Words can create a impact. However when the words are to soft or subtle they can dilute the effect of the true message. In society we have a way of downplaying the harm that child exploitation causes and those who want to exploit children will see this as an opportunity. The purest definition of RAPE is sex without consent. Children cannot consent to sex with adults so thus anything sexual that happens between a adult and child is Rape. It is much more difficult for people to ignore the problem of CHILD RAPE vs child molestation, child fondling, inappropriate touching, etc. For those who have a difficult time grasping this concept look at how Whoopi Goldberg discusses what Roman Polanski did to a 13 yr old girl. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nZskUvAGyjQ
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reasonedandinformed ago
Very good point in the softening of language. Child Rape is the most-accurate and descriptive terminology, but it is harsh. Child exploitation, trafficking, molestation, do not sound as bad, and with support from the media and groups pushing acceptance, proponents can remove the stigma. After all, if the kids want and like it, it is no longer child exploitation. This is LITERALLY the thinking of these sick people. See: https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1759073 and https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1768561.