06-04-2006, 01:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-04-2006, 06:13 PM by [wcip]Angel.)
Quote:Talk about being offended...Sorry about that.
Quote:Pedophilia /= rape. Pedophiles /= molesters. They aren't "pedos", there are people. It's so great that in two sentances they can become monsters and no one thinks twice. "Predators" is another term used a bit too losely too. It's hard to call someone a predator when the young people are giving out personal information and encouraging and inviting others to come, all with the explicit understanding that sexual activity is the goal.
1. Pedophilia isn't rape? How can a child give consent to something he/she has no knowledge/understanding of?
2. Although not evident from my previous post, I also try to keep a more nuanced view than "pedophiles = monsters". AFAIK, they are no more to blame for their compulsions than a teenage frat boy failing to look away from an inviting cleavage one hot summer day.
Obviously, in discussions on pedophilia, a distinction must be made between those who practice their sexuality and those who don't. I seem to remember a very good episode of NYPD Blue centering around this theme. A man came into the precinct and accused another man for being a pedofile. He had masqueraded as a little boy and lured the accused (with whom he had communicated online) to reveal his intentions by sending him pictures (supposedly of himself) which he had lying on his computer. As it turned out, the man who reported the pedofile did not send a picture of himself but rather one from his porn-collection.. it turned out he was a pedofile himself, but was deeply ashamed of who he was and what he felt and said he would never touch a child. When talking about pedophiles, I'm always referring to those people who lack such self-control and moral conviction as to not *act* like monsters.
3. What do you mean by "encourage" and "invite"? I must be reading you wrong, because I don't think you're saying children encourage pedophiles to have sex with them...
