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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 Jul 2019

      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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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 Jul 2019

      The "actually, hebephilia is not pedophilia" hot take is boring because it rests on the banal fact that words can have both a technical meaning & a vernacular one. In Epstein's case, 14 year olds are certainly legally minors so it's fair to call him a child molester.

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    3. Cathy Young  🇺🇦‏Verified account @CathyYoung63 17 Jul 2019
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      I agree with that, but the question is whether "child molester" and "pedophile" should be used interchangeably. I also don't quite get the idea that pointing this out means defending Epstein, which Herzog is clearly not.

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    5. Cathy Young  🇺🇦‏Verified account @CathyYoung63 17 Jul 2019
      Replying to @keikerdont @HeerJeet

      That also works

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    6. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 Jul 2019
      Replying to @CathyYoung63 @keikerdont

      "Rapist of minors" is good, as is "child molesters." Terms like hebephile and ephebephile are okay in clinical usage but a bit too specialized and esoteric for popular usage.

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    7. Cathy Young  🇺🇦‏Verified account @CathyYoung63 17 Jul 2019
      Replying to @HeerJeet @keikerdont

      I'm quite all right with calling him a child rapist, too

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 17 Jul 2019
      Replying to @CathyYoung63 @keikerdont

      Me too. I'm happy to give up the term pedophile as being inexact if it is replaced by terms that aren't euphemistic.

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        2. Katie Herzog‏Verified account @kittypurrzog 17 Jul 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @CathyYoung63 @keikerdont

          Weird! It’s almost like you didn’t read my piece before you tweeted about it!

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        3. Charlie‏ @csgrandfield 17 Jul 2019
          Replying to @kittypurrzog @HeerJeet and

          Classic Jeet.

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        2. Prostasia Foundation‏ @ProstasiaInc 17 Jul 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @CathyYoung63 @keikerdont

          The misuse of the word pedophile is more than inexact, it's irrelevant. Child sexual abuse isn't wrong because it (sometimes) stems from an abnormal sexual interest. It's wrong because it's harmful.

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        1. gavin cooke‏ @gavincooke8 17 Jul 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @CathyYoung63 @keikerdont

          Just make sure that whatever name they come up with ends with the term "life without parole" and I'm fine with it.

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