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Uber is letting women avoid male drivers and riders in the US (www.uber.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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When women riders and drivers told us they wanted more control over how they ride and earn, we listened. That feedback led to Women Preferences, features designed to give women the choice to ride with other women. Since our first pilots last summer, we’ve heard just how much that choice matters—from feeling more comfortable in the back seat to more confident behind the wheel.

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[–] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 30 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (85 children)

can males avoid women drivers or is that considered sexist? what if a male wants to mitigate the chance of being falsely accused of assault/rape? I hope people have the choice regardless of gender

edit: the downvotes are funny... I assume people think I mean women should not have the choice, but I mean the opposite. EVERYONE should have a choice, or no one. it's call being fair. rape/sexual assault is not a good scenario for anyone and if people are fearful, they should be allowed to make a choice that allows them to feel comfortable. the downvotes just show me that people are disrespectful/not caring when it comes to fairness and equality. l.. or they are just flat out sexist pricks.

[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

The amount of falsely accused is less than 5% of all the rape cases.

So a women getting actually raped is about 20 times more likely than a man being falsely accused of rape.

And that is only counting all the instances where the rape got reported.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

The amount of falsely accused is less than 5% of all the rape cases.

LOL how could you possibly know that?

So a women getting actually raped is about 20 times more likely than a man being falsely accused of rape.

Not sure what you're getting at here. Do you think this is some sort of competition for who is the biggest victim? And only the victor should be granted "equality"?

[–] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

people just... don't get it. I'm shocked everytime I mention equality, and get met with the above nonsense. lol

I will never understand people's thought processes. if I said no women should have this, sure... but I'm asking for everyone to have the same right, like... what?

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 1 points 3 weeks ago

Forget it, humans are a lost cause. They should be allowed to go extinct.

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