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>The reason why it's so bad is because it's exploitation of children, who could not have led themselves into a vulnerable situation of their own accord. Yikes,

>The reason why it's so bad is because it's exploitation of children, who could not have led themselves into a vulnerable situation of their own accord. Yikes, the flip side of that is that adult rape victims are at least partially at fault because they put themselves in a "vulnerable situation". Is that really a position you agree with?

dylangs1030 13y ago
You see, this is why I had said it shouldn't be discussed on a forum like this. I believe an honest human response would be more empathic and simply take something like CP being important without requiring extensive rationalization. Your response, nit-picking my words as a form of debate, is counter to an empathic response, and entirely what I had hoped to avoid. I'm not going to engage in that line of thought because, honestly, there are a multitude of reasons why child pornography should be a priority. I won't argue them, and I understand that might be unpopular, but will you really debate someone on this?
- mistercow 13y ago
  I was by no means "nit-picking your words". I was asking you a question about a specific position you seemed to be implying. You can backtrack and say that you hadn't considered those implications. There's no shame in that. Or you could stand your ground and say that yes, you think that adult rape victims bear a small amount of responsibility relative to child victims. Those are both productive lines of discussion. Accusing people of dishonesty when they disagree with you or ask uncomfortable questions is not an acceptable way to conduct yourself.
anigbrowl 13y ago
Not so. Any sexual activity between a child (under the age of consent) and an adult is statutory rape because children are deemed legally incapable of giving consent in this context. By contrast, most adult sexual activity is consensual.
- mistercow 13y ago
  dylangs1030 seemed to be talking about morality, not legality, in talking about "the reason why it's so bad". Legal definitions are irrelevant to discussions of morality.

dylangs1030 13y ago

You see, this is why I had said it shouldn't be discussed on a forum like this. I believe an honest human response would be more empathic and simply take something like CP being important without requiring extensive rationalization. Your response, nit-picking my words as a form of debate, is counter to an empathic response, and entirely what I had hoped to avoid. I'm not going to engage in that line of thought because, honestly, there are a multitude of reasons why child pornography should be a priority. I won't argue them, and I understand that might be unpopular, but will you really debate someone on this?

mistercow 13y ago
I was by no means "nit-picking your words". I was asking you a question about a specific position you seemed to be implying. You can backtrack and say that you hadn't considered those implications. There's no shame in that. Or you could stand your ground and say that yes, you think that adult rape victims bear a small amount of responsibility relative to child victims. Those are both productive lines of discussion. Accusing people of dishonesty when they disagree with you or ask uncomfortable questions is not an acceptable way to conduct yourself.

anigbrowl 13y ago

Not so. Any sexual activity between a child (under the age of consent) and an adult is statutory rape because children are deemed legally incapable of giving consent in this context. By contrast, most adult sexual activity is consensual.

mistercow 13y ago
dylangs1030 seemed to be talking about morality, not legality, in talking about "the reason why it's so bad". Legal definitions are irrelevant to discussions of morality.