I do not advocate for legalizing Sex with Minors
There's a difference though between Pedophilia as a condition ... we might even say 'natural occurrence'.
It is easy to fall into the trap of fear and mistrust. So, if you dislike calling it a 'natural occurrence',
I'm afraid of you because I worry that you won't listen to reason on this.
The main argument
Some children - or dare I say: Humans - have their sexual awakening sooner than others. From that I argue,
that those individuals also have a more pronounced sexuality. And these people, I regard myself one of them,
have a difficult time growing up in a world that is geared towards 'normal children'. We have a more difficult
time to really connect with other, and a lot easier time to drift into shady parallel worlds that we should
perhaps better avoid.
This too is a condition - and while it seems like an easy fix because there's another "problematic condition"
that would be solved when used to solve this one - there is no way that this can be legislated if society itself
does not or can not carry the burden of the responsibility that comes with it. Thus I will fight against
attempts that try to circumvent this requirement.
Like, to pull a number from my ass ... we're like ... say ... at least 20 years away from being able to
seriously engage with this matter. It does however not sit well with me to therefore keep this hidden.
Issues: Maybe there isn't much of a difference in WHEN it happens, just in HOW (speaking still of the natural,
internal awakening).
Other issues
Age of Consent: I do not care in the sense that I don't want to care because I assume if I had to it'd
be about lowering it and that's just ... (see above).
Juvenile Delinquency: As with all Laws we have to understand that there are limits. And the younger
a person is, the less we can expect of them. Well, it's eventually more complicated but that's like ... magnitudes
beyond what I care about here, I assume*. Saying: Kids will inevitably do stupid things. Whether that manifests
in a fun way or not isn't the issue. This is about tolerance, but tolerance without limits is just ... not good
I think. Outside of such considerations I don't have any deep insight or pressing opinions/wisdoms on the
matter. So, I do not care in the sense that I hope that others, you perhaps, more insightful and competent
people (on the matter) will get the say on these things.
Porn: Real Porn, as in Live Action, I see as problematic. That is - depending on your vulnerabilities.
I'm a lesbian "would be the child in this situation" - so, I have a low vulnerability. Vulnerability being
a matter of 'demand' and the eventuality of satisfying it. So, people who are Pedophile have a high
vulnerability. Then there's sadists, megalomaniacs, power-mongers ... such ... I assume - to say: The balance
isn't even. There's the two conditions of earlier which might balance one another out - but once these other
'incompatible' interests come in - there is no argument there.
As for 'drawn porn' - so, Hentai stuff, the issue is different. Producing that kind of porn, satisfying THAT
demand is relatively easy and harmless. Consciously engaging with it from that angle might also help deal
with the inner stirrings while also creating distance to the problematic things because the basic need can be
safely dealt with. Well - I think. This is philosophy. All of this is philosophy. So, I don't know what the
sciences tell us - but ... this is what I think.
The general argument
From my own experience I have to believe that the sexual awakening we individually experience doesn't change.
If your awakening happens and you find that you're attracted to the same sex or the other sex, that's ...
'YOU'. Like - as direct and without detours as it gets. Things may change - like - you learn new things
and that may influence things slightly one way or another - but those are adjustments at best.
And I feel like for however long we do now exist, we haven't really learned much on the matter yet. For
multiple reasons. And that is the ACTUAL problem, the ACTUAL focus - which for the most part has nothing
to do with this topic.
Parenting, Socializing and Education are in and of themselves "gargantuan" (well, I assume) topics that
are kind of similar (the individual, its growth, patterns and needs) - and definitely more accessible and
generally more important.
Sure is there a "Laying the Groundwork for ..." aspect to this. Laying the groundwork for whatever comes
after we've made things right.
*: Trivia : Actually it'd have to read "I 'would' assume". I'm terrible at making assumptions, I believe. So,
I have to check myself here - where, if there's a mistake it's possibly all over the place here. To me there's
a difference between 'actively assuming' and 'having a feeling'. I'm not sure what that difference is, exactly,
so for the most part I try not to overthink it and hope that people understand.