Talk:Fear of children

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[edit] Old talk

STRONG KEEP No Reasons are provided for Deletion. This is a valid article on a irrational fear. I am removing the Deletion Tags

Theowannabe 01:45, 11 January 2007 (UTC)Chip

Please never do this again. This is against wikipedia rules; see WP:AFD. `'mikka 03:29, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pedophobia or pedaphobia?

A pedophobia is a fear of feet; hence why pedestrian and pedophobia have the same root. If I recall correctly, peda comes from the greek word paidi, which means child. This is why the term pediatrician cites its roots while this article gives no mention of it. This article should use the term pediaphobia, as it describes a fear of children and not a fear of feet. I propose that this article be renamed to pedaphobia, that the new pedaphobia article states that pedofile has been popularly misstated in place of pedafile and that a pedophobia article be made stating that pedophobia is a fear of feet and not children, despite the widespread misusage of the term's foot that I am told started in the 1970s with the term pedofile being used in place of pedafile. Shining Arcanine 02:10, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

That is a compelling statement, and I thoroughly understand - and agree with - what you've written. However, it is not within the jurisdiction of Wikipedia to change the vernacular. As the citations in the article detail, the term pedophobia is what is in common usage, supported through an established cannon. I urge you to find sources that support your assertion, and then make adjustments accordingly. However, in the interest of maintaining encyclopedic scrutiny, I will contest any unsupported statements or radical departures from the current content. - Freechild 16:54, 6 February 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Pedophobia or "Fear of children?"

Would this article be better titled "Fear of children", similar to Fear of childbirth, for which the Greek word is "Tokophobia"? Would it be better situated than using either pedo- or pedaphoia? - Freechild 22:55, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Opposing school of thought?

I'm not sure what this would be called; not a fear of children as much as a feeling of disenfranchisement for adults in favor of a preference for children. Examples include the seeming ad nauseum amount of non-profit organizations who fund specific child-related causes, children's cancer, children's burns, children with autism. The idea is that on one's eighteenth birthday, there is a sharp decrease in social concern for your wellbeing. Other potential examples include cultural aversion to abortion but not to capital punishment, or a much stronger aversion to the murder or abuse of a child than to that of an adult. Popular culture has made some commentary on this subject, see George Carlin's "Fuck the Children" routine for an example. I'm asking for more examples of this as an established school of thought, a name for the idea, etc. Malenkylizards 19:37, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

The article on Ageism includes the following definition for jeunism: The tendency to prefer young people over older people. However, there is little written on that topic, in spite of Mr. Carlin's rant. That article would be better situated for your argument than this one. For other articles related to this topic, I would suggest you see Youth. - Freechild 21:01, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Movement from Pedophobia

I moved this article from its previous location because of an ongoing conversation on its talk page regarding the disagreement scholars have over what the title of the fear is, and paying attention to Wikipedia:Plain English. - Freechild 06:22, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks to User:Rory096 for teaching me about the "move" tab above after I did this. Sorry to have created more work! - Freechild 06:33, 1 April 2007 (UTC)