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4th law of robotics

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16. There is no government imposition to not have female children in china
Sun Sep 16, 2012, 10:38 AM
Sep 2012

you are limited to one child. The gender doesn't matter.

People prefer sons so they get rid of the daughters.

The conclusions are unavoidable. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2012 #1
This does hurt the whole "male-privilege" argument 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #2
I don't like this sex selection practice. Pterodactyl Sep 2012 #3
Seems to me.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2012 #4
If it's simply a factor of the gender choosing preferring a child of the same sex 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #5
True. This leads down a dangerous path. Pterodactyl Sep 2012 #6
Two things: One, knowing a lot of actual, real-world parents, not the kind that exist in the, say, Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #13
Then what explains the sex ratio in China? lumberjack_jeff Sep 2012 #7
Come on now.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2012 #10
Parents in the US prefer daughters. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2012 #11
Are you saying there wasn't a time.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2012 #12
I'm saying that in China, having daughters is STILL frowned upon. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2012 #17
Because.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2012 #19
There is no government imposition to not have female children in china 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #16
Well, whichever.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2012 #20
In that country boys are more valued for social and economic reasons 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #22
See, I disagree. Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #14
I think there are enough now to make it noticeable ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2012 #18
I don't see it being a real problem. Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #21
The linked article is bullshitty, short on any real data. Warren Stupidity Sep 2012 #8
Is the world of Gattaca just around the corner? ElboRuum Sep 2012 #9
Me watching that movie: "Marin Civic Center! W00t!" Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #15
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