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Re:Librarians Are Dangerous by milesrout on Sunday April 20, 2025 @04:40AM (#43742460)
>If a pre-teen can understand the concept of sex, what’s so difficult about explaining that _some_ people have non-mainstream sexual attraction?

They cannot and do not understand that concept which is why exposing them to it is a serious criminal offence.

Re:Librarians Are Dangerous by saagarjha on Sunday April 20, 2025 @05:49AM (#43742736)
If telling your children that gay people exist is a crime where you live, maybe the problem is with the laws in your place of residence.
Re:Librarians Are Dangerous by milesrout on Sunday April 20, 2025 @06:23AM (#43742855)
Pre-teens don't understand sex, which is what I said, and which is why they cannot consent to it.
Re:Librarians Are Dangerous by saagarjha on Sunday April 20, 2025 @06:29AM (#43742888)
Pre-teens can understand sex just like they can understand what a contract is or that alcohol exists. We don't allow them to participate in those things but they can certainly be aware of its existence.
Re:Librarians Are Dangerous by necovek on Sunday April 20, 2025 @12:41PM (#43744845)
They do understand sex, but don't take the consequences seriously enough (like STDs or kids at such a young age) — they are still in the exploration phase where they believe they are invincible and nothing bad can happen to them.
Re:Librarians Are Dangerous by lurking_swe on Tuesday April 22, 2025 @04:34AM (#43760147)
well sure, they won’t understand sex if nobody every explained it to them. Learning through osmosis isn’t possible. :) They are definitely capable of understanding how a baby is made if you get a textbook and show them.

Whether or not they should learn that as a pre-teen is certainly up for debate, and many people / cultures have different opinions on that.

Re:Librarians Are Dangerous by squigz on Sunday April 20, 2025 @05:37AM (#43742699)
Teaching minors about sex is a serious criminal offence?