• blartcap_@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    I really have to know what you think being patted on the head means because you’re speaking as if the child was punched in the face.

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      No, I’m speaking as if she was touched without her consent. Because she was. We shouldn’t normalize that.

      Children should know that they have autonomy. Children should be taught the importance of consent so they can protect themselves. Adults should know better than to touch others without consent.

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        1 day ago

        No, much of the language and ideas you expressed are more in line with if some great violence or trauma was inflicted. It does not line up with an unwanted head pat.

        I am still not convinced you know what a pat on the head is compared to a punch in the face.

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          6 hours ago

          a pat on the head

          a punch in the face

          Their differences are irrelevant to the question of “was it done intentionally to a stranger without their consent?” If the answer is yes then it wasn’t okay, whether it was a pat on the head, a punch in the face, or a grab by the pussy.

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            That’s not the question at hand. The question at hand is why they’re flattening the two things in order to describe the act as “child abuse”, and generally overreact to the exact nature of the action.

            Jumping to extremes is not rational behaviour.

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          18 hours ago

          much of the language and ideas you expressed are more in line with if some great violence or trauma was inflicted

          It was, on me. And it happens because assholes like you normalize abuse and defend aggressors instead of victims.

          It does not line up with an unwanted head pat.

          It does, the child’s consent was disregarded and her personal space was violated. This is unacceptable.

          I am still not convinced you know what a pat on the head is compared to a punch in the face.

          I’m still not convinced you realize you’re literally trying to defend abuse.

          Fuck off.