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[–]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.