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[-] DrJenkem@lemmy.blugatch.tube 5 points 6 months ago

No it's not. Beahm, a 38 year old man at the time, was sexting a minor. That makes him a pedo.

[-] Carighan@lemmy.world -2 points 6 months ago

I did not disagree with that, so I'm not sure what you're on about.

[-] DrJenkem@lemmy.blugatch.tube 0 points 6 months ago

So you agree that Beahm is a pedo? You replied to a person that does not think he is a pedo with "fair take". Maybe you replied to the wrong person.

[-] Carighan@lemmy.world -3 points 6 months ago

Yeah I do. I disagree with most of their posts, but I agree with the motion that using the same labels indiscriminately is a problem in online discourse.

For example, far as I know so far, I'd call him a pedo, but I am unsure whether I'd call him a predator (of course, language differences apply, too). That's just because I need words to express the predatory nature of people like Maxwell who prey on teens and YA.

That's kinda what I meant, there's too few words to just use the same label across the board sometimes. Doesn't make something someone does less reprehensible. Rather i prefer to sometimes use full sentences instead of quick labels because it more accurately expresses the matter.

[-] DrJenkem@lemmy.blugatch.tube 3 points 6 months ago

but I am unsure whether I'd call him a predator (of course, language differences apply, too). That's just because I need words to express the predatory nature of people like Maxwell who prey on teens and YA.

What do you mean by this? Beahm was preying on a minor by sexting that minor and asking to meetup at twitch con. Are you specifically referring to people operating child sex rings? In either case, I don't think anyone else uses your ultra-specific definition. For myself, and I assume most others, pedophiles are merely a type of predator. For example, the show, to catch a predator, was about creeps sexting kids online. This is precisely what Beahm was doing so I don't think it's unreasonable to call him a predator.

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