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I mean, not really? It means the same thing, it’s just not as stigmatized. That doesn’t make it suddenly not pedophilia. It’s still pedophilia, just nobody cares.

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turdas@suppo.fi ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Damn, you really don’t get it.

“Pedophile” is a very loaded word in English, arguably one of the most loaded words in the language. Calling someone a pedophile in English is tantamount to saying that they should be shunned and behind bars or at least on a list. Doing so without evidence can get you charged for defamation (and acquitted, but only if you’re rich enough—but I digress).

ロリコン in Japanese is substantially less loaded. Therefore “pedophile” is not universally the accurate translation; in some circumstances it’s more accurate to use an euphemism, or the loanword “lolicon” which is pretty well established in English at this point.

This has nothing to do with condoning or condemning pedophilia, by the way. And even if it did, then I’d argue that, if anything, using “pedophile” in a mild and casual context, like how “lolicon” is sometimes used, serves to reduce the stigma rather than maintain it. Though that’s a discussion I have no interest in getting into right now.

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- edible_funk@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I get it but the distinction is not particularly meaningful when you’re discussing sexual attraction to children. There aren’t degrees of severity here.
  
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  - turdas@suppo.fi ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    There are in Japanese. That is the entire point.
    
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