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  >Are you seriously comparing pedophilia with being in love with an anime character?...

Yes. Comparing not equating. There is a difference. And I think you are confusing the two.

  >people with a 2D love orientation...

Welcome to the 21st century. Give any fuckwittism a scientific sounding name and... Hey Presto!... it's now a valid form of behaviour and you must not mock it or you're a <something>-ist.

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I didn't call you an anything-ist. The term is used in the studies done on these people, unless you'd rather there just not be a term at all. Whether you think it's "valid" is up to you, but we can say this about any sexual orientation. I'm sure to some people homosexuality is not "valid", and that's fine. You're allowed to have an opinion.

Arpopos the 21st century - this is actually a good point! It's a very 21st century form of attraction, isn't it? And keeping up with the times can be good.

  >unless you'd rather there just not be a term at all...

I think "mentalist" is a pretty adequate umbrella term.

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