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> The arguments that it causes harm seem to be based on cases which aren't voluntary, which are then stretched by parents who are horrified by the idea that th
by davidcbc 6y ago
> The arguments that it causes harm seem to be based on cases which aren't voluntary, which are then stretched by parents who are horrified by the idea that their little baby is maturing.
This doesn't take the edge off, it makes it sound worse
- gizmo686 6y agoHow does it make it sound worse? As I read it, he is saying: Original quote: "I am skeptical about <widely believed thing". Added context: "because <the arguments people present to not actually address the issue in question>" The added context moves him even further away from saying anything about pedophilia itself, and further into saying stuff about other people who are saying something about pedophilia.
- davidcbc 6y agoHe's saying parents are just blowing pedophilia out of proportion. How is that an improvement?
- kelnos 6y agoIf the "widely believed thing" he was disagreeing with was that children are often forced into pedophilia, that might be defensible. Horribly naive, but maybe defensible. But that's not it; he does seem to accept that children are forced into pedophilia in at least some instances, but somehow believes that those are few enough, and "consensual pedophilia" (which, no, that's not a thing) is common enough that we should just throw out age-of-consent laws (he links to an article about a Dutch group who wants to do just that). But... no. He's just absolutely wrong here. And the swipe at allegedly-hysterical parents in the second half of the sentence just illustrate how ignorant he is.