• @JohnDClay
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    39 months ago

    Pedophilia isn’t a sexual orientation

    • @[email protected]
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      19 months ago

      Source? Because every medical article I’ve seen states it is. We’re not talking post-puberty 16 year olds, we’re talking prepubescent little kids.

      • @JohnDClay
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        19 months ago

        Could you link yours? I’d rather not go digging though that stuff right now.

        I’d compare it more to a fetish.

          • @JohnDClay
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            19 months ago

            But this doesn’t mitivate the urges then if you want to put it that way.

            • @[email protected]
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              29 months ago

              Why not? I obviously don’t have first hand experience, but AFAIK it’s essentially porn for those with the condition. Like any other porn, you watch it, get your rocks off, and forget about it until your hormones recharge. It’s a harmless and victimless outlet for them, probably the only one I can think of.

              • @JohnDClay
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                19 months ago

                You don’t get desensitized to porn over time?

                • @[email protected]
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                  19 months ago

                  Not to the point it becomes entirely ineffective. The point here is that we don’t have a better way of dealing with or treating people with this issue. It’s the least-worst option we have available to us.

                  • @JohnDClay
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                    09 months ago

                    I still don’t think feeding/appeasing the problem is better than treating it and cutting it out.