Meaning of pedophilophobia | Babel Free

Definitions

A fear or hatred of pedophiles.

US, rare, uncountable

Examples

“Are pedophilophobia and homophobia left over feudal sentiments, thus linking our struggle, or is pedophilla in contradiction with both the gay/lesblan community and society at large? Before attempting to discuss these ideas it is necessary to get a handle on the emotional and practical meaning of pedophilia.”

“Pedophiles are the targets of hatred because parents resist the emancipation of their children, and because the majority are afraid of their own repressed pedophile impulses—which are universal. Our culture suffers from acute pedophilophobia.”

“THE SOLUTION OF THE PEDOPHILIA PROBLEM: THE LOWERING OF THE AGE OF SEXUAL CONSENT examines the major junctures at which the lives of pedophile people intersect with the law. The monograph looks at the stereotypes that comprise pedophilophobia.”

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