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Originally posted by dadudemon
"Within this perspective there is no assumption of linear sexual development and no real childhood, only an externally imposed definition."

Man, this is what I have been saying for years. I can certainly say that I was fully prepared (intellectually and socially) at a much younger age than 18 for sexual activity: maybe even as far back as 8. I know of at least one other person who feels the same way and she put that age around 8 or 9. Some people just grasp social situations better than others and it is definitely not linear for everyone.


That's as far as I would take that, however. I cannot speak for all children and the extreme majority would not know what sex or sex related interactions are at 8 years old. This falls under the same age limit as voting, getting a driver's license, and so forth. The vast majority of the time, the person is not intellectually or socially developed enough to warrant setting the age limit to something too young. So we set age limits on those things fully knowing that there are tons of exceptions...but "catch most of them".


What about a test? That would be difficult to establish. Someone smarter than me (in psychology) would need to tell me if a test would be an appropriate measure of determining if a child is mature enough (intellectually and socially) to do anything sexual. I proposed such things in the past to prevent ANYONE from having sexual activity (because I'm a fascist a**hole who subscribes to eugenics... apparently) unless they passed such a test and the obvious consequence of such a test would be minors passing it.

Edit - I am NOT advocating shit like NAMBLA or pedophilia. I am only saying that it is highly possible that "sexuality" is not necessarily determined by some arbitrary age (which the US thinks should be 18) but is a varied experience for everyone. Some are never mature enough. Some are mature quite a bit sooner than 18 (I am not talking "sexually", explicitly, but that could count as well).

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Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!

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Originally posted by Bashar Teg

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Originally posted by Zeal Ex Nihilo
Sixty years ago, homosexuality was considered a mental disorder. Now, transgenderism is considered normal in progressive circles. It's only a matter of time, you know. It won't stop.

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Originally posted by Klaw
Given how crazy the Left has been the past few decades, I wouldn't put it past them.

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Originally posted by Klaw
Given how crazy the Left has been the past few decades, I wouldn't put it past them.

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Originally posted by Klaw
Given how crazy the Left has been the past few decades, I wouldn't put it past them.

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Originally posted by samhain
You go on about this place being an echo chamber yet you repeat yourself ad nauseum, wouldn't be surprised if you copy/pasted this from another post of yours.

Your 'No, you da Hitlaz.' has been noted for probably about the 11th time this year.

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Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
Always wondered if Zeal became Star428.

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Originally posted by Blakemore
I should watch lolita sometime.

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Originally posted by Blakemore
I should watch lolita sometime.

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Originally posted by dadudemon
"Within this perspective there is no assumption of linear sexual development and no real childhood, only an externally imposed definition."

Man, this is what I have been saying for years. I can certainly say that I was fully prepared (intellectually and socially) at a much younger age than 18 for sexual activity: maybe even as far back as 8. I know of at least one other person who feels the same way and she put that age around 8 or 9. Some people just grasp social situations better than others and it is definitely not linear for everyone.


That's as far as I would take that, however. I cannot speak for all children and the extreme majority would not know what sex or sex related interactions are at 8 years old. This falls under the same age limit as voting, getting a driver's license, and so forth. The vast majority of the time, the person is not intellectually or socially developed enough to warrant setting the age limit to something too young. So we set age limits on those things fully knowing that there are tons of exceptions...but "catch most of them".


What about a test? That would be difficult to establish. Someone smarter than me (in psychology) would need to tell me if a test would be an appropriate measure of determining if a child is mature enough (intellectually and socially) to do anything sexual. I proposed such things in the past to prevent ANYONE from having sexual activity (because I'm a fascist a**hole who subscribes to eugenics... apparently) unless they passed such a test and the obvious consequence of such a test would be minors passing it.

Edit - I am NOT advocating shit like NAMBLA or pedophilia. I am only saying that it is highly possible that "sexuality" is not necessarily determined by some arbitrary age (which the US thinks should be 18) but is a varied experience for everyone. Some are never mature enough. Some are mature quite a bit sooner than 18 (I am not talking "sexually", explicitly, but that could count as well).