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'''People under the age of majority can be sexual...''' | '''People under the age of majority can be sexual...''' | ||
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Cognitive ability = consent|Cognitive ability = consent]] - Some argue that | *''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Cognitive ability = consent|Cognitive ability = consent]] - Some argue that "sex" has special properties that make it impossible for minors to give informed [[consent]]. | ||
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Childhood innocence|Childhood innocence]] - "Childhood innocence" is a highly problematic concept. | *''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Childhood innocence|Childhood innocence]] - "Childhood innocence" is a highly problematic concept. | ||
*[[Debate Guide: Evolutionary logic|Evolutionary logic]] - Trauma from voluntary age-gap relations makes no sense in evolutionary terms. | *[[Debate Guide: Evolutionary logic|Evolutionary logic]] - Trauma from voluntary age-gap relations makes no sense in evolutionary terms. | ||
*[[Debate Guide: Cyclical paternalism|Cyclical paternalism]] - Protecting minors brings about the need to protect them more. | *[[Debate Guide: Cyclical paternalism|Cyclical paternalism]] - Protecting minors brings about the need to protect them more. | ||
*[[Debate Guide: Liberty-empowerment|Liberty-empowerment]] - Empowering young people will benefit them. | :*[[Debate Guide: Liberty-empowerment|Liberty-empowerment]] - Empowering young people will benefit them. | ||
'''Anti age-gap arguments are really anti-youth arguments...''' | '''Anti age-gap arguments are really anti-youth arguments...''' | ||
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*[[Debate Guide: Reverse sexualization|Reverse sexualization]] - Popular acknowledgement of sexuality in nude photography is revealing. | *[[Debate Guide: Reverse sexualization|Reverse sexualization]] - Popular acknowledgement of sexuality in nude photography is revealing. | ||
*[[Debate Guide: Turn of events|Turn of events]] - How the reporting and prosecution of sex can change the perspective of a youth. | *[[Debate Guide: Turn of events|Turn of events]] - How the reporting and prosecution of sex can change the perspective of a youth. | ||
*[[Debate Guide: The ideal victim|The ideal victim]] - Pursuing a singular, stereotyped view of the abuser and their victim actually encourages abuse. | |||
'''From the encyclopedia...''' | '''From the encyclopedia...''' | ||
*[[Ageism|Youth are sexually oppressed through the legal system]] | *[[Ageism|Youth are sexually oppressed through the legal system]]. | ||
*So-called [[Research: Child Pornography|"child pornography"]] and | *So-called [[Research: Child Pornography|"child pornography"]] and the "effects" of [[Research: The effects of pornography|porn on minors]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:31, 14 September 2025
People under the age of majority can be sexual...
- Against: Cognitive ability = consent - Some argue that "sex" has special properties that make it impossible for minors to give informed consent.
- Against: Childhood innocence - "Childhood innocence" is a highly problematic concept.
- Evolutionary logic - Trauma from voluntary age-gap relations makes no sense in evolutionary terms.
- Cyclical paternalism - Protecting minors brings about the need to protect them more.
- Liberty-empowerment - Empowering young people will benefit them.
Anti age-gap arguments are really anti-youth arguments...
- Against: The kids do not want it - Legal minors (who are supposedly too stupid to consent) are suddenly required to show enthusiasm for law reforms that antis dispute, but not ones that take their rights away.
- Against: Teen brain - Ideas of a distinct, or inferior "teen brain" are value-laden, outdated western pseudoscience.
- Against: Corresponding age attraction - Questions the assumption of a unique "childhood" or "between minors" sexual orientation.
Sexually repressing minors does not benefit them...
- Against: Online dangers - The internet is generally not a dangerous place for minors.
- Reverse sexualization - Popular acknowledgement of sexuality in nude photography is revealing.
- Turn of events - How the reporting and prosecution of sex can change the perspective of a youth.
- The ideal victim - Pursuing a singular, stereotyped view of the abuser and their victim actually encourages abuse.
From the encyclopedia...
- Youth are sexually oppressed through the legal system.
- So-called "child pornography" and the "effects" of porn on minors.