• zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    And since when is this bad? No one was crying about Hugh Hefner. Or Leo Dicaprio.

    Trump is a pedo, yes. Dating a 19 y/o has nothing to do with this.

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      21 hours ago

      People were calling it out all the time, there’s a whole meme about Leo dropping women when they’re 27. Neither of them were every president though.

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      That argument sounds very close to same rhetoric spewed by douchebags that are constantly dating and dumping 18 year olds.

      Its a giant red flag for most people if you’re always dating people who can’t legally enter a bar.

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        22 hours ago

        who can’t legally enter a bar

        That’s a problem exclusive to the US. In Europe, you are an adult at 18 and can do whatever the fuck you want. Most countries tolerate (legally) sexual intercourse with 16 y/o

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          Yes, it is a US thing, but it doesn’t change the fact that it’s creepy when people who are older constantly target under 21 year olds for their romantic interests.

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            22 hours ago

            I agree with that. I mean age should not be a primary factor anyways and if you are always aiming for barely legal people, that’s a bit weird.

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      People were ‘crying’ about it or you wouldn’t know about it. It’s legal so not much can be done but a 40 year old dating a teenager is predatory and creepy no way around it. Didn’t realise every post needed to be about him being a pedo.

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        22 hours ago

        I believe the US has a way harder view on this than in Europe. Any EU fags around that can agree/disagree with this hypothesis?

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          Oh look another yank behaving disorderly. Every time I see this I feel less and less sorry for you lot. Trump’s perfect for you.

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      I think the connection is he was most likely doing this with younger girls also. This one was just public.

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        That’s what I do not understand. There is no correlation between dating 19 y/o and being a pedo, at least from the psychological point of view.

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          There is plenty of other evidence, this alone doesn’t mean much. All combined you begin to see the picture. Lies, underage girls, pics, the cloak and dagger bullshit, gislaine, “suicide”.

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            Oh I fully agree. I also know that this in general is a big issue with men, or else Epstein’s club would never have been successful. The difference between men and people like Trump/Epstein is, that you usually develop morals at some point. Maybe there is a correlation between “successful businessmen” (aka. Con-men) and having no morals.

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            13 hours ago

            It is easy to assume, isn’t it? It was not possible for you to look up the terms:

            • Pedophilia,
            • Hebephilia,
            • Ephebophilia, and
            • Nepiophilia,

            right? It is so so hard to actually look up some things before you form and opinion, right?

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              No, looking up terms does not give you insight into correlation or lack thereof. Who told you there’s no correlation?

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                That’s the very reason you classify and name it differently, because there is no obvious and clear correlation. If all people who are into 16 y/o would also be into 2 y/o, there would only be one term describing the condition.

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                  Different classifications can have strong correlation. Casual observation isn’t going to cut it here. Unless you’re a professional in this area or are well read on relevant studies, I reiterate my previous comment that you’re just inventing the level of correlation.

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      I see it as just establishing / reinforcing the character of this infamous orange man.

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          It should. But from my experience, the human mind isn’t always the best at remembering all the facts, so resurfacing those is never a wasted opportunity. You never know who needs the refresher, or simply wasn’t already aware.

          Also, I didn’t know about this one fact. My “Trump is a creep” notion is thus validated and reinforced.

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      Not to mention the stupid 21-year age rule to get into a casino.

      A woman can’t enter a casino if she’s not 21 but can have an OF or be a cam girl at 18? Or what about joining the army? The army is less dangerous than a casino?

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        I’m not commenting on it being right or wrong, but the Casino age limit is generally an alcohol age limit not a gambling one.