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Now for the specifics. I will be leaning more towards the 23andMe results than the AncestryDNA results, as they are far closer to reading the full DNA than the other, 99.9% vs 98% with two percentages unspecified. It is also more thorough with listing exactly where the DNA can be traced. However, most of the results were very close to one another, save for the Iberian Peninsula. So, my recommendation is 23andMe if you can afford it, but AncestryDNA is a good fall back if you can’t. Just don’t expect the two to be exactly the same. The results will be posted under the cut.

So, I have always had cats in my life. However, the two cats I grew up with died within 6 months of each other. I loved them and there is no way to replace them. But my dad just seemed to go into a spiral of depression or something since Ollie died in December. He had degenerative nerve disease and we knew he wouldn't last long.

But this post is not about that. Well, not entirely. In Houston, there is a place called El Gato Coffeehouse, a cat cafe with connections to the humane society. So, yes, every cat there is adoptable. Tickets into it are $10 per adult, and you have to buy food and drink separately. You spend an hour there and you can adopt the same day. Adoptions are $75, and they allow you up to 30 days to adopt a second cat for free. So, we got two cats. We all fell for them and I will say that dad seems a lot happier. I will also say that this cat cafe is a wonderful idea and I wish more like this would spring up. And a dog one would be nice, too.

Now, here are the new members of the family:

Here is Kinoki! She is a Siamese mix who is 3 years old. She prefers dark rooms, but will come out at night to say hello. She absolutely loves attention and one touch will get her purring and kneading, and continual petting will get her drooling. She is the one who decided that my bed was best. So I wake up to her on the morning. She will also stand on her hind legs to get pet.

This is Echo, formally Harvey, who is 3 months old. Unfortunately, I don't really have a good picture of her. I believe she is an American Shorthair. She also loves people, just not to the extent of drooling. She is also the most active in the morning and sunset. Her favorite toys are anything that crinkles. She isn't quite used to Kinoki, though.

I’m going to find any differences between the two. From what I’ve heard, 23 and Me was the more accurate of the two, so I will be more prone to believing it. Another difference that I have found in both registering and receiving the kits, 23 and Me was a bit more in depth. It helps researchers, if you give consent, and you can find out possible health risks with it. I say possible because it is not 100% accurate. Ancestry DNA, however, concentrates on where you come from and gives you the option to allow people sharing your DNA to contact you. 23 and Me automatically assumes you want to talk to those who share your DNA.

tardisesandtitans:

notable-spinster:

prophet-of-tesco:

tooiconic:

notable-spinster:

sure, not all men, but a lot of men, and we have no way of knowing which ones

“sure, not all black people, but a lot of black people, and we have no way of knowing which ones.”

This is exactly how you sound.

“sure, not all muslims, but a lot of muslims, and we have no way of knowing which ones.”

lettuce consult the fbi data:

Of the 1,864 women murdered in 2010, 91% were killed by men. (by contrast, of the 3,872 men murdered, only 9% were killed by women). Of all the women murdered (by either sex), over a third were killed by a husband or boyfriend. women have legitimate reason to fear men, even the ones they know. 

Of the 3,327 white people murdered in 2010, only 13% were killed by black people. 3% were killed by other or unknown races. white people do not have a statistically legitimate reason to fear other races.

women’s fear of men is based in reality, not bigotry. white people’s fear of other races is based in bigotry, not reality.

This deserves much more than 294 notes

OH MY GOD THANK YOU

TLDR, since this is a long post of data; Based on the arrest statistics, almost all demographics found in the US, namely those of Race, Ethnicity, and Sex, had a less than 5% chance of having been arrested, and less than 1% chance of being arrested for a violent crime (including those of Rape and Non Accidental Murder). Thus, fear of any demographic based on such statistics would not be a good defense for any bigotry, be it racism or sexism.

Let us consider all the data. Here are my sources, and all are from 2015, since those are the most recent arrests I can find:

https://www.statista.com/statistics/183489/population-of-the-us-by-ethnicity-since-2000/

https://www.statista.com/statistics/241495/us-population-by-sex/

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2015/crime-in-the-u.s.-2015/tables/table-42

https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2015/crime-in-the-u.s.-2015/tables/table-43

 I will not be covering convictions at all, nor will I be focusing on who the crimes were committed against, since people tend to congregate according to race anyways. But, I will be focusing on arrests, since those have been presented. I will also list the estimated total population of Men, Women, and all Races and Ethnicities. They will be close to adding up, but they are not quite the same number.

Numerically, there was an estimated total of 320.9 Million people in the US.

Of that population, 158.23 Million men are estimated and 163.19 Million women are estimated. Also of that total, White (Including Hispanic and Latinx, since they were not separated in the data) had an estimated population of 247.78 Million, Black/African American had an estimated 42.63 Million, Asian had an estimated 17.98 Million, Native American/Alaskan Native had an estimated 4.01 Million, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander had an estimated 0.76 Million. These numbers are important in these statistics, as I will calculate the percentages of each that commit Murder or Nonnegligent Manslaughter, Total Violent Crime (Including Rape, Robbery, and Aggravated Assault), and all other crimes (Including Drug Charges, Traffic Violations, Burglary, and Arson).

Now for the arrests made (No Convictions given, and some of these people were probably found to be innocent of all charges.)

Based on Sex:

Women had:

Murder/Nonnegligent Manslaughter: 984 (0.0006%)

Violent Crime Total: 78,829 (0.05%)

Other Crime Total: 2,159,506 (1.3%)

So, fear of women based on crime statistics would not be a good defense for bigotry, since less than 5% were arrested for any crimes and less than 1% were arrested for violent crimes.

Men had:

Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter: 7,549 (0.005%)

Violent Crime Total: 309,253 (0.2%)

Other Crime Total: 5,758,331 (3.6%)

So, fear of men based on crime statistics would not be a good defense for bigotry, since less than 5% were arrested for any crimes and less than 1% were arrested for violent crimes.

Based on Race:

White (Including Hispanic and Latinx) had:

Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter: 3,908 (0.002%)

Violent Crime Total: 232,180 (0.09%)

Other Crime Total: 5,521,032 (2.2%)

So, fear of White people (including Hispanic and Latinx) based on crime statistics would not be a good defense for bigotry, since less than 5% were arrested for any crimes and less than 1% were arrested for violent crimes.

Black/African American had:

Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter: 4,347 (0.01%)

Violent Crime Total: 140,543 (0.3%)

Other Crime Total: 2,056,597 (4.8%)

So, fear of Black/African American people based on crime statistics would not be a good defense for bigotry, since less than 5% were arrested for any crimes and less than 1% were arrested for violent crimes.

Asian had:

Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter: 126 (0.0007%)

Violent Crime Total: 5,696 (0.03%)

Other Crime Total: 95,368 (0.5%)

So, fear of Asian people based on crime statistics would not be a good defense for bigotry, since less than 1% were arrested at all.

Native American/Alaskan Native had:

Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter: 102 (0.003%)

Violent Crime Total: 6,801 (0.2%)

Other Crime Total: 167,219 (4.2%)

So, fear of Native American/Alaskan Native people based on crime statistics would not be a good defense for bigotry, since less than 5% were arrested for any crimes and less than 1% were arrested for violent crimes.

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Had:

Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter: 25 (0.003%)

Violent Crime Total: 1,247 (0.2%)

Other Crime Total: 22,026 (2.9%)

So, fear of Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islanders based on crime statistics would not be a good defense for bigotry, since less than 5% were arrested for any crimes and less than 1% were arrested for violent crimes.

Sorry about not doing an update on Sunday, but there were a few things I had to figure out before I posted anything. No pictures this time, but I will post this week’s pictures when I do my next update on the weight loss.

The main reason I did not post anything on Sunday was because both my mom and I hit an early plateau, meaning one of a few things:

1. We were simply getting more muscle weight, since we were exercising more often. 2. I was retaining water, due to hormones, which caused mom to also retain water. 3. We were still eating too many calories, regardless of what the people at the weight loss center said.

Honestly, I believe it was a mixture of all three. So, we cut down on the calories by altering the program just slightly. We reduced the amount of protein we ate by choosing to avoid the snack bars they gave us and sometimes reducing the protein servings. We also cut down on calories from fat, because you should only have 30% of the calories you intake be from fats. These are the results:

From last week to yesterday: I went from 148.5 to 146.5 pounds.

My bust size went down from 38.5 to 37.5 inches.

My waist size went from 35 to 33.5 inches.

My hip size went from 41 to 39.5 inches.

The sizes may be incorrect as the person who measured me seemed to be inexperienced. I’m sure the weight is correct, though.

My exercise routine will be under the cut, in case anyone is interested.

Why did I decide to do it this time? Well, there are three reasons that I can distinctly tell you. The rest of my reasons have stemmed from those:

1. Cosplay. There are several cosplays I want to do that I want to lose weight for. I know, something very shallow, but it’s there.

2. The rest of my immediate family decided to go for it. This is a really important thing for me, as that was probably my biggest demotivator the first time.

3. I had a very close experience with death. I’ve been there for grandparents’ deaths, yes. But I only saw one of my grandpas once a year so, while I was affected, I wasn’t as affected. But, recently, we had to euthanize my cat of 17 years. She had been with me through elementary, middle school, high school, and even some college. If you want to read more, please go here. Otherwise, it made me think about mortality.

Now, I don’t recommend losing more than 2 pounds a week. However, the weight loss program I joined does make the client lose more than that. So keep that in mind. I’m going from 152 to 115-110. I started on Tuesday, and so far I’ve gone down to 149. I plan on making weekly updates, including pictures. So, there’s the update and here are the pictures:

My biggest problems were:

1. Assuming that if a person has major respiratory problems, they won’t smoke. 2. Only people who are wheelchair bound can use the handicapped spot.

Now, to tackle the second point first, people who have mobility problems are legally entitled to use those spots. This includes people who use wheelchairs as well as people with heart failure, emphysema, and persons who for one reason or another have lost parts of or all of one lung. They can also be seen using the motorized shopping carts. I know of a retired athlete who lost the entirety of one lung and part of the other to cancer. He couldn’t walk more than 500 feet without having to take a break to catch his breath. He did not need to disclose this information to others, and often got chewed out because people thought he was perfectly capable of walking like a healthy person.

To answer the second question, some people with such breathing problems do still smoke. It’s a habit that’s hard to kick, and some people don’t want to stop it. Legally, you can’t force them to stop, either.