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A survey found 1 in 6 men admit sexual feelings for children. So is paedophilia increasing? (2023, linked study is worth a read). (theconversation.com)
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I came across this after someone I know made some claims about pedophilia prevalence I found unbelievable. Leading me to the survey.

Surveys are hard, there's always some percentage of people that say strange things, and self reports could be over or underestimates of prevalence.

I think that the way the results bundle 19 year old who watch a porn video that had a 17 year old in it, and 50 year old that watched a porn video of a 5 year old together is needlessly inflammatory. While neither is good I think culturally we are generally vastly more worried about what leads to the second, or even what makes the 50 year old look for 17 year olds (i.e. cases where the 19 year old didn't grow out of it).

Still, some of these stats are extremely troubling to me, and I'm interested in what people make of it.

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[–] JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 days ago (12 children)

It is hardly surprising that 1 in 6 men have found someone under the age of 18 attractive. There are many attractive people aged 17 years and 11 months and 29 days. Nature made people attracted to secondary sexual characteristics like breasts and wide hips on women, and muscles and facial hair on men. If these develop earlier, it’s quite normal to be attracted to that. In Australia, the age of consent is 16, so it’s even legal to act on that.

To be honest I think the real percentage is much higher. Men are just afraid to admit that because they could be incorrectly labelled a pedophile.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 4 points 4 days ago (4 children)

that's not pedophilia though. Pedophilia is being attracted to those with NO adult sexual characteristics eg: prepubescent.

checking out a fully formed adult body on a 17 year old doesn't make you a pedo, but you feel grody because you know legally, mentally and experience-wise they ain't there yet.

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com -4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

😬😬😬

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 3 points 4 days ago

Use your words

[–] Nbard@aussie.zone 1 points 4 days ago

I'm not sure what you're doing here?

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