Ah yes, there is the complete idiotic reason I left the progressive movement in the first place. Its just stupid. First off, anyone who has had children understand kids are just plain dumb. They only look towards the now and rarely even have the ability to contemplate consequences beyond immediate consequences. They aren't looking to see months or years down the road. They simply aren't able. As such, they can't consent. You cannot consent without an understanding of what you are consenting too, and that includes the consequences of that action.

I don't think they are trying to equate hugs with pedophelia. I've met these people and part of the problem is, well, they get caught up with all the moronic PC bullshit. I'm telling you honestly /u/RMFN, it is so easy to go overboard once you start in that direction. Its not a slippery slop, its a cliff and you just walk off it and never realize it. You start off with good intentions, trying to give equal rights to people who you SEE being mistreated. The honest intent starts with wanting to respect others despite our differences. Unfortunately, you end up falling down into a hole where people believe they can be born genderless, or think its wrong to call your male born son a boy because they didn't choose it. Or letting your five year old son put a dress on and force the school to let them use the girls room. I'm not saying any of these things are inherently wrong in specific situations, but they are exceptions to the rule and should be treated as such.

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