• MTZ@lemmy.worldOP
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    6 hours ago

    Exactly. Splitting hairs and calling it an obscure word that is only ever used in a clinical setting weakens and cheapens it. just call them pedophies. don’t let them redefine or spin it. just pedophile.

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      3 hours ago

      Or just be accurate and call them a rapist. A child rapist.

      Pedophile already is a weakened word. Both cause it gets over used, and because it does have an actual accurate use case that doesn’t accurately describe what’s happened.

      Accurate terminology is always more powerful.