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[–]gomjabbar 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

For the sake of argument, pretend the New York Post is not one of the greasiest yellow tabloids that has ever been published in the US, everything it says about this story has been proven, and nothing it says has been exaggerated in any way.

Do you sincerely think this doesn't happen with straight couples?

[–]RedEyedWarrior 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Most gay people aren't paedophiles. And this is a freak case that thankfully doesn't happen often. But it happened. Also, nobody here is pretending that heterosexual paedophiles don't exist.

[–]jet199 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Let's not pretend kids getting molested is a freak case. In some places it's 15% of kids who suffer sexual abuse. And, yes, being adopted and having male gay parents are both factors which increase your risk of being abused. Adopted kids actually have the worst outcomes of any group, far worse than children brought up by single mothers.

[–]RedEyedWarrior 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Adopted kids actually have the worst outcomes of any group, far worse than children brought up by single mothers.

Can't say I disagree with that. Sure, there are adoptees who have done well for themselves because of their adoptive families. But a lot of adoptive children were kidnapped by the government because their birth parents weren't perfect or because their birth parents fell ill temporarily. In fact, I argue that adoption should be a last resort. If the birth parents die or cannot raise the child, the child should be raised by his grandparents, his uncle, his aunt or someone else in the family who is fit to raise a child. Which is not adoption, but guardianship.

[–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

the New York Post is not one of the greasiest yellow tabloids that has ever been published in the US

This is all over the news where I live. I read about it in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The facts are not under dispute.

Do you sincerely think this doesn't happen with straight couples?

Anyone who does this is by definition not "straight."

[–]iamonlyoneman[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Whataboutism won't get these children un-molested. Do better.

[–]gomjabbar 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Do you think the cause of children being molested doesn't matter?

[–]iamonlyoneman[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Whataboutism won't get these children un-molested. Do better.