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Stories like this too often get ignored, because they highlight how irresponsible it is that we're pushing for more parental control. Every time a new law is passed that gives parents even more control over their kids for so-called "protection", it gives parents like this more power as well.

Take ...

"It's pedophilia and white supremacy to find these adult women attractive" - modern west for some reason

thecurious wrote: Sat Sep 27, 2025 11:30 pmcause I don't want to become a map

Sorry to say, but if you like 12 year olds, there's no becoming. You are a MAP.

All this talk about power imbalance only to then make sure children can't rely on any adult other than their parents.


"You can't have a relationship with children. There's a power imbalance which puts them at risk of harm!"

"Okay, why don't we change the world a little to alleviate this power ...

I've always been a proponent of the idea that many of the laws coming out that are giving more power to parents are evidence that restrictions towards youth are about control, not protection, and that MAPs are a scapegoat to justify this increased level of control. Parents must be allowed to monitor ...

and essentially paedophilia

What do they mean by essentially pedophilia? It either is or isn't. Hint to anyone writing about what they think is pedophilia: If you're having to use qualifiers before describing it, chances are it's not actually pedophilia.

8-12 hours a day? You must want Chinese school life.


I was saying that the current expectations aren't good. If a kid wants to succeed (ie, do all their homework and enough studying for all their subjects) they're expected to first go to the 6-8 hours of school, then do the couple of extra ...

I'd like to see quite a few changes.

1) More funding for accessible third spaces, higher quality outdoor green areas, and more affordable and localized activities like cheap bowling or arcades would be great for young people. Most youth don't really have anything to do when they're allowed outside ...

That's because the normal human reaction to pedophilic thoughts is disgust, and horror, and wanting them to be taken away.

That explains why the west has never had to have a morale crusade on the rest of the world, bringing the hammer down on countless countries that have cultures that didn't see ...

I don't think being defeatist helps very much. If there's even a 0.1% chance of liberation, we should latch on to it and try to pry it open. There have been different times in history and different cultures across the world where there have been periods of normalization. That fact alone means it's ...