SUNY Professor's Pro-Pedophilia Comments

• 38:12NYU professor comes out hard for pedophilia, with quotes that seem like a genuine attempt to normalize it.
• 38:38Tim introduces the source: a human trafficking advocate on Twitter who compiles news about missing kids and victims.
• 39:19The professor argues that it's not obvious to him why an adult having sex with a willing 12-year-old is wrong independent of criminalization.
• 40:26Tim wonders where the professor made these statements — whether in class or on a podcast.
• 40:48The professor suggests a threshold for child sexual abuse, arguing that "some adult sex is perfect" and questioning where the line should be drawn.
• 41:11The professor claims that the notion sex with a one-year-old is wrong is "not quite obvious" to him, citing cultural practices he's heard about.
• 41:52The professor compares children's capacity for consent to their willingness to participate in kickball and bar mitzvah lessons.
• 42:32Tim jokes about a professor who's otherwise cool but then starts talking about eight-year-olds and gets weird.

Stephen KershnarJoe RoganState University of New York