elusive moonwalker
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It makes a difference in terms of their description of the alleged events. In my experience (I used to do transcriptions of police interviews with kids who have been sexually abused, so I'm no expert, but I have heard a ton of stories), even teenagers and adults won't call being abused "having sex." It's just not a term that comes up. Most people draw a very distinct line between consensual "sex" and abuse/molestation, and they won't use one term to describe the other. This is not to say that no one who has actually been abused would ever refer to it as sex, but it is highly unusual.
Dan Reed has said that he specifically wanted them to use the term "sex" and talk very explicitly. He claimed that was so people wouldn't misunderstand the story, but the bigger reason seems to be to amp up the shock factor. For what it's worth, throughout the movie, they do refer to it as sex, which is one of many ways that their accounts differ from actual abuse victims. Words matter, especially when, as they claim is the case in the movie, someone is talking in a stream of consciousness and is not scripted.
Very much agree. But then thats nambla dan for you.