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In reply to the discussion: Think about this when you see someone here calling another a pedophile or rapist apologist or [View all]BainsBane
(57,757 posts)He chose not to. Why do you think that was? I think it's because it would show exactly what we have quoted here. Several people remember the text quite well, whereas you rewrote it in a post above. He asked "how old" can a female be before it's appropriate to be attracted to her. He explicitly distinguished attraction from acting. The only reason to make that distinction is because he was referring to girls under 18. Why you should find this contention so implausible, I'm not sure. I assume it is because since you and most other men in that group don't think that way, it's hard for you to conceive that someone in your midst would--that coupled with the fact that animosity toward feminists prompts many of you to automatically defend anything we oppose.
I see no reason why this should be a feminist vs. men's group issue, since pedophilia or whatever the accurate term is for attraction to minors is not gender specific. However, many of us women do have clear memories of being hit on by adult men at very young ages. For me such public approaches began at 10 years old in public, as was the case for many women who posted in Quantess's thread. Of course a number of women here were sexually assaulted at younger ages, like 4-6. I am sure several male members have similar experiences. It is not nearly as uncommon as you suppose.