>>13038334u/martyyeet avatarmartyyeet
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The difference between ephebophilia hebephilia and pedophilia
Actually, it's ephebophilia, or possibly, hebephilia, depending on the age range being discussed. Pedophilia is not just an attraction to anyone under 18, it is specifically the attraction to pre-pubescent people, so like 10 and under. Hebephilia is the attraction to people about it in the 11 to 14 or 15 range, and ephebophilia covers the age range from there to early adulthood (18 or 19). Pedophilia is not the same as ephebophilia nor hebephilia, not in definition nor in terms of morality. Obviously most people would consider pedophilia to be bad, but the opposition to hebephilia and especially the opposition to ephebophilia are more of a recent cultural phenomenon, mostly focused in the West. Ephebophilia is perfectly natural and occurs in a sizable segment of the population, and in fact most countries even still today reflect this in their age of consent laws. For example, in about a third of US states the age of consent is 16, and in much of Europe it is 15 or even 14. Throughout most of history, marriages have occurred in this age range. It's only been in recent times that ephebophilia and hebephilia have started to be looked down upon. Now, in the case of hebephilia, to be fair, this may be a sign of the times simply changing. BUT, in the case of ephebophilia, it is nothing more than modern prudishness, which is ironic considering the concurrent "sexual revolution" that is leading people to be more open about every other sexual topic except for ephebophilia, in which case the trends are moving backwards, and quite frankly this is simply hypocrisy and nothing more.
