Frequently the point of comparing the two is to caution before they actually become comparable, though. I think it’s intentional hyperbole to make a stark point, not an insensitive reduction.

Dude just wants whatever has a dragon, wolf, or forest on it, he ain’t thinking deeper than that.

Bro’s penis must be almost an innie.

It’s also not free. I am paying for these things. These are the things I want my tax money going towards. I’m not asking for free handouts, I’m asking for smart and workable application of my taxes for the betterment of society.

It’s not even real. It’s a fabricated story to push an agenda of a special interest group.

Edit: to clarify, the news story is real, the mom’s story isn’t. It’s just a fiction to push the agenda.