# " It is polite fiction that we consider adopted children to be equal to biological children. "

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 11, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-polite-fiction-that-we-consider-adopted-children-to-be-equal-to-biological-children/849282 "2020-03-11T17:13:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-polite-fiction-that-we-consider-adopted-children-to-be-equal-to-biological-children/849282/21 "2020-03-11T23:44:27Z")

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Plonk.

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**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-polite-fiction-that-we-consider-adopted-children-to-be-equal-to-biological-children/849282/22 "2020-03-11T23:47:12Z")

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As an adoptee, I suppose I should be offended rather than bored. Strange.

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-polite-fiction-that-we-consider-adopted-children-to-be-equal-to-biological-children/849282/23 "2020-03-12T00:39:38Z")

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> [@Sunny\_Daze](#):
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> Take a look:
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> A newbie wouldn’t go straight to this.

And this oldbie doesn’t recognize it. Linky? (But be more specific than **Skywatcher**.)

> [@Skywatcher](#):
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> Using a board meme from [2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=722215)?

A thread about guests on Johnny Carson is a board meme?? I’m lost here. There’s nearly 1000 posts in that thread, so really, can you be more specific about what you’re referring to?

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-polite-fiction-that-we-consider-adopted-children-to-be-equal-to-biological-children/849282/24 "2020-03-12T02:17:05Z")

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I’ve banned the asshole in question, so I’m going to close this now.

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