[dijit]

they didn’t argue that, they argued that if you’re not able to even talk about a problem you tend to smother it or not give it nuance which can lead to folks trying to kill any consensual sexual stuff, which not only consumes huge resources, but also leads to the situation where everyone is aware of how to skirt the rules meaning it is no longer esoteric knowledge.

Same reasoning is often applied to weed… it’s not a gateway drug, it’s not not that bad of a drug, but the way it’s treated leads you to being criminalized for trying it so you don’t seek support, and you suddenly have contact with a dealer that can get more things and will push you to try it all.

[Zetobal]

No, fucking little kids is not in the same ballpark as smoking weed.

[dijit]

Excuse you sir, even the least charitable interpretation of what I said (which was an allegory) was not in any way inferring what you imply.

If anything, the allegory would be: consensual sexual images between adults is equivalent to smoking weed.

[alphabettsy]

I think you’re proving the point. They never remotely suggested it was, the context is discussions about sex work not child sexual abuse.

People like you can’t even read a very coherent analogy about sex work without getting emotional.