So, the first publication that went with the "actually, hebephilia is not pedophilia" hot take was The Stranger but that piece was re-tweeted by Jon Kay of Quillette so I think this poll was vindicated.pic.twitter.com/O20NpgWgU2
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Plus they're not even real because they aren't demonstratively pathological (for willing victims). It's just a natural attraction combined with willful ignorance of the moral, legal & social impropriety. It's real criminality without pathology, not criminality caused by pathology
well then why didn't you say that, instead of condemning @kittypurrzog for pointing out that Epstein (for example) isn't a pedophile, "he’s simply rich, powerful, entitled, a creep, a convicted criminal, and willing to violate all kinds of moral codes to get what he wants..."
I'm quite all right with calling him a child rapist, too
Me too. I'm happy to give up the term pedophile as being inexact if it is replaced by terms that aren't euphemistic.
Are any of those terms worse than "financier"?
It’s also a bare-faced redirect that strongly implies that the person making the distinction thinks it’s somehow less-bad if the victim is post-pubescent (but still a minor)
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