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I read the article. Claiming thst something is inappropriate is not the same as claiming it's pedophilic.
by richbell 3y ago
I read the article. Claiming thst something is inappropriate is not the same as claiming it's pedophilic.
- chrsig 3y agoHence "or something"
- richbell 3y agoMy point is specifically that saying "pedophilia or something" is disingenuous. "Or something" could be completely innocuous.
- hmcq6 3y ago> My point is specifically that saying "pedophilia or something" is disingenuous But it wasn't. You just assumed it was because you weren't immediately provided evidence you could have just as easily found yourself.
- logicprog 3y agoI mean, the assumption I was operating under was that someone would see that something in the context of the previous part of that conjunction and assume I meant something in the same vein, or at the same level of seriousness. In the same way that someone could say "I think I got stabbed or something" and you wouldn't assume that the something to which they referred might be a hangnail. But this is The Playbook people who don't want to acknowledge what the right is doing use all the time: play dumb, like you can't understand basic language or logic that you would otherwise completely understand in any other context, and require everyone to do every ounce of the research and work for you in finding you evidence for every statement made, in order to raise the barrier of effort until the other person gives up, while maintaining the appearance of neutrality.
- dekhn 3y agoIs being pedantic about this adding anything to the conversation? What the site does is not innocuous; we already know that.
- richbell 3y ago> Is being pedantic about this adding anything to the conversation? Asking for specific examples to substantiate serious allegations is not "being pedantic." This is a divisive topic, passing around potentially untrue or exaggerated claims only muddies the water.
- jrflowers 3y agoAlso in the article > Libs of TikTok’s post said it happened “in front of children.” Anthony said no children were present. He was clothed and laughing in the video. I suppose if your point is that “if they don’t say the word pedophile they are not insinuating anything to that effect” then you are correct. If insinuation is not something that exists, the argument that there is no connection between the libsoftiktok posts and the bomb threats makes sense. From this article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lgbtq-book-bans-librarian-viral-video_n_6495bad2e4b02f808ab57ee0 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lgbtq-book-bans-librarian-vir... > Libs of TikTok claimed that I was a pedophile and a groomer for trying to get my students to read. These examples are not hard to find
- richbell 3y agoAgain, that is not the same as claiming the mayor or any participants are pedophiles. As far as children being present, see my comment elsewhere: https://news.ycombinator.com/context?id=39293774 https://news.ycombinator.com/context?id=39293774
- jrflowers 3y agohttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/lgbtq-book-bans-librarian-viral-video_n_6495bad2e4b02f808ab57ee0 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lgbtq-book-bans-librarian-vir... These examples are not hard to find
- richbell 3y ago> These examples are not hard to find Is there a copy of the inciting video available somewhere? The article didn't seem to include it. That does seem damning, if true to how the article described it.
- dekhn 3y agoStop being obtuse (pretending to be naive) and just do your own research.