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> It can also play a useful role in social coordination: when we evince being creeped out at another’s behavior, this can be a signal to those who notice that w
by pmarreck 3y ago
> It can also play a useful role in social coordination: when we evince being creeped out at another’s behavior, this can be a signal to those who notice that we dislike or disapprove of that kind of behavior. If it gets back to the person engaging in the behavior, it may regulate their actions as well.
The problem is that this is not a rational argument against someone's behavior, it's just an appeal to popularity. Disapproval based on nothing empirical is just a taste-based argument, which is fallacious. Basically, the Overton window as applied to socially-acceptable behavior. 50 years ago, anything remotely homosexual was met with extreme social disapproval; it was just as bad an argument against it then as it is now- the only difference is that social approval progressed, and arguably became more rational.
> sex differences in crime
This is a sexist argument. By definition. You could make a racist one just as easily.
So basically, you start off with a nonsensical/irrational argument, and end with a sexist one. Congrats?