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bruceboughton on Feb 4, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Speaking up

Hypothetical is hypothetical. Why not deal with the real instance at hand?

hopeless_case on Feb 5, 2013 | [–]

You don't know that the person harassing her is a man, so why assume it is?

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lelandbatey on Feb 4, 2013 | [–]

Likewise, your hypothetical holds no interest, and doesn't have the benefit of having actually happened.

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