Thank you for the insightful post.
It seems such propositions never consider the human agency to moderate.
I find it odd that no one mentions the absurdity of such proposals.
To the extent that it would be found odd for one to feel more protective of a doll than of a broom, it would be found that failing to feel protective of a doll is failing to be odd. It’s remarkable that anyone manages to construe that failing to be odd can indicate a failure to feel protective of others. I feel confident that this reasoning has not been considered.
Unless one feels more protective of a doll than of a broom, there’s no shame to erode to begin with. That means that the proposed gateway narrative has no footing.
No one else is expected to feel more protective of a doll than of a broom. There is no reason to mandate for anyone to feel more protective of a doll than of a broom. That’s like mandating for someone to do what many would find odd. That needs to be stated. The absurdity needs to be expressed. Such a mandate holds a group to a standard that isn’t expected of anyone else.