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I'm just calling out discrimination by comparing it to discrimination. Just because you think one is better than the other doesn't mean other people do.
So I'm guessing affirmative action is discrimination?
Yes.
This is just getting butthurt for an absolutely silly reason and simultaneously showing no empathy at all.
Let's get the facts down:
For men nothing changes.
Women are disproportionately affected by sexual harassment and assault by male drivers.
Women and non-binary people get the option to use a probably paid feature to have drivers of their own gender because the companies want more customers and women and non-binary people don't use their service since they are scared.
The reaction here in the comments isn't "omg I didn't know it was so unsafe for some people to use these services" or "good for them to make more people feel safe". No.
The reaction is: "Why do THEY get a feature I don't?? I demand to also get this, they shouldn't have something I can't have!! Sexist misandrists!"
No. The reaction isn't "I want this service too" it's "this service is morally wrong".
How is that morally wrong? It does not hurt anybody and makes some people feel more safe.
That guy thinks affirmative action is discrimination. When you argue with a fool, you both look foolish. 😔
Marry me. Feels like so many people here miss the point.
You'd probably defend a Nazi getting punched
If they haven't hurt anyone and they're merely using their free speech then I would not defend assault and battery on them. Just because their ideas and speech are deplorable does not give you the right to assault them.
There it is
Sorry for not being a piece of shit.
The opposite actually, you'd prefer to platform outright hateful people than aggressively remove them to show that they aren't welcome.
You seem to equate in difference to all as agreement to the worst. That's not how any of this should work.
Something something a Nazi walks into a bar, I'm sure you've read this story on here.
Being indifferent will just allow the problem to fester, sure maybe you aren't on the streets shouting down minorities with them, but you are just letting them go about doing their thing because they have this magical right to their terrible harmful opinions
That's only a problem if you have no rebuttal. Fight speech with speech. If you can't win, that's your problem.
Ah yes, nazis, famous for listening to reason
The Nazi isn't the audience.
And the audience doesn't need to be exposed to that crap in the first place
You think the point is to convince them otherwise? That would be nice but no. The point is to make sure others aren't convinced by their arguments. If there's nobody else around to be convinced then you just ignore them.