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Re:Limb lengthening surgery is becoming more popular by xvector on Saturday April 30, 2022 @07:05PM (#31220347)
Historical context does not influence whether an action is right or wrong in itself. You should not need atrocities to be recorded in history to tell you if you are doing the right thing.
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Re:Limb lengthening surgery is becoming more popular by eightails on Saturday April 30, 2022 @09:20PM (#31221177)
Deja vu, I have been in this place before.

It's amazing how circular the responses in this comment thread are getting. There appears to be disagreement on the surface, but in reality almost everyone is presenting a view which is at least compatible with each other's -- if not in direct agreement.

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Re:Limb lengthening surgery is becoming more popular by gkop on Sunday May 01, 2022 @02:12AM (#31222645)
One side is equivocating “shortism” with racism. The other side is pointing out that that’s fucked up.
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Re:Limb lengthening surgery is becoming more popular by xvector on Sunday May 01, 2022 @02:47AM (#31222788)
It's not fucked up. Racism isn't bad because of the historical context. It's bad because it's bad. "Shortism" is quite literally exactly as bad as racism.
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