Why do we put children as a limit? It seems rather strange to me. I've got a better idea... how about if children. AREN'T a limit for you, just go ahead and stick that at the top of your profile. It'll save us all a lot of time and energy.... and the polices too.
Children should not be a limit. Children should not even be part of the conversation. I'm all for YKINMK but kids are not a kink. Not only would doing anything with kids be objectively morally wrong, it's also a big ole fat FELONY.
Why am I bitching about this? Why do I care?
I care because there is a dangerous leap of logic that leads to a very dark place that starts with this simple harmless action. It's the same leap that means that I, as a poly person, cannot have a P in the alphabet mafia. Pedophiles.
Pedophile have long looked for a place to normalize themselves in society. They have turned to rebranding, calling themselves MAP (minor attracted persons), or piggybacking, as they attempted to do with the alphabet mafia. The last thing we need as a lifestyle is for them to decide to try to join us as we normalize our way of life.
My suggested edit?
"Things or persons who cannot consent." This delivers the same message but in a clearer way. Consent is key. Children cannot consent because they can never be properly informed. Their brains are not developed enough to be able to conceptualize the ideas we would need them to understand in order to consent. At the same time this covers drunk/high people, animals, mentally handicap people who are below the ability to think like an adult, and so many more.
We have to think about the little things. Our words and actions guide those arround us. Little things grow into big things and big things change the game.
*steps off my soap box*
Thank you for listening.
