United States Politics: ∆τ_i*ε*φ*m_i<0 where ε=4 and φ=0.25

[Polident]

Is it necessary to specifically exclude paedophilia when that is specifically illegal AND doesn't really fall under the definition of sexual orientation as written anyway?

acts are illegal, but is professing an attraction illegal? you know, just saying that's your orientation without having actually done anything, and asking for recognition or privileges on that basis? "I was fired because I said this, and that's discrimination based on sexual orientation, I deserve compensation?"

and why would you remove clarifying language that's already there? what harm was it doing?

Dunno man, I just figure that no one considers MILF hunter to be a sexual orientation or a BBC hound or Asian fetishists, so why the special need to mention paedos?

I'm not really a legislation guy, but there is a trend where I live to make legislation more general in nature and allow common sense interpretation rather than trying to be overly specific which sometimes allows for more argument because a definition might not include all possibilities that would otherwise be prohibited by a general reading of the Act.

Like in my example above, if paedo is specifically excluded, does that mean that everything else is included? What about animal fuckers? They're not specifically outside the definition. Do they get special protection from discrimination? Necrophiliacs? 

The simpler definition makes it clear that it is only about sexual attraction to other people regardless of their sex. Specific fetishes, while not explicitly excluded, are not included either.

I guess it's two ways to approach legislation and both probably have their positives and negatives. 

As I said, I'm definitely not a legislation guy, so I could be completely wrong here (I'm sure benji will let me know soon), but broad vs specific definitions are an interesting thing to think about when talking about laws and how they're interpreted.

Think it’s because there’ve been attempts to make “minor attracted person” a cause. If a bunch of people came out trying soften others like “horse attracted person” with Mr Hands flags, you’d likely see more specific language to counter it.