repoman
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I do not see how.
Well yeah, but that has to be proven, not assumed.
But in most US states that age is 16, not 18. So what's wrong with
Pedophilia means sexual attraction to a prepubescent child.
It's been a while since I saw someone argue against evolution of language. Pedophilia has changed usage without changing ethical implications, as an understanding of symmetrical consent has proliferated quietly through society.
Pedophilia has "eaten" the more obscure cutout that used to exist for ephebophilia, because we realize there is no ethical need to separate the two: adults having sex with children is abhorrent, as is anyone who tries to distract from, justify, or normalize such acts.
It's pedophilia. And anyone who wants to have sex with 16 year olds, other than ~16 year olds, is a pedophile.
In the same way that highly precise definitions of genders and gender pronouns will not take off barring a massive push in primary education...
Academically delineated categories between the ages that older men are attracted to will never take off.