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Originally Posted by Red Slinger
While I understand that we have to be wary of analogies now...
When there is an event to raise awareness and funds to battle breast cancer you don't see others say "yeah, but what about testicular cancer?"
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If a conversation goes like this...
A: "I'm running a marathon to raise money for breast cancer research. I lost my mom to it."
B: "Yeah, I almost lost my father to prostate cancer. I hate cancer."
C: "We're talking about breast cancer now. It's really not the right time to talk about prostate cancer."
...it's pretty obvious that C is the one being callous. Assign whichever genders you want to the three roles.
I'm not even saying an equivalent to this is happening much, as I don't use fb or twitter, nor do I live in N.A., but if it is happening, it's pretty clear to me that an opportunity for bonding is being needlessly missed.