My conclusion is that in the case of Lit, he was joking with him. For it to have been indicative of actual paedophilia, that would imply, logically, acceptance of such between two parties having a conversation. Thus making two paedophiles, necessary for such a conversation to continue along such lines.
Now, there are many off-color or downright mischievous, or fucked up things I could picture Lit doing, but buggering little boys isn't one of them. And, really, who hasn't at some point made a really fucked up joke about fr.ex a catholic priest and an altarboy, or some horrid Fritzl joke? its fucked up subject matter that often makes the best subject material for humor. Dark, gallows humor sure, but it can be funny, if done right. I don't take scrap for a nonce, the term 'if there is grass on the field, play ball' is a really pretty common idiom, and it is in common use among non-paedophiles. It might not be common in some countries, I don't know where it is and is not, but here at least in the UK, its a common saying, and Scrap hasn't just come up with it himself to try and justify fucking kids. Sure, he COULD be a closet paedophile, but then again, so could I, so could you, for all we know, CBC could be a ten year old black kid with a tail, and misskitty could have been born with three eyes and posted fake pics to cover it up, thats the sort of thing that nobody is going to know unless somebody either says so themselves, or otherwise proves it somehow.
And given the nature of the accusation, paedophilia, that is an accusation that requires an extremely high burden of proof. Casual shit-slinging doesn't meet that, the bar is too high for the consequences of the accusation are too grave. If you hate someone, sure, rip them a new ass hole and fill it with concrete but don't label them a fucking nonce, not unless they bugger kids. And I'm not talking about consensual over+underage relationships. I'm open to those if it happens to line up in the perfect set of circumstances, and the only thing against, is the letter of the law. No, I don't mean children, but younger teens, I've been there, and shit, the ending of that relationship, its the thing that has carved the deepest scar I'll ever bear. I'll miss her until my dying day. But it doesn't make me a paedophile or my ex ..err...a reverse paedophile? a bit of a cougar in mirror image perhaps but the only perversion in our relationship, she was typically the one asking for it, verbally, literally speaking, I mean, not asking for it as in 'has it coming', but as in 'you are going to do this to me, Lestat, now make with it'
Do I regret being in the relationship? my only regret is that it is no more. And that I can barely live with.
Some people are ready for a relationship at puberty, some aren't, some could be before, or when beginning/going through, some will never be, not at 10, not at 18, nor at 80, people are different, and no, this is not to be taken as my advocating fucking a ten year old. I guess my morals would be regarded as squirrely, with respect to age, by many, but really I could only give a fuck about what a loved one would think, and that they are happy in a relationship, that they want to be there, that they are celebrated and elevated by it, and by their partner, not sucked down by an abuser. If someone on the outside of any relationship of mine disapproves then depending on my respect for them to begin with, it might be that I'd sooner have their blessing, but if not then that won't stop me getting with someone who wants to get with me. And if its just a randomer, then they can go get buggered, so to speak; because I couldn't give two squirts of piss what they think. What matters is that the partner is not being abused.
