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Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• spankmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  16 year old dating someone more than twice her age = absolutely making a poor decision.

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  • Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    At what age does she have the right to control her own choices?

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    • spankmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Having the right to control their own choices and making a poor decision are two different things.

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      • Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Still avoiding the question.

        Grown adults make bad choices all the time. It’s part of life.

        Any time I make a choice there’s a chance I’ll make an error.

        How old is old enough?

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• Walk_blesseD@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Let me guess: you’re the kinda person who insists that the middle aged bloke in this scenario isn’t a paedophile because you think “ephebophile” is a more technically accurate term.

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  • user224@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Not the person you replied to, but I prefer neither of those in this context since they only represent age-based sexual attraction, which may also be given as a diagnosis.

    The more fitting name is a “predator” or “sexual predator”. If specific to children, then “child molester”. Both technically correct (as far as I know), while also sounding more serious (in my opinion).

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  • yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I don’t think pedophile is accurate here.

    It’s power difference why someone would want to “date” a 16 year old. It allows for very easy abuse which is usually the main motivation. Sexual attraction to children is less likely because far fewer people are pedophiles than abusers.

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  • Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I’m not talking about the male, I’m talking about the woman.

    At what age does she have the right to control her own choices?

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    • user224@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Are you sure if was an actual choice?

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      • Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Are you sure?

        If you have more details about the actual situation, lay them out.

        I’m asking a general question. Is a 16 year old allowed to make major life choices?

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  • Spacehooks@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Lol its the “you see its a spectrum”

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