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Re:Below Deck: Filipinos make up nearly a third of all cruis... by hnbroseph on Saturday February 11, 2017 @05:22PM (#13625191)
well, they presumably weren't born into slavery only to be worked brutally hard then tortured and murdered by a slave owner, so i guess they're worthy of a sneer or two.
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Re:Below Deck: Filipinos make up nearly a third of all cruis... by SamReidHughes on Saturday February 11, 2017 @05:49PM (#13625314)
I'm not sneering at them. I'm objecting to the categorization of them as a victim being exploited. They're doing useful work and getting paid for it.
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Re:Below Deck: Filipinos make up nearly a third of all cruis... by hnbroseph on Saturday February 11, 2017 @06:04PM (#13625390)
you haven't established how that is necessarily not-exploitation.
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Re:Below Deck: Filipinos make up nearly a third of all cruis... by SamReidHughes on Saturday February 11, 2017 @06:15PM (#13625442)
Oh it is exploitation. It's not like there's a victim, though. The drivers likewise exploit Google's insufferable desire for street photography in exchange for cash.
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Re:Below Deck: Filipinos make up nearly a third of all cruis... by hnbroseph on Saturday February 11, 2017 @06:50PM (#13625620)
is this purposeful equivocation?
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