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continued:
Society's
feelings towards relationships with girls in the 14-18 range has varied
a lot throughout history, so it hasn't necessarily always been
considered morally repugnant. It generally varied with the empowerment
of women in those society's (although not always). However, I have
issues with it on the basis of power relations, not he age difference
per se. A child (and a 14 year old is very much a child in most cases)
does not have nearly the life experience, autonomy, confidence or
practical intelligence of someone even 4 or 6 years their senior.
Because of this, in a relationship with someone much older than them,
they are unlikely to listen to their own feelings/wants/desires and
likely to feel they should listen to the authority figure in the
relationship (the older person). Which means they are less likely to use
contraception, make their own decision on abortion, be honest about
what they want and when sexually, and stand up for how they would like
to be treated emotionally.
Yes, people are likely to have a knee-jerk
reaction in a situation like this, OP, and may speak from that
emotional source. But on a purely rational basis, someone who is
actually physically attracted to 13 or 14 year old girls has a high
incentive for rationalizing their own behavior, and thus however viable
your opinion may seem to yourself, you have to realize that people are
likely to discredit it simply because it benefits you. I don't think
you're an evil/bad/horrible person, but don't just dismiss others
because their opinion would inhibit your desires. Take the arguments
reasonably. People usually feel that things are immoral for a reason,
they also have affective, societal and at times biological bases, even
if they may seem purely irrational. |
