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There's nothing "unironic" about it. You think the government should tell consenting adults that they can't bang each other? I don't. Just because you or I might find it repulsive doesn't mean the government has the right to imprison you for it. That's how homosexuality and mixed race relationships were outlawed to begin with.
Gay sex and interracial sex are NOT the same thing as incest sex. You do realize you're advocating for dads to bang their own daughters? Cause that's what incest usually results in.
A father and daughter having consensual sex is not the same thing as a 30 year old forcing themselves on a 10 year old.
As I said, the government's role is to protect those who can't protect themselves. What you're alluding to isn't incest but rape and/or sexual assault. These are already acts punishable by law.
"A father and daughter having consensual sex..."
It must be wild living in whatever fantasy world you live in. Ask your mom or your dad if you can bang them, jfc...
Dude. Is your brain broken? We're not talking about whether something is morally cool or not. It's the point of the government's involvement in our personal lives.
This is a slippery slope argument that absolutely nobody is advocating for. It's the same type of argument used to deny trans children the rights to use the bathroom of their choice (because people will pretend to be trans so they can molest your daughters in the bathroom) or to deny LGBT people the right to marry (Because next they'll want to marry their daughters, or their pets, or their car).
Do you think two cousins in their 50s who have decided to have consentual sex is the same as some 40 year old pedo diddling his daughter or some 60 year old creep molesting his 12 year old niece?
They're all incest. Except the first is a decision between two consenting adults and the others are just straight up rape.