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Lowly Paedophiles [message #54469]

Thu, 30 October 2008 02:05

saben

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Roger made this statement in the child pornography topic.

What exactly makes a paedophile? And which ones are lowly? Or are they all?

Are we talking about anyone that experiences sexual attraction to anyone else under the age of consent? People that watch child porn? People that have sex with children? What do we mean by children? Anyone under 18? 16? 12?

Pederasty, including pederasty of the sexual kind is a tradition that had existed amongst human cultures of all kinds up until the influence of Judeo-Christian morality. Are we saying Alexander the Great was actually Alexander the Lowly?

I personally think using terms like "lowly paedophiles" is not constructive. We don't even know who it is targeting. And it scares people away from attraction (which can be natural and uncontrollable) and it scares people away from affection (which is healthy and nurturing). It scares people away from art and the appreciation of beauty.

Paedophilia becomes paedophobia. Quite literally a fear of children.

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		Lowly Paedophiles By: saben on Thu, 30 October 2008 02:05
		Re: Lowly Paedophiles By: Roger on Thu, 30 October 2008 04:09
		Re: Lowly Paedophiles By: saben on Thu, 30 October 2008 07:25
		When is consent 'informed' and what does it imply? By: timmy on Thu, 30 October 2008 08:12
		Objective consent By: saben on Thu, 30 October 2008 13:48
		Letting juries (etc) decide By: timmy on Thu, 30 October 2008 14:07
		Re: Letting juries (etc) decide By: saben on Thu, 30 October 2008 20:44
		Consent: Burden of Proof By: saben on Thu, 30 October 2008 20:49
		Re: Consent: Burden of Proof By: timmy on Thu, 30 October 2008 21:33
		Re: Consent: Burden of Proof By: saben on Thu, 30 October 2008 21:49
		Re: Consent: Burden of Proof By: Roger on Thu, 30 October 2008 22:29
		Re: Consent: Burden of Proof By: saben on Thu, 30 October 2008 22:45
		Re: Consent: Burden of Proof By: Roger on Thu, 30 October 2008 23:23
		Bar-Mitzvah By: JFR on Fri, 31 October 2008 07:43
		Re: Bar-Mitzvah By: Roger on Fri, 31 October 2008 08:09
		Re: Bar-Mitzvah By: timmy on Fri, 31 October 2008 12:59
		Re: Consent: Burden of Proof By: NW on Thu, 30 October 2008 23:56
		pre-full puberty sexuality By: timmy on Fri, 31 October 2008 00:15
		Preteen and teen sexuality By: saben on Fri, 31 October 2008 12:53
		Re: Preteen and teen sexuality By: timmy on Fri, 31 October 2008 13:05
		Re: Preteen and teen sexuality By: NW on Fri, 31 October 2008 13:12
		I agree, too By: saben on Fri, 31 October 2008 23:25
		More succinctly: By: saben on Fri, 31 October 2008 23:34
		Re: More succinctly: By: acam on Sat, 01 November 2008 09:04
		Re: More succinctly: By: timmy on Sun, 02 November 2008 20:38
		Re: More succinctly: By: saben on Mon, 03 November 2008 00:07
		Re: More succinctly: By: timmy on Mon, 03 November 2008 16:08
		Female circumcision By: acam on Mon, 03 November 2008 08:24
		Re: Female circumcision By: timmy on Mon, 03 November 2008 09:22
		Right and wrong are NOT relative to customs By: acam on Mon, 03 November 2008 12:13
		Re: Right and wrong are NOT relative to customs By: JFR on Mon, 03 November 2008 12:52
		Re: Right and wrong are NOT relative to customs By: acam on Mon, 03 November 2008 19:19
		Re: Right and wrong are NOT relative to customs By: JFR on Tue, 04 November 2008 08:40
		Re: Right and wrong are NOT relative to customs By: acam on Tue, 04 November 2008 21:59
		Re: I agree, too By: timmy on Sun, 02 November 2008 20:16
		Re: I agree, too By: Roger on Sun, 02 November 2008 20:33
		Lost boys By: acam on Mon, 03 November 2008 08:31

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