I don't think the term is as strictly defined as "children who've yet to reach puberty," but even if it was, that's irrelevant. There's something wrong with adults who desire children, even if those children make themselves look older. There's also something wrong with (the very popular and widespread) statements of sexual desire for children who look older when the adults making the statements are aware of the kid's age. The problem comes from the lack of recognition that the kid in question, however mature they intend to come off, is still a child, and sure, kids have plenty of sexuality, but that's for them to work out with other willing partners of the same age. Feeding the internet chatter about wishing to fuck recently pubescent celebrities will accomplish no good, but certainly can encourage harm.
The rush to express sexual desire for 15-16 year olds is unsettling, point final. You can argue the semantics of it, but when you know a kid's 15 years old and you're an adult, you're pushing a troubling agenda by insisting on labelling them fuckable.
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Date: 2008-09-17 08:11 pm (UTC)The rush to express sexual desire for 15-16 year olds is unsettling, point final. You can argue the semantics of it, but when you know a kid's 15 years old and you're an adult, you're pushing a troubling agenda by insisting on labelling them fuckable.