• jerkface@lemmy.ca
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      18 hours ago

      “Pedophilia” is a psychological term, not a legal one. Perhaps you are looking for “rape.”

      Treating “pedophile” as a synonym for “child molester” is like treating “schizophrenic” as a synonym for “axe murder”. Using psychological conditions as slurs and everyday metaphors is harmful.

    • marx2k@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Explain how I’m wrong? Or did you think banging a 17 year old is literally pedophilia?

      It’s annoying when right wing weirdos label everyone that disagrees with them a pedo, it’s not any less annoying when it’s done by everyone else.

      • Kichae@lemmy.ca
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        1 day ago

        Arguing that wanting to have sex with a minor is anything but is a take, and definitely has me glad Boost supports user tagging.