Pedophile Says He’s a 9-Year-Old Trapped in Man’s Body. Therefore, He Is

Don't be ageophobic

By William M Briggs Published on January 31, 2018

The Daily Wire reports on the story of 38-year-old Joseph Roman, who was “accused of sexually assaulting two six-year-olds and an eight-year-old on repeated occasions.”

Roman was “charged with repeated predatory criminal sexual assault.” The kicker is that he told police that he’s really “a 9-year-old trapped in an adult’s body.”

If Roman was a 9-year-old, he obviously would not be guilty of sexual assault on the same scale a 38-year-old would be. The best the police could do is to call 9-year-old Roman’s parents and ensure that he gets a good talking to. He couldn’t even be spanked, because that’s abuse.

Well, Roman says he’s 9. His birth certificate says 38. Who’s right?

The Right to be 9

Roman is. That’s what the transgender movement is all about. The right to self-define who we are. Transgender activists insist we should not be hemmed in by externalities forced on us against our will. Reality cannot be allowed to trump our desires.

Besides, the birth year used to calculate Roman’s 38 years was assigned to him at birth (probably by some patriarchal doctors). He had no choice in the matter.

He now has the right to make a choice. If he says he’s 9, we have to honor that right. It is our duty to agree with him about this age. To do otherwise risks ageophobia, in the same way that calling a man who thinks he’s a woman a man is transphobic.Stream Satire Logo - 360

The Supreme Anthony

Recall the words of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy who wrote into the law of the land that “At the heart of liberty is the right to define one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life.”

Roman has defined the concept of his existence of being a 9-year-old. That’s his truth. It must therefore be our truth, too.

You may object to all this, but just think. If what we have been told by transgender advocates is true, then we cannot rely on science or measurement to decide what “gender” somebody is. We can only go by what people tell us they are. The same reasoning must apply to any biological characteristic.

Missed Genders

A man believes he is a woman, and says he is a woman. Science and all external, objective measurement says he is a man. We must discard this evidence. It must form no part of our judgement. All that is left is the man’s claim that he is a woman. That claim makes him a woman. Not only that, it creates the burden on us to recognize his womanhood.

If we call this man a man, we would be guilty of “misgendering” him. According to Health Line,

Misgendering occurs when you intentionally or unintentionally refer to a person, relate to a person, or use language to describe a person that doesn’t align with their affirmed gender. For example, referring to a woman as “he” or calling her a “guy” is an act of misgendering.

Worse, “misgendering” “can have negative consequences for a transgender person’s self-confidence and overall mental health.” Such as “feeling very stigmatized” and experiencing “lower self-esteem.” This is why some government entities are moving to make “misgendering” illegal. People’s feelings must not be hurt. At least, not those people who have a dispute with reality.

Reality, after all, is harsh and discriminatory. Reality cruelly misgenders. Luckily, legislation can remove the impediments reality imposes. The legislation doesn’t, and of course cannot, change reality, but the law can make it illegal to notice or refer to reality.

Be What You Want

Not only can men be women, and women men, but people can freely choose the race that defines their “concept of existence.” The case of Rachel Dolezal is illustrative. She is white, but identifies as black, and insists others identify her as such, too. Massachusetts white Senator Elizabeth Warren identifies, or has identified, as partly Native American.

Species boundaries can be crossed. People who call themselves “furries” identify, at least part of the time, as animals.

Chronological age is no bar to the age one identifies with. Take adult baby diaper lovers, who derive pleasure in wearing diapers and in identifying as infants and children. Psychologists call this paraphilic infantilism, but they deduced this name by reference to reality, and as such are being judgmental.

If all these people can be whatever they want, and can insist we agree with their judgement, then it cannot be wrong that 38-year-old Roman is whatever age he says he is. When deciding whether a man is a man or a woman, no scientific measurement is allowed. The same must be the case with age. The police have no choice but to let Roman go.

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