We are not living in Biblical times. We are living in times when childhood has been extended. In that culture, little boys and little girls get to practice-flirt with SAFE ADULTS who do not take advantage of them. They get to try in THEIR OWN sexuality, not have it materially damaged by an unsafe adult response.

This idea that girls of that age are so tempting is deeply intertwined and involved with the myth that women's sexuality is dangerous and sinful-- a key foundation for white heteropatriarchy, toxic masculinity, and rape culture.

~S~