Ruined Childhood - Tumblr Posts
Aaron Warner.
TW: pedophile, hebephile, Ephebophiles, the labels are helpful to learn.
On the topic of pedophilia.
As a young adult who grew up with YouTube and Tumblrs favorite rock bands, a lot of entertainers of my day are facing child exploitation accusations or have even been charged with their cimes: Cryaotic, Boyinaband, Shane Dawson, Pierce the Viel, All Time Low, Blood On The Dancefloor...
And I'm tired of every article or post that I read talking about the next 30 year old "pedophile" coming from the God awful world of entertainment.
I would like to get it out there that these crimes are not against pre-pubescent children. That is not to diminish the accusation or even defend it. Child predators should be prosecuted. Everyone is so quick to slap the label of pedophile onto any individual preying on minors. It's because it's the heinous, hotbutton word to scare and enrage parents.
There are three kinds of child predators: pedophiles, hebephile, and ephebophiles.
Pedophiles target pre-pubescent children. That's a age range of 0-10.
Hebephiles target pubescent children. That's a age range of 11-14.
Ephebophiles target pubescent children. That's a age range of 15-19.
And I know so many people out there do not care about the distinction. A child as it is defined under your law is a child. "Who gives a flying fuck if this creep seduced a 14 year old or a 17 year old? It's all a slippery slope."
Well, by misidentifiying the targets of these crimes you're spreading fake information. You make it harder for people to actually protect minors.
And this goes beyond entertainers with a shred of stardom. You know that child predator website that tells you where all the predators in your community live?
Can you understand how much of a difference it makes to know your 3 year old child isn't going to be the target of the ephebophile four blocks away? Parents generally feel more secure after talking to child predators about the crimes, the nature of them and how long ago it occurred.
Maybe I'm desensitized to the whole thing since I was a target of a hebephiles and sexted as a teenager, but I truly believe that these distinctions make a difference.
this reopens the ages old pokemon debate “is it ethical to catch a mr.mime? is mr.mime just a guy?”
When you realize high school is nothing like the movies!
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