It’s not even distasteful, it’s simply honest. It is no secret that many men like young women, or else the “barely legal” category wouldn’t exist, and this theme is even completely in the open when the US Republicans push for lowering the legal age for marriage.

This exists in nearly every society, from the western “barely legal” porn theme over Mohammed having child wifes to japanese mangas which sexualize schoolgirls. It is therefor important to acknowledge that these impulses exist, make sure children are protected by law and to have a societal understanding that children are harmed if those impulses are made reality.

Those who suffer from having those impulses need ways to cope so that children are safe - either by offering therapy, “barely legal"-porn or “fauxbait”, without ostracizing those who choose these things over harming children. If a different label for the same thing helps to even keep one child safe it’s worth it. That would be a responsible way to deal with this situation.

It’s similar to those having a bad temper and aggressive impulses - giving those people an “out” by offering therapy, from competitive settings where they can live out their impulses (which can be anything from sports over video games to board games) to hitting each other with pool noodles and going into the woods to scream until their throats hurt.

All of it is simply channeling destructive impulses into non-harmful ways to cope, and only an open and honest discourse will help.