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[-] photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 2 years ago

That's like telling gay dudes to stop liking dick. It's brain chemistry and neural circuits, you can't exactly just snap your fingers and be rid of the problem. Humans are complex creatures.

[-] such_lettuce7970@kbin.social 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Pedophilia is not akin to being gay (and kindly fuck off with that tyvm). It's akin to rape, or sexual sadism (and I mean real, violent sadism, not roleplay). It is a predatory inclination and @nxsfi is right - trying to frame it as an "orientation" does sound like MAP acceptance rhetoric.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 11 points 2 years ago

Pedophilia can't be comparable to rape because rape is an act and pedophilia is not. Child rape is often incorrectly called pedophilia, but pedophilia itself is a mental state, and this is exactly the kind of conversation where conflating mental states with actions is entirely unacceptable.

[-] nxfsi@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Obligatory "are you comparing pedophiles to LGBTQ?"

[-] photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 2 years ago

Yes, obviously. I'm not equating them, but human sexuality is a deep and multifaceted subject. We can't just make statements like "just stop enjoying this", that's not how humans work and I think we all know that.

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