What does “that's not the point” mean?

Used to reject what was just said as missing the real issue; the thing that matters is something else.

How is “that's not the point” used?

In Sense and Sensibility (1995), one line is: “That's not the point. You don't speak of such things before strangers.”

The clip at the top of this page is from Sense and Sensibility (1995).

That's not the point. You don't speak of such things before strangers.

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