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  I'm saying even if he was and was using her as a stand-in due to her appearance or whatever it wouldn't be wrong for him to have a relationship with her. Whether or not he actually is a pedophile isn't my argument.
context: I think it's creepy of that TV show to characterize her as "trapped inside an 8-year old body."  And I suspect the controversy you're reacting to was intentionally drummed up by the show.
  I have an adult friend with a similar body size and shape. She's not dating anyone at the moment, but I can't imagine anyone would give a fuck if she did. It's pretty obvious she's an adult from the way she dresses and behaves. >
  
  I will agree with you there and wouldn't put it past reality TV to do that. They also drum up her childlike appearance too because outside of the trailers she doesn't look like a child. She looks like an adult with a disability to me. >
  
  If it is truly a person in a 8 year old's body, she would still be pre-puberty, and thus have no sexual development, it could make it quite complicated in term of dating in a normal way.
  In the video however, she look like an average 30 year old, except very short. It is clear her voice was edited to be sharp, for a more interesting show. You can easily hear the manual editing, very unnatural, and the title picture is clearly photoshopped to remove complexion to make her look younger. >
  
  Pituitary Dwarfism is not as uncommon as you would think. They are definitely playing it up for the show. Growing up, one of my best friends had pituitary Dwarfism. 
  She looks young but not "omg, that's an 8 year old."  She's married.  Her husband is kind of a jerk but not a pedophile. .
  My friend was not quite as short. She clocks in around 4 foot 10. Interestingly, my friend also had cancer  as a contributing factor, but her mother has Dwarfism as well, making me wonder if there is a genetic component to Shauna Rae's condition.
  My friend can't have children but is otherwise able to function as an adult and seems to have a sex drive based on her dating interests in high school and things she told me. I'm not really comfortable sharing any more details than that as we are no longer in contact after a falling out so I can't ask her permission. Some people with this form of Dwarfism actually do eventually go through a full puberty and don't look as youthful. Some continue to look youthful their entire life. >
  
  If i could give you a delta for teaching me the proper term I would. Thank you and that makes sense. >
  
  You can, just type the word "delta" with an exclamation point in front (!) and a short description of what changed your view. It doesn't have to be a total change, if you feel that they deserved it. >
  
  The thing that gives me a little pause- he saw her on TV before they met. He saw her on a show highlighting and all about the fact that she looked like a child. And based on that impression, he sought her out to date.
  I don't begrudge her the opportunity to date. I don't think it's impossible that some potential partners could see past her appearance.
  This guy has at least one strike based on how the relationship started. The fact that he sought out the child bodied adult is sketchy AF. >
  
  
  This guy has at least one strike based on how the relationship started. The fact that he sought out the child bodied adult is sketchy AF.
  
  I mean if he's a pedophile, then this is like the only ethical way for him to have a relationship so while there's an ick factor it's not really 'wrong' per se. >
  
  Pedophiles like the innocence of the child not that they were children, I like women with braces >
  
  I'm not sure how this relates to my comment. >
  
  He’s not a pedophile  if he’s dating an adult that looks like a child it’s an adult