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[-] ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 31 points 6 days ago

I just want to say that our language use has now been so poisoned by a child predator being called "pedophiles" because "pedo" is greek for child that we attribute just the word to a child predator. IMO pedofile is a bad word because there is zero love involved, they are child predators.

[-] blinfabian@feddit.nl 9 points 6 days ago

the term "child rapist" is also fair

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

Languages evolve in weird ways. Pedophile comes from "pedo" child and "phile" for love. It could just be a mother or father, someone who loves children. But, it has been used to describe people who love children, but in the wrong way. Similarly, homophobe has been used for people who hate gays, but the "phobe" part is about fear not hate. Also, "homo" isn't necessarily homosexual, it could be homogeniety. Homophobes could be people who are afraid of people of their own race, but instead we've decided it's the term to use for people who hate or are angry at homosexuality.

[-] BossDj@piefed.social 4 points 6 days ago

Any root related to sex or sexuality has been perverted in English, or at least American English.

Just saying Homo means homosexual, trans means transexual, bi means bisexual, poly means polyamorous, and to MAGA, the word pronoun is more triggering than a swastika.

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

If someone claims to not have any pronouns, always refer to them by their name.

No, "Hi Jeff, how was your day? Did you pick up your package?"

It's, "Hi Jeff, how was Jeff's day? Did Jeff pick up Jeff's package?"

If you don't know their name, make up a descriptive one, be creative!

[-] chosensilence@pawb.social 2 points 5 days ago

..? paraphilias are usually sexual in nature, not love based. “pedophile” is the right word for the act of being sexually attracted to children.

[-] h3rmit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago

Bibliophile means someone who loves/likes books. I'm guessing that's their point. That "phile" has been corrupted by sexual connotations.

[-] chosensilence@pawb.social 1 points 4 days ago

has it though? the -phile suffix isn’t what designates it as sexual. it’s being considered a paraphilia.

[-] h3rmit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago

Sure, but I guess their point stands. Why use pedophile for the paraphilia, instead of for someone who really likes the best for kids.

[-] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

It's a more inclusive term because "child predator" and "child rapist" all require some verifiable action on the person's part. Is a person who is sexually attracted to children and just looks at like AI generated CSM not also a pedophile, despite not actually directly harming children?

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