ephebophilia: "What THE F**K Are We Doing Here?": People Cannot Believe This MAGA Pundit's Latest Remarks About Epstein

[Journeyman]

11. Let's see how comedian Gianmarco Soresi explains it . . .

“here’s the thing — and just hear me out for one second. technically speaking, R. Kelly is not a pedophile. just give me one second. I promise this goes well. just hear me out. the term ‘pedophile’ refers to people who are attracted to those who are prepubescent. then there’s something called a ‘hebephile.’ that’s people who are attracted to those in the early stages of puberty, like 11, 12, 13, 14. and then there’s something called an ‘ephebophile.’ that’s people attracted to those in the later states of puberty, like 15, 16, 17, 18. but I think the reason we don’t make those distinctions is because it’s very hard to explain the difference without sounding like a pedophile.”