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Stop? Read his original post again. He clearly stated that he thinks that pedophile and pedifile are two different words.
Hm, I only read the post you replied to. On the topic of his, I'm not even sure where to start.
Stop? Read his original post again. He clearly stated that he thinks that pedophile and pedifile are two different words.
7 year olds shouldn't be dating, period.Yeah. It's only a 7 year difference. There should be 14 year olds dating 7 year olds.
7 year olds shouldn't be dating, period.
What about with other 7 year olds?
I'm sorry that my sarcasm wasn't apparent to you. I intentionally used an extreme example, but that somehow didn't help.
If you think homosexuals celebrating the fact that they are slowly being accepted into society and may now be proud to be who they are are only doing so to "rub it in their faces," you have a lot to learn.Homosexuals say they are born attracted to people of the same sex. Pedophiles say they are born attracted to children. The pedophiles wonder why they are stigmatized and not allowed to be in a relationship with a child while the homosexuals parade around rubbing it in their faces. Same can be said for animal "lovers".
EDIT: Also, who is to decide whether or not children can legally give consent? BTW Im disgusted by pedophilia and dont support pedophiles in any way but Im also disgusted by homosexuals and I dont support what they do either.
No, choosing your sexuality literally means choosing who you are attracted to. This is not possible. If it was, then you should prove it by changing your own sexual orientation and telling us about it.They kind of do. For all intents and purposes, they could leave a hetrosexual life. They just might not be happy
Learn to read, please; pedophilia includes an adult and a child, and a 18/19-year-old is not a child.Pedophilia is wrong. What I don't understand is, why they call a 26 year old a pedophile when he/she is dating a 18-19 year old. No one complains when a 35 year old marries a 28 year old.
marioguy was being sarcastic. This isn't the thread to have this discussion.yeaaah women can rape as well. but no one kinda sees that since they are viewed as innocent these days.
Not only do people in this thread already know what a pedophile is (and know how to spell it correctly), but "pedophile" does not literally mean "pervert." You may want to learn these things if you want to be taken seriously in this discussion.i added the perv part for those who didnt know what a pedifile was (duh)
Being homosexual means being attracted to members of the same sex. It's the same thing. You are heterosexual: that means you are attracted to members of the opposite sex.and yes they do have the choice to be homosexual.
there is a huge difference between homosexual thoughts/fantasies and homosexual actions.
the first they dont have control over the other they do.
Google says a foot fetish is podophilia.Technically, pedophilia is a foot fetish. Thought you'd like to know.
Out of curiosity, though this topic has already been brought up, what do you then think of those who are attracted to children but don't act on their desires?Pedophilia is unacceptable, no matter what the situation. I do believe that anyone who has intercourse of even looks at child pornography deserves to be punished severely. It's disgusting. Can't you find someone your own age to perform intercourse with?
Out of curiosity, though this topic has already been brought up, what do you then think of those who are attracted to children but don't act on their desires?
Pedophiles have the same "I was born liking ____" argument as the homosexuals. I still think pedophilia is a terrible thing and Im not too fond of homosexuals either. But homosexuals dont hurt anyone with what they do while pedophiles obviously do.
again agreedJust adding my opinion onto this...
I think that pedophilia is wrong, but I do not believe that some of the definitions of being a pedophile are incorrect, IE: If a 17 year old is dating another 17 year old and one of them turns 18.
Pedophiles have the same "I was born liking ____" argument as the homosexuals. I still think pedophilia is a terrible thing and Im not too fond of homosexuals either. But homosexuals dont hurt anyone with what they do while pedophiles obviously do.
Just adding my opinion onto this...
I think that pedophilia is wrong, but I do not believe that some of the definitions of being a pedophile are incorrect, IE: If a 17 year old is dating another 17 year old and one of them turns 18.
Yes, we can tell you don't like them just from how you talk about them.
The comparison to homosexuality is sort of apples and oranges, though. The idea of sexual orientation is which gender you're attracted to. Not anything to do with what you may like in your preferred gender(s), just which ones you're sexually attracted to. Pedophilia falls closer to fetishes, which, although equally as controllable for whatever that may be worth, is a totally different kettle of fish.
The point about hurting people (pedophiles) versus not hurting people (gays) is accurate, though.
So you're saying "I don't see the difference between consenting adults of the same gender who are attracted to each other and adults who are attracted to children who cannot give consent. Except that a homosexual relationship can be just as happy and healthy as a heterosexual one, but a pedophilic relationship almost always mentally, emotionally, physically and developmentally scars a child for the rest of their life. But other than that they're so similar!"I dont see much of a difference between pedophiles and homosexuals. The only real difference IMO is that Pedophilia almost always has negative effects on the child and Homosexuality is pretty much harmless. I group Homosexuality, Pedophilia, animal "love", "love" of inanimate objects(yeah they have that), all other fetishes, and liking women based on hair color etc together. They are all sexual attractions these people were supposedly born with.
I dont see much of a difference between pedophiles and homosexuals. The only real difference IMO is that Pedophilia almost always has negative effects on the child and Homosexuality is pretty much harmless. I group Homosexuality, Pedophilia, animal "love", "love" of inanimate objects(yeah they have that), all other fetishes, and liking women based on hair color etc together. They are all sexual attractions these people were supposedly born with.
So you're saying "I don't see the difference between consenting adults of the same gender who are attracted to each other and adults who are attracted to children who cannot give consent. Except that a homosexual relationship can be just as happy and healthy as a heterosexual one, but a pedophilic relationship almost always mentally, emotionally, physically and developmentally scars a child for the rest of their life. But other than that they're so similar!"
Do you realize how big a difference that is? That's like saying "consensual sex and rape are almost the same thin, except one is consensual and enjoyable for all parties and the other one isn't. But otherwise they're totally the same!" That's the difference between you having nice, consensual sex with a girl VS being anally raped with a dildo.
Because newsflash: the majority of sex between homosexuals is consensual sex, and sex between a pedophile and a child is rape. If you don't recognizer how huge that difference is, you should not be in these debates.
~Psychic
No, that's not my point and I'm not sure how you got that because I didn't even mention it. In fact, pedophilia isn't something people are born with - like most fetishes, it's psychological, meaning an individual developed this fetish over time, often due to personal experiences. Homosexuality, however, is an orientation, which is something you are born with.-.- I get that homosexuality is relatively harmless while pedophilia is almost always detrimental to the childs mental and emotional well being. I said that in my last post I believe.
EDIT: Oh I reread your post. Now I get what your saying. Homosexuality and Pedophilia are both physical attractions that a person is supposedly born with.
Most experts regard pedophilia as resulting from psychosocial factors rather than biological characteristics. Some think that pedophilia is the result of having been sexually abused as a child. Still others think that it derives from the person's interactions with parents during their early years of life. Some researchers attribute pedophilia to arrested emotional development; that is, the pedophile is attracted to children because he or she has never matured psychologically. Some regard pedophilia as the result of a distorted need to dominate a sexual partner. Since children are smaller and usually weaker than adults, they may be regarded as nonthreatening potential partners. This drive for domination is sometimes thought to explain why most pedophiles are males.
I don't think you understood the part where I said "big difference" and "huge difference." The difference between consensual sex and what is essentially rape is enormous. That's not "almost the same." The difference between homosexual sex VS adult/child sex is exactly the same difference between heterosexual sex and adult/child sex, which you must realize is a huge difference. (Again, it's the difference between you having nice, consensual sex with a girl VS being anally raped with a dildo.) The only difference between consensual heterosexual sex and consensual homosexual sex in your mind is that you think one is cool and the other is "icky." But they are both consensual, and thus automatically drastically different from adult/child sex.They are almost the same thing except for the fact that one is enjoyable for all parties and the other isnt. Im saying that the attractions are the same not that the actual sexual acts based on the attractions are the same.
Please define "physical attraction" and explain what makes it different from any other kind of attraction, because that's not a scientific term.I still group homosexuality with the other physical attractions despite how it isnt generally looked at that way by society.