Putin Says LGBT People Should Feel "Calm" In Sochi But "Please Leave Children In

[DriftingCrow]

Putin Says LGBT People Should Feel "Calm" In Sochi But "Please Leave Children In Peace"
http://www.buzzfeed.com/maxseddon/putin-says-lgbt-people-should-feel-calm-in-sochi-but-please
Max Seddon; BuzzFeed

LGBT people are welcome at the Winter Olympics in Sochi next month so long as they keep a wide berth from any children, Russian President Vladimir Putin says.

[. . .] Putin and other Russian officials have been at pains to stress that the law is not discriminatory and is solely intended to protect children from the harmful influence of homosexuality, a distinction they claim the West has neglected.

[Lauren5]

Something a cis friend of mine said:
"So evidently transpeople confuse children? You know what else confuses children? Geometry. Hard math."

[Jamie D]

Something a cis friend of mine said:
"So evidently transpeople confuse children? You know what else confuses children? Geometry. Hard math."

I find Sour Gummis very confusing.  And Warheads t.oo

[Sephirah]

It always irks me whenever anyone uses the argument of "well what we're doing isn't as bad as what someone else is doing" to justify something. Like that makes it okay. It's deflection, and annoying.

[Jamie D]

It always irks me whenever anyone uses the argument of "well what we're doing isn't as bad as what someone else is doing" to justify something. Like that makes it okay. It's deflection, and annoying.

The tu quoque fallacy - an international favorite!