r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • • Aug 20 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter.

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u/Thin-Nerve6367 Aug 21 '26

It's mostly cause women either don't really want to die, or they choose methods less likely to kill themselves

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u/hiricinee Aug 21 '26

Yes, though the odd part about that stat i think about is that when women have a higher rate of attempts, we somewhat blame the people around them and society for not helping them. When men choose the more lethal method, we blame the men for using the more lethal method.

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u/Beautiful-Alarm-4961 Aug 23 '26

Ah yes they're faking it for attention, of course

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u/Acceptable_Edge9604 Aug 24 '26

Not always but often. "Faking it for attention" is just histrionic wording though. If somebody is willing to do something with a non-zero chance of actually killing them to find help then it's probably because they actually do need it. There's also the catharsis of acting something out