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there are more homeless men than women. So that's like targeting men to give free food and shelter because more men need it, which wouldn't happen.

ptah on Sept 30, 2019 [–]

i think you are trying to stretch the metaphor too far

GrayTextIsTruth on Sept 30, 2019 | [–]

its more accurate. targeting the underrepresented cohort.

ptah on Sept 30, 2019 | | [–]

no, you are applying the thing "metaphorised" inside the metaphor. it is quite wrongheaded tbh

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