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"As your sibling commenter says, you simply don't get to pass judgement on this if you haven't had a child of your own." You aren't gay, so you can't pass judg
by paulhauggis 14y ago
"As your sibling commenter says, you simply don't get to pass judgement on this if you haven't had a child of your own."
You aren't gay, so you can't pass judgement on gay rights.
You don't smoke weed, so you have no say in the laws
The thing is. You can still have an opinion (and pass judgement)..even if you haven't experienced it yourself.
- mcmatterson 14y agoYou'll notice that later on my comment I said 'I'm not going to say you're objectively wrong on this'. I'm not begrudging the OP his/her opinion, I'm simply saying that without the mental reset that is parenthood, the OP simply does not have enough information to make any factual statement on the matter. I'm not saying that the OP is wrong or unentitled, I'm simply saying that they're exhibiting a potent mix of naivety and arrogance that they may want to be more aware of. Or, as my sibling poster said in a better way: "Don't presume in your arrogance that you know quite a bit about something you have zero experience with."
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- run4yourlives 14y agoWe're not talking about laws here, we're describing experiences. Nobody is suggesting that all people should be parents. Your corrected analogies are as follows: You aren't gay, so you can't pass judgement on what it means to be gay. You don't smoke weed, so you have no idea what it's like to be high. Both of these statements are perfectly valid, and having a bunch of straight people talk about what it is like to be gay or a bunch of prudes talk about how out of sorts you are when you are high is pretty ridiculous.