Reply #25: Your question for me was: "What the hell are you talking about?"

[Boojatta]

Now, I don't claim that the question "what the hell are you talking about" makes no sense, but perhaps you can see that it doesn't provide much guidance. Do you want me to put in effort to provide a satisfactory answer, or do you merely want to vent as though you have no opportunity to communicate with me and get clarification?

I presume from the context that, in asking what I'm talking about, you weren't asking me to choose a name or label in an attempt to classify the topic that I want this thread to focus on. However, process of elimination is a time-consuming approach. I cannot think of any matching statement: "I presume that you were asking about ..." that I can make parallel to my statement about what you apparently weren't asking about. In other words, you asked what the hell am I talking about and likewise I can ask you: what the hell are you asking about?

I didn't introduce the topic of slavery into this thread, and it seems that there's an onus on someone who wishes to introduce that topic to explain why it isn't merely a weak analogy or an attempt to hijack this thread. Are custody and ownership the same thing? Is it customary for children to labor like slaves?