(October 23, 2016 at 11:35 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(October 23, 2016 at 10:57 pm)Losty Wrote: Being a pedophile does not equal having sex with minors. You cannot be convicted of pedophilia. And I think that's the whole point of the op. Being a pedophile means being exclusively sexually attracted to children. It doesn't necessitate rape or molestation or any other criminal activity.
Agreed; I have the habit of conflating them in my mind, perhaps because of my own experience? I don't know.
At any rate, your distinction is correct and I should be more diligent in drawing it.
I seem to be on a roll with sloppy verbiage/thinking tonight.
("Tonight?" I hear y'all snickering!)
You're not the only one, Thump. I think society as a whole tends to conflate them. I would really love to see this kind of stuff discussed more openly by doctors.