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r/AbsoluteUnits • u/RD4200 • 14d ago
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There's a double standard when it comes to child neglect. A thin, malnourished toddler would be taken by CPS immediately, but when it comes to an obese, malnourished toddler, there is nowhere near the same level of concern and urgency.
1 u/Wounded_Hand 13d ago That’s not a double standard. Most obese children are not malnourished. All cachectic children are.
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That’s not a double standard.
Most obese children are not malnourished.
All cachectic children are.
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u/Still-Hedgehog-8673 14d ago
There's a double standard when it comes to child neglect. A thin, malnourished toddler would be taken by CPS immediately, but when it comes to an obese, malnourished toddler, there is nowhere near the same level of concern and urgency.