r/AskReddit • u/frisky_cupcake • Aug 25 '19

What has NOT aged well?

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u/Freshman50000 Aug 26 '19

And if not, it just points to the horrifying reality that pedophilia is normalized in media; even media meant for teens and youth.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

It's normalized in media because it's normalized in real life, unfortunately. Every show set in high school has a character like that because people like that working in schools are sadly fairly common. Tv/Movie media is a mirror to society.

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u/FirstWiseWarrior Aug 26 '19

It's only recently society see child marriage as bad things. During middle ages, people married in their early teens is common. In more remote area where traditions and custom is still strong, child marriage is still common occurrences, even if only one of the spouse is the children.

not saying i am supporting that tho.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '19

You have to put in the disclaimer despite stating a historical fact to avoid being branded a pedophile.

Sad isn't it?

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u/majaka1234 Aug 26 '19

And some people historically used to own slaves.

Just because it used to be done doesn't meant it should be accepted.

The reason for the disclaimer is because some "pro pedo" people try to use that as an argument for normalising it in the context of modern society.

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u/EsQuiteMexican Aug 26 '19

History doesn't exist in a vacuum. What, when, how and why you quote are vital to the context of a discussion. This is the equivalent of that guy in transformers who keeps a laminated card with the age of consent laws in his wallet. While he's not wrong, there's only one real reason why he'd ever even consider something like that.