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22. In that country boys are more valued for social and economic reasons

Reply to ProudToBeBlueInRhody (Reply #20)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 09:41 PM

Sep 2012

Here girls are apparently more valued for mainly social reasons it would seem (although I have heard some people claim they want girls because they're cheaper).

Obviously the pressure here is lower since we don't have a one child policy. If we did I would guess we'd have a comparable gender imbalance but towards females.

Which in both cases the parents are making inherently selfish choices that when done on a mass scale mean their children will suffer (greater competition for mates means the majority gender will necessarily have to be less choosy if they're to find anyone at all). Girls will be highly prized in China very soon. Boys here one day.

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Gender based selection in the US now favors girls [View all] 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 OP

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