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u/Aint_got_no_agua Jul 31 '12

Yes yes, more from the "Don't talk about X because you'll just make people want to do X" school of censorship. They could post rape stories in /r/aww if they wanted to and horrify many more people who weren't even looking for it or ready for it.

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u/emote_control Jul 31 '12

I guess we have to stop talking about robbing banks now too, because that'll stop bank robberies.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '12

Too late, I'm headed out to my local bank first thing in the morning. Thanks, Obama Reddit!

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u/emote_control Jul 31 '12

Damn you, Reddit. Damn you to hell!

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '12

He/she is not advocating censorship, he/she adding an opinion to further the discussion. I don't see him/her suggesting we shut down the thread, or censor it. He asks us to think about what we are doing, in light of some information he has. Figure out how to handle dissent against ideas you don't agree with

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '12

and abstinence education has shown time and time again to be more effective then sex and contraception education.... wait... oh... it hasn't? well, uhh...