• Tedesche@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Pedophiles, by clinical definition are people who are attracted to prepubescent people. That means people who are attracted to simply mid- to late-level teenagers are not pedophiles. Sad as it is to say, post- or mid-pubescent teenagers have already developed adult sexual features and normal adults can be attracted to them.

    Sorry, folks. Pedophilia is a real disorder with specific criteria, and it doesn’t align with the casual term we use as “pedophilia,” which is just sexual involvement with people under 18 years old.

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      2 days ago

      It does make him an ephebophile though if he preferred them to adults.

      And a rapist. Let’s not forget that.

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        1 day ago

        No, it does not make him a pedophile if he preferred post-pubescent, young women to more mature adult women.

        That he manipulated and/or forced himself upon anyone, however, does make him a rapist.

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        1 day ago

        Hur hur hur. Person makes clinically relevant commentary to politically charged post. Label them the problem! Hur! Hur! Fucking Hur! Me intelligent! Me know best! Me not troll! Me defender uv troof! Hur hur hur!