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Hands free prostate exam

“Yo did you hear Brad gave Mary a hands free prostate exam, that pretty freaky”
by Sm!tty345 April 18, 2024
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The fallacy where someone claims you cannot point out double standards, hypocrisy, or make certain comparisons in political debates, often by invoking exceptionalism or special circumstances. "You can't compare X to Y!" becomes a way of shielding a position from uncomfortable parallels. The fallacy lies in prohibiting comparison altogether rather than engaging the actual similarities and differences. Often paired with the Fallacy of Relative Exception (using exceptional cases to dismiss comparison) and the Fallacy of Absolute Exception (treating differences as absolute barriers to comparison). Westsplaining is a classic example—the assumption that Western contexts are so unique that comparisons with other contexts are automatically invalid.
"I pointed out similarities between Western foreign policy and actions we condemn in other nations. Response: 'You can't compare us to them—we're completely different!' That's Fallacy of Prohibited Comparison—shutting down comparison rather than engaging it. All comparisons have differences; the question is whether the similarities are meaningful. Prohibiting comparison altogether is just a way of avoiding uncomfortable parallels."
by Abzugal February 28, 2026
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First Degree Frostbite

Ouch... Probably not slacks with no underwear in -20⁰ ± windchill weather... Ouch...
Hym "I think I have first degree frostbite...y thighs hurt... Ouch! This weather is not conducive to, like, murdering children... Or anything for that matter. But my weiner is safe. At least."
by Hym Iam January 20, 2025
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