Is it OK to have sex with kids?
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Not that common I'm afraid.
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The problem with sex with a child is more often than not, the child doesn't know the physical, societal, or mental dangers.
Physical: STD's, fissures, infections, ect..
Societal: shunning, being viewed as "scarred", ect.
Mental: letting these societal dangers get to you.
If it is proven that a child knows and understands these dangers, then let them do what they want.
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Kingkool wrote:I personally feel sex is portayed as this beautiful thing between a man and a woman who love eachother. There is recreation and procreation. Niether of which are evil. Sex is a fun activity, or a means to an end.
The problem with sex with a child is more often than not, the child doesn't know the physical, societal, or mental dangers.
Physical: STD's, fissures, infections, ect..
Societal: shunning, being viewed as "scarred", ect.
Mental: letting these societal dangers get to you.
If it is proven that a child knows and understands these dangers, then let them do what they want.
Who is going to determine whether a child understands? Adults are to protect children not use them. This topic asks "Is it OK to have sex with a child", not about what a child understands. Please - Common Sense !
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I said if a child understands the dangers of sex, and is still fine with the idea, then they should be allowed to have sex with whom ever they chose. I wasn't debating what a child understands, in fact, i said it is possible for children to either understand or not understand. The adult is not using a child who understands sex any more than if the adult was having sex with another adult.Misty wrote:Kingkool wrote:I personally feel sex is portayed as this beautiful thing between a man and a woman who love eachother. There is recreation and procreation. Niether of which are evil. Sex is a fun activity, or a means to an end.
The problem with sex with a child is more often than not, the child doesn't know the physical, societal, or mental dangers.
Physical: STD's, fissures, infections, ect..
Societal: shunning, being viewed as "scarred", ect.
Mental: letting these societal dangers get to you.
If it is proven that a child knows and understands these dangers, then let them do what they want.
Who is going to determine whether a child understands? Adults are to protect children not use them. This topic asks "Is it OK to have sex with a child", not about what a child understands. Please - Common Sense !
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The point is children are not emotionally or mentally mature enough to understand or handle sex. That is why there are laws to protect children from adults who think it is OK to molest or rape a child. The answer to the OP question is still an emphatic NO NO NO it is NOT OK to have sex with children. There is no argument that can make it right or OK.
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You are generalizing what a child can and can't handle based on your own childhood, and what society portrays sex to be. It is not ok to rape anyone, wether of legal age or not, because rape is against their will. But if a child is raised to know about sex from a young age, learned of the dangers of sex, and that eventually, they go through puberty, then they should be able to decide if they want to have sex or not. It is all based on your views of sex.Misty wrote:Kingkool,
The point is children are not emotionally or mentally mature enough to understand or handle sex. That is why there are laws to protect children from adults who think it is OK to molest or rape a child. The answer to the OP question is still an emphatic NO NO NO it is NOT OK to have sex with children. There is no argument that can make it right or OK.
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Why should they even be exposed to the point where they have to choose. Vulnerability is still there whatever they have been taught. Children should not be expected to make rational adult decisions. Children are not capable of withstanding pressure or persuasion. Any adult that wants sex with a child is the problem not the child that may have been seduced.Kingkool wrote:You are generalizing what a child can and can't handle based on your own childhood, and what society portrays sex to be. It is not ok to rape anyone, wether of legal age or not, because rape is against their will. But if a child is raised to know about sex from a young age, learned of the dangers of sex, and that eventually, they go through puberty, then they should be able to decide if they want to have sex or not. It is all based on your views of sex.Misty wrote:Kingkool,
The point is children are not emotionally or mentally mature enough to understand or handle sex. That is why there are laws to protect children from adults who think it is OK to molest or rape a child. The answer to the OP question is still an emphatic NO NO NO it is NOT OK to have sex with children. There is no argument that can make it right or OK.
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What has this got to do with the subject? No ones denying sex education.Kingkool wrote:I suppose at that point it is up to the parents to decide wether or not they want to teach their children about sex. But sex is such a big part of society that they will find out on their own eventually.
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Xris wrote:Kingkool wrote: You are generalizing what a child can and can't handle based on your own childhood, and what society portrays sex to be. It is not ok to rape anyone, wether of legal age or not, because rape is against their will. But if a child is raised to know about sex from a young age, learned of the dangers of sex, and that eventually, they go through puberty, then they should be able to decide if they want to have sex or not. It is all based on your views of sex.
You know nothing of my childhood. But your views make me wonder about your childhood. You are wrong and you should know better, that is if you are a mentally stable adult. Again, and for the last time I will answer this topic - it is NEVER OK for an adult to have sex with a child.
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this leaves us with the question at what age in 'normal' human development does a child become someone who can make a choice in the sense of being to weigh up all posible outcomes and reason a course of behaviour.
I think I may have just raised the age of consent to 50
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What if the child seduced the adult?Xris wrote:Kingkool wrote:
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Memnon wrote:Has anyone read Michel Foucault dealing with a similar issue with consent? I thought it was interesting food for thought. It's called The Danger of Child Sexuality.
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Xris wrote:What if the child seduced the adult?
An adult has the responsibility to decline if a child is acting in a seductive way. It is ALWAYS the adult who is responsible.
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