99% of these people buy the dogs because they are symbols of viciousness.
they want to look tough. Every pitbull owner I’ve ever met wants this image.
Sharpeis are fight dogs too. No one gets them because they don’t look rapper-cool with them.
And the Shar-Pei is an effective fighting dog.
They want to look tough. That’s it. My best friend had 20 of these monsters in his house. And his biker gang.. sorry, “Motorcycle club” had “PIT” written across his vest.
He had the dogs to be cool. Period. End of story.
Since then he’s left all of this behind but it still holds valid.