Nakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.netBanned to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 7 months agoOh great. Woman mauled by "pitbulls" at homeless encampent. I am sure this will not be used to stoke any sort of reactionary sentiment about dogs or the unhoused.www.sfgate.comexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down12
arrow-up170arrow-down1external-linkOh great. Woman mauled by "pitbulls" at homeless encampent. I am sure this will not be used to stoke any sort of reactionary sentiment about dogs or the unhoused.www.sfgate.comNakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.netBanned to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squareDamarcusart [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·7 months ago but Pit Bulls are not even much of a breed in that regard. This also leads back to your earlier point. “Pitbull” isn’t a specific breed of dog, it’s a floating label that can be applied or not to any dog that looks “dangerous” enough.
minus-squareNakoichi [they/them]@hexbear.netBannedOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoAlso a dog is more likely to be labeled a pitbull (in the US at least) if the owner is not white.
This also leads back to your earlier point. “Pitbull” isn’t a specific breed of dog, it’s a floating label that can be applied or not to any dog that looks “dangerous” enough.
Also a dog is more likely to be labeled a pitbull (in the US at least) if the owner is not white.