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[–] 19 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Ah, ok thanks. I've seen this crop up a few times and wondered how the arguments spin wildly out of control. I get it now.

You (and I assume the OP) are using the word "dangerous" differently than most people here.

When you say "dangerous", you mean "might be a threat", right? Most people here understand it as "is a threat".

To use an abstract example, to me "this sandwich is dangerous" and "this sandwich is potentially dangerous" are wildly different. One says this sandwich is definitely poisoned or something, the other is simply telling me to keep my guard up.

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  • [+] -10 points 6 months ago* (2 children)

    By "most people" you mean "men." You're doing the male as default.

    The way women, who are most people, use dangerous, is that the person might be a threat.

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