• petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    8 hours ago

    We should be horrified at rape period, no matter the age of the person it happens to.

    Child rape happens even when the child consents because morally the child cannot consent. They are a special case for a reason. Their age is not irrelevant.

    is just a cover to push these restrictive laws on us

    Uh, what restrictive laws are you concerned about, hm? Is there something specific you’re concerned about not being allowed to do?

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      6 hours ago

      I mean steam just had a bunch of games delisted because of draconian porn rules (save the children!)

      UK passed an insanely invasive adult content ID law

      All of this ‘save the children’ stuff starts with arguments like this. Erode nuance, make the attack on children seem bigger and more menacing. Erase the difference between teens and children, so everything is treated as if it was done to a five year old.

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        4 hours ago

        Are you under the impression that anti-porn advocates are just confused about the differences between being 9 and 16 years old?

        Like, if you corrected them, they would say, “Oh, that’s fine then. Porn is all right.”

        Do you think that explaining the difference between pedophiles and ephebophiles to the Paypal board of directors will convince them to stop pressuring Steam to delist porn games?

        How does this conversation work in your mind?