"Why are all the mass killers always men?" Uh, they aren't.

dejour · 2014-10-25T16:40:56+00:00

To me another tactic would be to turn it around.

"Why are most mass killers men?" Because men who struggle with mental illness, social isolation or poverty aren't offered the same societal support as women.

headless_bourgeoisie · 2014-10-25T21:51:06+00:00

Because female murderers tend to kill loved ones instead of strangers.

YetAnotherCommenter · 2014-10-26T04:08:50+00:00

Firearm-rampage Spree Killers are almost always men.

When women commit homicide they generally do so in more covert ways. They are also perfectly capable of being serial murderers too.

Its interesting that our society likes to think that firearm-rampage spree killers are a "problem with men" (i.e. that men are the problem, not that some men have problems which can drive them to such killing sprees), yet the abuse perpetuated by people with Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy is almost-entirely female-perpetrated and no one thinks that maybe its a problem with women.

Unlike some people here, I don't think its unreasonable to want to have a discussion about 'toxic masculinity' in response to certain male-perpetrated killing sprees. By the same token, unlike feminists, I would love to have a discussion about 'toxic femininity' with respect to Munchausen's By Proxy.

eletheros · 2014-10-25T18:31:33+00:00

<sarc>

All those women were attacking men out of self defense against abuse

</sarc>

PrinceFirefly · 2014-10-25T19:03:26+00:00

The thing is on tumblr I've seen feminists bringing light to female killers and then PRAISING THEM for being strong or something, especially if they killed a man for petty reasons like the ones listen in that post.

Juan_Golt · 2014-10-25T20:21:01+00:00

The issue is the interpretation of statistics. When men are at the top of the corporate ladder they are inherently oppressing women and must be doing something to keep women from the top. You would never hear that same argument when men are at the top of the most wanted list.

There is also the attitude of 'women have problems and men are problems'. Unemployed or underemployed women are oppressed by a society that needs to do something to help. Unemployed men are deadbeats.

rg57 · 2014-10-25T18:37:28+00:00

"Do you hear stories about females shooting males for daring to say no? Actually, yes."

Followed by list of women. Out of the first 30, less than 10 SHOT males. Any they weren't public mass shootings like what we're actually talking about in the recent school shooting, and Elliot Rodger.

It helps to stay on topic.

We do need to admit that there is something going on with men, boys, and mass shootings. Instead of throwing money at girls so they can enter the STEM fields they don't even want, we should be throwing money at boys, to find out how to reduce this, instead of just blaming them when it happens.

-er · 2014-10-25T18:14:48+00:00

We can only wonder what horrible things men did to these women to make them kill.

DevastatingBlow · 2014-10-26T09:21:24+00:00

Daniela Poggiali would have been a better response since she is a relativity recent mass killer.

warspite88 · 2014-10-26T11:28:34+00:00

great analysis, i hope anita sarkeesean reads this, she was the bigot who claimed only men and boys kill

2014-10-26T19:38:55+00:00

I don't like Mondays

Wargame4life · 2014-10-25T22:50:31+00:00

Why are all people who poison and kill their own children for attention, women?

theskepticalidealist · 2014-10-25T20:56:49+00:00

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JayBopara · 2014-10-26T01:23:07+00:00

Excellent post, because of all the links showing that violence is not a gendered issue despite all the rubbish feminists and the MSM come up with.

rave420 · 2014-10-26T01:55:07+00:00

all the mass killers are men because men know how to get shit done. Women just sit around and talk about it and get arrested. Need someone to murder 200 civillians? Go ask a guy if you want the job done right! #genderprivileges

CommunistLibertarian · 2014-10-25T18:58:38+00:00

Homicide Trends in the United States, 1980-2008 - Department of Justice [PDF link]

____Chris · 2014-10-25T22:49:01+00:00

Canadian journalist and author, Patricia Pearson, wrote a book in the late 90's on this very topic; "When She Was Bad: Violent Women and the Myth of Innocence". Not only does she debunk a few myths, the book exposes our cultural blind spot to female violence.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/492779.When_She_Was_Bad

roland3337 · 2014-10-25T23:12:55+00:00

Anyone remember Amy Bishop? She was a biology professor that was denied tenure at the University of Alabama, and she showed up at a subsequent department meeting with gun and killed one and wounded three others. And there is some question about whether or not she intentionally shot and killed her younger brother when he was 18, and she was 21.

avantvernacular · 2014-10-27T11:47:47+00:00

There was a front page story a few days ago about a woman who murdered a bunch of her patients.
Serial killers are always men because you ignore it when they are woman.

kaosethema · 2014-10-25T22:14:19+00:00

Mass murder is like working in a mine... Most men can do it, only a few women can. Blame evolution.

Title	"Why are all the mass killers always men?" Uh, they aren't.
Author	TacticusThrowaway
Upvotes	209
Comments	52
Date	October 25, 2014 2:53 PM UTC (11 years ago)
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