Pit bulls having a "bad temperament" and being a breed that "should be put down" are racist dog whistles. Those that aren't racist and repeat this nonsense are the dumb fucks of the world that are scared of everything and too stupid to reason their way into finding factual information.
You'll notice that pit hate heavily skews right wing, especially MAGA for these reasons. It started on 4chan, moved to sites like reddit and as expected the usual terrified suspects are here lying.
Bunch of retarded pussies.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pitbulls/co...te_and_racism/
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Is anyone else seeing a common thread here or is it just me (not sure if this is relevant, but I am a black woman living in the US)? This is going to be all over the place, but hear me out:
I feel like a lot of pit hate is amplified by racism / classism whether people realize they're doing it or not. I'm having a hard time putting this into words but there's something there in the theory.
Pits were mostly living and bred in low-income / POC households and neighborhoods when the turn from love of the breed to hatred happened.
Pits are used in dog fighting which happens in low-income / POC communities.
The people in these communities have to work more hours to pay bills, leaving little time to spend training and exercising their dogs. They're unable to afford professional dog training.
People and dogs get attacked by these understimulated and untrained dogs. Dogs get dumped in the street.
Unwanted litters due to dog dumping and not de-sexing. Which requires being able to afford the surgeries
The dogs get a bad reputation and are everywhere.
Pits crowd the shelters. People who want to adopt dogs don't want pits.
Pits stay in shelters until they're practically given away.
People in low-income communities who want to adopt but can't afford a well-bred puppy can afford these pits that no one else wants. Their "mean" looks and bad rep are also a selling point for people in low-income communities for protection / guard dogs (people are less likely to burglarize a home with a dog. A pit? Forget about it).
The cycle of lack of training / stimulation continues. The cycle of not de-sexing and unwanted litters continue. Attacks continue. Hatred continues.
And people feel totally comfortable asking for all of these dogs to be put down. I'm sorry for the ramble but this is not sitting right with me. And I just know if you call someone out on this they'd just shout statistics at you and blah blah blah, but the point still stands. There are more pits that don't attack than ones that do. But there aren't any reports of that cause why would there be?
I get that these dogs can be dangerous, I don't take owning one lightly and I'm wary when I pass others on the street. As I am with all large dogs but that's beside the point. All we can do is train and work with our dogs so they can be a good representation. Enough of the "they used to be nanny dogs" crap and "they wouldn't hurt a fly" stuff. While your individual dog may be friendly and bubbly (so is mine) we have to be realistic about being pit owners. The last thing I want to do is diminish other people's feelings of wariness and fear of these dogs. If their only experiences with pits have been violent or frightening we can't expect them to change their minds just cause your dog wears a bandana or something. I hate this is the world we live in. And with the increasing violence in the US at least, I'm always afraid that someone's going to attempt to hurt my dog. You never know these days.
Once again, I'm sorry for the ramble. I'm just sick of trying to defend the mere existence of these dogs. And it seems every time I do I feel an anti-blackness, anti-POC, and an anti-poor vibe from everyone I interact with.
Thoughts / Experiences with this?
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