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From: Kandmleach@aol.com <Kandmleach@aol.com>
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>> I will add that the theme of incest is one of
>> the barriers that kept Lolita out of theaters, while plain old
pedophilia
>> (olderman lusting after young girl) is becoming a cultural norm.
>
>Excuse me?
>Since when has paedophilia been defined as 'older man lusting after young
>girl?'
>
>Paedophilia is the inappropriate desire for sex with very young
undeveloped
>children (like 4ft10in Lolita).
>
>An 'older man' having sex with a physically mature girl of 13 or 15 or
17
>is exploitative certainly - but a 'paedophile'?
>
>If we use the word this casually - as a kind of lazy shorthand for any
>abusive relationship, even if the victim is a teenager or older - then
the
>particular horror of what genuine paedophilia means is going to be
blurred
>to nothing - and this will benefit no one but the paedophiles themselves.
>
>Karoline L
>
From: Kandmleach@aol.com <Kandmleach@aol.com>
>----------------- Message requiring your approval (22
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>
>> I will add that the theme of incest is one of
>> the barriers that kept Lolita out of theaters, while plain old
pedophilia
>> (olderman lusting after young girl) is becoming a cultural norm.
>
>Excuse me?
>Since when has paedophilia been defined as 'older man lusting after young
>girl?'
>
>Paedophilia is the inappropriate desire for sex with very young
undeveloped
>children (like 4ft10in Lolita).
>
>An 'older man' having sex with a physically mature girl of 13 or 15 or
17
>is exploitative certainly - but a 'paedophile'?
>
>If we use the word this casually - as a kind of lazy shorthand for any
>abusive relationship, even if the victim is a teenager or older - then
the
>particular horror of what genuine paedophilia means is going to be
blurred
>to nothing - and this will benefit no one but the paedophiles themselves.
>
>Karoline L
>