Lior, you said: “But, oomis, fny attributed it to ‘preserving the girl’s dignity’. Do you disagree or do you think that preserving the boy’s dignity is equally vital?”
I’m glad you understood my point in which all dignity is presumed equal. Thus, the two choices are either 1. Disagree with me, or 2. agree with me that all dignity of either gender is treated equally.
I am so glad you decided to read what I wrote carefully, think about it, and formulate a carefully worded response.
I just have one issue with your wording. The quote: “preserving the girl’s dignity” seems to be misplaced. One might think you understood me to be saying that a girl’s dignity is more important, when I clearly said and meant no such thing. This quote might lead me to think that you did not think about what I wrote in a meaningful way. After all, my main point was that girls are more likely to be rejected because there are more of them. Thus, assuming all rejection is equal, it would minimize the amount of rejection in the world if girls waited until after they were approved.
Now the question is what motive do you have for putting that quote in there. I’ll attempt to list the options. Please let me know which option is/are correct.
1. You didn’t read what I wrote well enough even though I requested that you do
2. You read what I wrote well, but couldn’t comprehend it
3. I was unclear and somehow implied that a girl’s dignity is more important than a boy’s. Please let me know how and where I implied that, so that I can learn from this and be more clear in the future
4. I was clear enough, you read it, and understood it, and your mischaracterization was deliberate. This is the option that is most disturbing to me. Why would you do that?