Am I really such a pedophile?

I accidentally called 1 girl hot, who was 16, which is legal age over here anyway. I mostly said it so she didnt feel bad about my previous comment that she should wear baggier clothes so not to sexualize herself, which I think was probably the wrong thing to say and I admit that much. Truth be told, I barely glanced at her images. But now this certain user has caused me to lose friends and I can't help feeling there is an injustice here. I'm really not a pedophile and to call me one trivializes cases of real pedophilia.

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Notladylike

16 is a minor. Looking at your age range that’s a pretty big age gap and power imbalance if you consider her likely vulnerability versus yours. The fact that you are trying to justify your behaviour is concerning to me. I really get sick of adult men trying to justify attraction to 16 and 17 year old girls. Online image laws are pretty clear anything under 18 is considered child abuse material.