• pyre@lemmy.world
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        16 hours ago

        based on how people use them, not ordained by the gods of language. people say pedophile to mean someone who rapes a minor.

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          11 hours ago

          I mean you can also say someone is a murderer of they eat cabbage, but you’d be wrong.

          Calling everyone you dislike a pedo is as lame as calling everyone you dislike a commie or Hitler.

          Seriously… having sex with or raping a 17 year old doesn’t make you a pedophile. It makes you a statutory rapist. That’s bad enough without having to make dumb shit up as an insult.

          I’m surprised and disappointed so many on lemmy are falling into that sort of weak bullshit but… here we are

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            8 hours ago

            what you should be disappointed in is not being able to make an argument without strawmanning multiple times.

            what you’re doing is just refusing to cooperate on language that’s already obvious and widely understood. it’s bad faith.

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              8 hours ago

              I’ve made the argument countless times. If you want to call raping a 17 year old pedophilia, that’s up to you. I’m not going to call a swimming pool a lake.

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        2 days ago

        Indeed they do. And since you seem to be under the impression that those definitions do not change, please define ‘silly’ for me as it was defined when it began to be used in late Middle English.

        I feel you’re being silly regardless of the early or current definition of the word, but I’m betting you also don’t use the word that way.

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            1 day ago

            I believe I asked you for a definition first. I’m not sure why you expect me to do that when you won’t.

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              22 hours ago

              Because your request was rhetorical and his is not, having a concrete answer that is actually fucking relevant and essential to the discussion.

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                21 hours ago

                I’m glad you’ve determined that on my behalf, but I don’t remember hiring you as my spokesperson.