would be terrified to have someone who wants to leave me cooking my food and sharing my bed, that’s like two of the easiest ways to kill or debilitate someone.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The only realistic solution is to hire a taster to ensure all your foods are poison free. Finally the right can live out that age-old Medieval feudal fantasy.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah, because the alternative, you know, being a decent and nice human being is souch worse!

I never understood those that need violence to get what they want. More flies with honey than vinegar and such...

[–] Ansis100@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do you maybe have a source? This sounds like a very interesting read

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 24 points 2 months ago

Found it!

https://www.encyclopedia.com/reference/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/when-women-kill-their-partners

It was a 71.4% drop btw

Figure 9.3 shows that the number of males killed by intimate partners dropped by 71.4% between 1976 and 2002. Researchers and advocates for battered women attribute this dramatic decline to the widespread availability of support services for women, including shelters, crisis counseling, hotlines, and legal measures such as protection and restraining orders. These services offer abused women options for escaping violence and abuse other than taking their partners' lives. Other factors that may have contributed to the decline are the increased ease of obtaining divorce and the generally improved economic conditions for women.