may 31, 2014

The discussion around #YesAllWomen has gotten pretty heavy over the last week or so, and with good reason.  There has also been a lot of debate over the validity and helpfulness of this trend.  Upworthy has shared some thoughts form Louie C.K. on the subject.

From Upworthy:

"FACT CHECK TIME!

What's that? Why are we fact-checking a Louis C.K. bit? Well, funny you should ask...

See, technically, heart disease is also the #1 threat to women's lives. But our handy dandy fact-check army also found that more than four times as many women are physically assaulted by an intimate partner in a year (1.3 million) than from die from heart disease (290,000). So, uh, Louis has a real, factually based point here, folks. Dang."