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[–]RamblingOtter 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

There is a line like it or not. I do not agree with parents taking their children to this sort of event at all. I would sooner have the event not take place as it targets children. But there is a certain point where either parents are raising the children or the State is.

Urging parents to make better decisions would be the more acceptable move, but given the parents themselves are from a very broken generation I don't see it happening. They are certainly of the generation that are very anti-authority and the most interested in causing as much destruction to the family unit as possible.

[–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

There is a line like it or not

Where?

[–]Alienhunter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Raping kids.

Taking a kid to a drag show isn't raping a kid. It's incredibly stupid. It's risky behavior that possibly opens up your kid up to abuse. But so is letting your kid confess to a priest.

[–]Canbot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Taking a kid to a drag show isn't raping a kid

No, it certainly isn't. It is grooming them to behave sexually, to normalize risky behavior, and prime them to be easy targets for sexual abuse.

How do you define rape? Should we not do anything until there is penetration? Does it have to be a dick, or do fingers count?

Obviously molestation is ok. But what about child sex tapes? Is it ok if they are forced to masturbate on camera?

[–]Alienhunter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Legal rape or the general common sense definition?

Common sense definition, any sexual activity with a child is rape.

No, it certainly isn't. It is grooming them to behave sexually, to normalize risky behavior, and prime them to be easy targets for sexual abuse.

I completely agree which is why this is so troubling. But it's not yet crossed the legal line, it's very very close to the line, skirting danger, which is why for these things rather than protests or disruptions, we'd be better off going and watching silently and vigilant for any behavior that does cross the line. Which should then be publicized and reported to the appropriate authorities.

Just have a bunch of people who aren't willing to validate them to go and watch silently. Take a notebook, document everything. Any community where that happens, where a bunch of stone faced adults with notepads and pens silently document the event but don't participate, will skeeve out and enrage anyone with untoward intentions.