Grooming is a form of sexual exploitation. It doesn't necessarily culminate with physical sexual abuse. See the definition by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-is-child-abuse/types-of-abuse/grooming/
Uh huh. Have you considered clicking on that "exploitation" link rather than just imagining what it might mean? Replacing one word you don't understand with another does not help your case, it makes it worse.
Allow me:
Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is a type of sexual abuse. When a child or young person is exploited they're given things, like gifts, drugs, money, status and affection, in exchange for performing sexual activities. Children and young people are often tricked into believing they're in a loving and consensual relationship. This is called grooming. They may trust their abuser and not understand that they're being abused.
Very conveniently, this page explains both
exploitation and
grooming. You really shouldn't use words you don't understand - it's truly the nuclear option for rendering your position null and void.
Encouraging children to explore their sexuality and accosting them with sexual propaganda in a school classroom certainly falls under this definition.
Ahaha, oh wow. Tom, I sincerely hope that one day you return to your nuanced and thought-provoking arguments. Until then, please don't expect to be taken seriously.
"A book is literally the same as forcing kids into a sexual conversation!!!" I wonder, what caused you to lose your edge?
Another definition:
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/health/childprotection/Pages/expolitationgrooming.aspx
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Predatory conduct = Manipulation.
Ah, Tom, such a sophomoric mistake to make! The very same page you're citing provides further clarifiaction whcih completely nukes your attempts at redefining the word. If only you had continued reading! If only you had read the sentences that precede the one you've cherry-picked!
Allow me:
Grooming is when a person engages in predatory conduct to prepare a child or young person for sexual activity at a later time.
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Grooming is now a criminal offence under the Crimes Act 1958. This offence targets predatory conduct undertaken by an adult to prepare a child, under the age of 16, to engage in a sexual activity at a later time.
Of course, since this is just an abridged legal definition, we can also refer to the
letter of the law. Kids, can you guess whether this aligns with Tom's fantasies?
Another definition describes it as priming a child for sexual activity:
https://www.armstronglegal.com.au/criminal-law/act/offences/sexual-offences/grooming/
Oh boy, I'm sure visiting this link won't reveal that it once again confirms the consensus definition and not yours.
Ah, shit, who'd have thunk it?
Grooming
The charge of grooming a child (intending to make it easier to procure a child to engage in sexual activity outside Australia (whether or not that activity is with the person doing the grooming or someone else)) is a serious offence.
Public policy commands that specialist police teams investigate constantly in the area and allegations are thoroughly prosecuted.
The Offence Of Grooming
Grooming a child to engage in sexual activity outside Australia is a Commonwealth offence and is found at Section 272.15 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code.
The maximum penalty for grooming is imprisonment for 12 years.
What Actions Might Constitute Grooming?
Grooming is typically considered to be any behaviour that an adult individual commits with the intention of making it easier to procure a child under the age of 16 for sexual activity, either with themselves or with another individual. In simple terms, grooming refers to behaviour that primes a child for sexual activity.
So, now that you have provided three independent sources that prove you wrong beyond a reasonable doubt, I
firmly ask you that you stop using terms you don't understand, or pretend not to understand. PR&S is part of the upper fora, and you are expected to argue in good faith. Either you are accusing these people of grooming (that is, that they are actively preparing children for sexual abuse, and that they are guilty of this specific criminal offence in many states), or you aren't. If it's the former, you need to immediately present evidence, and it had better be stronger than the shitty excuse you've just presented above.