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Anon doesn't know math (feddit.de)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think in this case the meaning is already effectively watered down. At this point it'd probably be easier to just give up and make a new term for pedophilia that is just for pre adolescents, and let pedophilia be the term for all "under age of consent" stuff (as is the current modern usage).

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

and let pedophilia be the term for all "under age of consent" stuff

Then come the Germans and say that 14 is legal in their country.

[–] Kecessa 7 points 10 months ago

Age of consent doesn't matter in this context, it's the difference in age that does. An 18 years old having sex with a 17 years old isn't a pedophile. In Canada the age of consent is 16, if you're 40 and having sex with a consenting 16 years old you're still trialled as a pedo if the person changes their mind and press charges.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Luckily, I'm American so I can pretend Germany doesn't exist, like I do the rest of the world 😘