The reality is, however, that young girls are much more likely to be raped by friends and family members than by strangers and that very few men, whether strangers or acquaintances, are unaffected by having a visual culture of nymphets prancing before their eyes, exuding a sexual know ledge and experience that preteens don't really have. Feminists used to call this "rape culture." We never hear that phrase anymore, do we?
This makes me wonder to what degree does sexualized imagery contribute to pedophilia, and ultimately, the rape of young girls? Can this imagery create the perversion or does it merely reflect that this perversion already exists in (predominantly) men, and validates these men's sexual attraction to children? Where can we draw the line between the empowerment of young girls and overtly sexual imagery?