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According to Kincaid, the real problem with our obsession with child sexual abuse is that it distracts us from other kinds of abuse that affect far more children than molesting does: boring, unsensational kinds of abuse such as poverty, neglect, and bad schools.
The other overhyped controversy that distracts ethicists from the real action is cloning.
He rushes, slurs, put the right emphasis on the wrong words, and twists his face up into a half-smirk that distracts you from the message.
Tell him, in your own words, that it pleases you that he manifests such happy feelings, but the musical expression of his joy distracts you and keeps you from putting out your very best work.
But for those of us who cherish art for art's sake, gussying it up with photos, paint samples, and teapots merely trivializes and distracts.