Do you think "necrophilia" can be considered a legit sexual orientation?

[thesummerqueen]

Ah, I think I can finally answer the OP question.

It's listed as an official paraphilia, therefore I think you have to consider it "legit."

I can't answer beyond that, because you devolve into a discussion of pedophilia. I suspect you're trying to say "People who fuck dead bodies exist, therefore people who are attracted to children aren't that bad."

I think we can all agree that we're sometimes attracted to things society frowns upon. Personally, while I find it disgusting, my largest objection comes when a pedophile acts on their desires. Much like I find much of religion disgusting but don't give a fuck what you do if it's kept in your own home.

Also, I wouldn't spout out theories of evolution as defense for pedophilia without 1) supporting it with studies and 2) understanding that your "young girl/older man" argument only works in those cases and doesn't take into account the "young boy/older man" example, which doesn't actually work in your "evolutionary survival" scheme.

Second, a younger woman developing a crush on an older man isn't necessarily supported either, as I seem to recall there being studies about sperm decline (count and quality) in older years. Older men make sense economically, not biologically. Humans are more than just a bag of hunger-fight-flight-lust hormones - we also have complex brain wiring and have had it for quite some time.