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You're being downvoted because you've fallen into a common but serious logical trap[1] The validity of racial tensions in silicon valley companies is due consi

by RickS 9y ago

You're being downvoted because you've fallen into a common but serious logical trap[1] The validity of racial tensions in silicon valley companies is due consideration completely irrespective of sexual assault or healthcare. Both are problems, but the size of B has no bearing on the size of A. [1] https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/tools/lp/Bo/LogicalFallacies/155/Relative-Privation https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/tools/lp/Bo/LogicalFalla...

abandonliberty 9y ago
I explicitly stated: "I'm not arguing that bad behavior is acceptable and should be ignored." I am arguing that we're rearranging chairs on the Hindenburg. The question is, "Are we devoting effort to the issues in accordance with their size and impact?" I'm asking you to give 1 100th of a shit that you do about a closeted gay celebrity's past sex life about the vast fucking tragedies that continue to happen today in the USA - let alone across the world. But that's not nearly as fun as jumping on a bandwagon against a wealthy famous person, is it? You can even pretend to be a little bit of a feminist or racially sensitive. The facts call out the hypocrisy: IN VIRGINIA FROM 2004-2013: — Nearly 4,500 children were married. — Over 200 children married at age 15 or younger. — About 90% of the underage spouses are girls; and among the youngest spouses (15 or younger), there are 13 times more underage brides than grooms. — Children as young as 13 (and pregnant) were granted marriage licenses. — Nearly 90% of these marriages were to an adult spouse, and between 30-40% of those adults were 21 or older, and sometimes decades older. These figures shocked us, too: — 13: Number of children under age 15 married to spouses more than 20 years older — 25: Number of 15-year-olds married to spouses more than 10 years older — 47: Number of 16-year-olds married to spouses more than 14 years older http://www.tahirih.org/news/child-marriage-happens-in-the-u-s-too/ http://www.tahirih.org/news/child-marriage-happens-in-the-u-...

by RickS 9y ago

abandonliberty 9y ago

I explicitly stated: "I'm not arguing that bad behavior is acceptable and should be ignored." I am arguing that we're rearranging chairs on the Hindenburg. The question is, "Are we devoting effort to the issues in accordance with their size and impact?" I'm asking you to give 1 100th of a shit that you do about a closeted gay celebrity's past sex life about the vast fucking tragedies that continue to happen today in the USA - let alone across the world. But that's not nearly as fun as jumping on a bandwagon against a wealthy famous person, is it? You can even pretend to be a little bit of a feminist or racially sensitive. The facts call out the hypocrisy: IN VIRGINIA FROM 2004-2013: — Nearly 4,500 children were married. — Over 200 children married at age 15 or younger. — About 90% of the underage spouses are girls; and among the youngest spouses (15 or younger), there are 13 times more underage brides than grooms. — Children as young as 13 (and pregnant) were granted marriage licenses. — Nearly 90% of these marriages were to an adult spouse, and between 30-40% of those adults were 21 or older, and sometimes decades older. These figures shocked us, too: — 13: Number of children under age 15 married to spouses more than 20 years older — 25: Number of 15-year-olds married to spouses more than 10 years older — 47: Number of 16-year-olds married to spouses more than 14 years older http://www.tahirih.org/news/child-marriage-happens-in-the-u-s-too/ http://www.tahirih.org/news/child-marriage-happens-in-the-u-...