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    It’s only paedophilia if it comes from the pedophile region of Alabama. Otherwise it’s just sparkling ephebophilia.

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    Megan Kelly follows the “if you’re old enough to bleed, you’re old enough to breed” playbook.

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    I got banned from reddit for commenting “woodchipper” on this article next to posts openly supporting violence against young girls. Pretty cool platform to be thrown out of.

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    Regardless of whether or not he was a pedophile, we should not be using that medical term the way we do. Most pedophiles don’t molest children. Most child molesters aren’t pedophiles. Sexual assault isn’t about sexual attraction and being sexually attracted to someone doesn’t make you a predator.

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      Let’s be real. The right is “protecting kids from trans people” because they think transexuality is socially contagious and they don’t want to fuck trans kids.

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        Or worse, the trans kids refusing to fuck conservatives. Far as a turdpublican goes, other people exist to be exploited, and a willfully chosen sexual identity can be a roadblock. People developing a personality inherently means having the willpower to say “NO!”.

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    Ah, Megyn, glad it’s not some guy spouting “old enough to bleed, old enough to breed” like my drunk uncle at Thanksgiving…

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    He’s not a Pedophile unless he comes from the Pedo region of Epstein Island, otherwise he’s just sparkling child molester.

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    Ohh okay so now we’re going with the “they’re mature to marry once they hit puberty” thing Somalia does. I feel real bad for Megyn Kelly’s 14 year old daughter.

    What a POS

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      This talking point is very popular among the right wing libertarian guys who are so offputting they cannot date their peers.

      It’s also popular among Christian fascist theocrats who want to be able to date and marry children.

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      It is spreading for a reason though. There certainly is a difference between raping an 8 year old and a 16 year old. And medically it is defined as “sexual interest in prepubescent children.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19327034/ People have started slinging the term even at guys dating 20 something year old women just because they are 50 or 60. In short, the term has been made into a dog whistle and used were it doesn’t apply because it carries more negative connotations than terms like statutory rape, sexual assualt of a minor, sex trafficking.

      Frankly, I think the term has been cheapened by this misuse. Now when people here someone is a pedo, instead of immediate revulsion, they have to ask, “what kind of pedo”. It shouldn’t be that way. All of the phrases should be bad enough that we don’t need to exaggerate. So it is more the acceptance that statutory rape is ok that is the source of the problem.

      That said, the motives for this talking head to say what she said are purely political. Her words aren’t worth spit.

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        The biggest tragedy about everyone on the left using pedophile as a dog whistle is that it actually directly harms children in my opinion. Pedophelia is a mental disorder, and just because someone is a pedophile doesn’t mean they have ever or will ever harm a child or anyone else for that matter.

        The problem with everybody using the word pedo and creating such a hateful and negative reaction to that word instead of the more proper term of child sex offender or child rapist, is it directly results in pedophiles who want to get mental health help to ensure they never hurt a child, never will and they will just keep it quiet because their entire life will be destroyed if they try to get professional help.

        Of course, everybody is always responsible for their actions, but all of you using the word pedo in such a negative and catch-all way directly results in children being harmed.

        You all need to use better terminology, like rapist or child sex abuser, not using a real DSM-5 mental disorder to vilify.

        I won’t compare it directly to any other mental disorders because I will get a significant amount of hate, but imagine picking any other DSM-5 disorder and using it as a catch-all to vilify, it would be unpopular.

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    She has a 14 year old daughter

    If you tell someone not to fuck kids and their response is “actually 15 year olds aren’t kids” then that person is a pedo.

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    I mean, technically correct?

    People use the term wrong, but people who are ruled by emotion and not facts hate to think things through rationally. Which is the majority of everyone.

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      Technically correct, but media never uses it that way. People generally do not differentiate the two

      The fact she is making this distinction, which she has never made before for anyone, tells me she’s priming her audience to be okay with rich and powerful men raping underage women

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        Ding ding ding And this may or may not be her own opinion as well, but right now she’s -as per usual- parroting exactly what she’s been told, what’s she’s been paid to say

        She’s ex fox news, lying for money is her only real skill

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      I’d add that pedophilia could be the genera and ephebophile the species.

      Or whatever the corresponding trinomial nomenclature is.

      A teenager is still a kid. Legally, ethically, morally.

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      Technically Pedarest. Sure. It’s still 10 times to Monday illegal and disgusting.

      Watch them keep moving the goal post. Next “10 year olds are practically teens!”

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      I disagree. Look in the dictionary, or a few dictionaries, and you will see that there are multiple definitions, one of which matches common usage.

      This happens all the time with language. Sorry, but you gotta keep an eye on how words evolve!

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    If you use the definition of hebephilia or ephebophilia as an argument about anything I’m going to think of you as a pedophile.