Re:Librarians Are Dangerous
by saagarjha on Sunday April 20, 2025 @05:49AM
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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.
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Pre-teens don't understand sex, which is what I said, and which is why they cannot consent to it.
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.
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
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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.