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Allero@lemmy.today âš2â© âšmonthsâ© agoSmall yes and big no.
Sure, there is an element of social panic that harms a lot of people in weird ways and may even worsen the trauma of CSA survivors. We need to come to a more balanced view on that particular issue.
But thatâs not the primary reason such acts are harmful. Sexual abuse of minors is treated this way because of a simple thing: adults hold systematic power and are in the position of authority over children (which must happen, otherwise parenthood and upbringing will break).
Thus, children do not feel free to reject the interaction, even if they are not directly forced. This leads to inability to predict whether the consent was given in good consciousness or under pressure, and children are normally not interested in sexual exploration outside basic curiosity for anything at all. As a result, they get involved in highly intimate and potentially very gross activity without adequate means and power to reject it immediately, which is potentially deeply traumatic.
As per cultures, thereâs a lot of stuff that went on in different places and ages. Greece had pederasty, it also had slavery and complete patriarchy. Japanese culture is very sexually extreme and explores a lot of non-consensual sexual violence, and women are commonly targeted by perverts of all kinds etc. etc.
Just because it was or is active somewhere doesnât mean we should do it too.
HatchetHaro@pawb.social âš2â© âšmonthsâ© ago
hard agree on everything said here.
keep in mind iâve never stated what should or shouldnât be. all iâve stated is that societal standards surrounding this subject have always been different between different cultures and times.
Allero@lemmy.today âš2â© âšmonthsâ© ago
I see, could be misunderstanding on my end. Glad to be on the same page here!
HatchetHaro@pawb.social âš2â© âšmonthsâ© ago
itâs kind of hard to just talk about this subject in a historical and scientific manner without there being a brigade just because there wasnât an opinion raised on the matter in the post.
i could have started that post with âchild sexual abuse is not okay imoâ, but then that would have been like putting âasbestos free!â on a bag of crisps: if i am clarifying that, something fishy is going on.