So do you think that we should try to ‘cancel’ Harvey or tell his story warts and all?Originally Posted by Alan
So do you think that we should try to ‘cancel’ Harvey or tell his story warts and all?
It strikes me as weird that republicans get their panties all in a twist that we might want to point out the issues of founders that owned slaves but simultaneously want to cancel the history of non cis het white folks in our history.
I have no idea what's included in the curriculum but doubt the 'warts' are included, but maybe they are, maybe the curriculum does point out that he was a known, yet celebrated pedophile. Stranger things have happened. But still not appropriate for elementary school students.
It's funny you mentioned that as I was thinking the same thing, yet in reverse. Weird indeed!
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein
The word "pedophile" refers to someone attracted to prepubescent children. The correct term for someone attracted to youths past puberty is hebephile or ephebophile.
Pedophilia is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children. Although girls typically begin the process of puberty at age 10 or 11, and boys at age 11 or 12, criteria for pedophilia extend the cut-off point for prepubescence to age 13. (Wikipedia)
Hebephilia is the strong, persistent sexual interest by adults in pubescent children who are in early adolescence, typically ages 11–14 and showing Tanner stages 2 to 3 of physical development. It differs from pedophilia, and from ephebophilia. (Wikipedia)
Ephebophilia is the primary sexual interest in mid-to-late adolescents, generally ages 15 to 19. The term was originally used in the late 19th to mid-20th century. It is one of a number of sexual preferences across age groups subsumed under the technical term chronophilia.(Wikipedia)
There's a huge difference--in my mind at least--between lusting after a four-year-old and a sixteen-year-old.
It’s also important to remember that regardless of age gay sex was illegal in a Variety of states at that time. The Lawrence decision hadn’t happened yet so consensual sex between two men was still a crime regardless of age. That ought to be included in the study guide but I doubt it would satisfy republicans who want to hate on LGBTQ people.
And then there's Russia:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67454386
Speaking of repressive regimes and LGBTQetc people, I marvel that “”Queers for Palestine” are embracing one of the most repressive societies that exists. I shudder to think how gay people will be treated when Palestine is free to expand and populate nearby regions. This is how they treat their gay folks:
https://apnews.com/article/middle-ea...cc0800b272b159
https://www.advocate.com/politics/20...ne#toggle-gdpr
It’s hard to comprehend the incandescent stupidity of such a position.
"From the River to the Sea, they will kill people just like me!"
And now I’m reading that Bin Laden’s “Letter to America” is enjoying a vogue in social media. From what kind of environment are these people breathing in such preposterous tripe that they fall prey to such self-destructive delusions? Is it the vanity of ignorance or just unreflective groupthink?
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