I’m trying to square Sam Altman sexually abusing her with Sam Altman being gay. The best theory I can come up with to square them is that maybe he is bisexual and pretends to be gay to hide the sexual abuse. Alternatively maybe being sufficiently high in the disgust/taboo factor of sexual interests cancels out being gay when the context involves sexually assaulting a minor family member. I suppose the latter story would have less complexity penalty since it also explains the incest attraction and assault and not just the gynephilia.
My understanding is that perpetrator sexuality has little to do with the gender of chosen victims in child sexual abuse. If Annie was four years old and Sam thirteen at the time, I don’t think attraction to women played much of a role either way.
Obviously pedophiles are much more likely to sexually assault children than teliophiles are, and from what I’ve heard pedophiles are more likely to have no particular preference (or only weak preferences) for whether their victims are male or female. But pedophilic child molesters tend to have strong preferences for children, which is in tension with Sam Altman being attracted to adult men.
Alternatively I’ve heard that some teliophiles molest children out of opportunism, but that seems somewhat counterintuitive to me (in order to see children as a sexual opportunity, wouldn’t they need to be attracted to them?). It’s less counterintuitive if we’re talking about teens (sexual attractiveness to teliophiles tends to gradually increase due to age, rather than suddenly spiking up at the age of consent), but that doesn’t square with Annie being four years old. I’m pretty sure this type of child molester tends to have a correspondence between their preference for adults’s sex and their preference for children’s sex, but I also think their preference for children’s sex is weaker than their preference for adult’s sex.
These explanations are all making reference to the perpetrator’s sexuality, though of course in much more complex and nuanced ways than gay/straight/bi.
I do acknowledge that this may not provide an entirely satisfactory explanation of why a 13-year-old Sam (purportedly) chose to sexually abuse a 4-year-old Annie Altman. Nevertheless, I do not think that {a 13-year-old Sam Altman sexually abusing a 4-year-old Annie Altman} is mutually exclusive with {Sam Altman coming out as gay as a teenager, and being openly gay since then.}
I saw this interpretation but it seems psychologically unrealistic to me. Why would a person who is questioning their sexuality would sexually assault a minor family member? People generally aren’t attracted to their family members or to children, so it wouldn’t be very diagnostic, and it is a strong norm violation that seems unnecessary for exploring one’s sexuality.
I think the points you make are somewhat valid. I don’t entirely agree with the reasoning from which they originate.
While I agree that:
-- Yes, it is not necessary for a person exploring their sexuality to do so by sexually assaulting a younger family member
-- Yes, providing “13-year-old Sam Altman was exploring his sexuality” as the explanatory motive of 13-year-old Sam’s sexual assault of 4-year-old Annie is not entirely satisfactory},
I do not agree that:
-- 13-year-old Sam Altman choosing to explore his sexuality by sexuality assaulting his 4-year-old sister is a psychologically infeasible (I do acknowledge that this is not exactly the claim you are making.)
I also think that Annie may not have been fully literal in her provision of “13-year-old Sam Altman was exploring his sexuality” as the explanatory motive for him sexually assaulting her.
Many gay men frequently date girls during their adolescence. A survey shows that gay male teenagers are several times more likely to conceive girls than straight male teenagers. Many male homosexuals frequently “explore” or “challenge themselves” during the early stages of sexual awakening, and then fully embrace themselves at a later stage. Annie may be a sacrificed experimental object (if the allegations are true).
Some of Anne’s tweets do not seem to appear in this article. I have seen Anne (Twitter) claim that her brother once touched her pussy and anus. The so-called sexual harassment (if the allegations are true) may not necessarily be driven by sexual desire. The gay boy who touched his sister’s genitals may only be confirming (in reality rather than in pornographic magazines) whether he would be sexually aroused by a woman. We don’t know if he had sexual contact with girls of his age during adolescence. We don’t know why he chose a four year old girl (if the accusation is true), perhaps we adults cannot understand the emotional world of an adolescent.
A survey shows that gay male teenagers are several times more likely to conceive girls than straight male teenagers.
Does “conceive” mean “have sex with” here? Because according to what I think of as the standard definition of that word, you would be saying that gay male teenagers are more likely to produce female offspring (which sounds pretty silly). Did the survey use that word?
House Beaver is talking about surveys which find a correlation between saying one is gay and saying one has impregnated someone/become pregnant. So like House Beaver’s idea is if those who say they are gay teen boys in surveys also have a greater tendency to say they’ve impregnated someone, then House Beaver thinks this is probably because gay teen boys are more likely to impregnated teen girls than straight teen boys are. Whereas I’d be inclined to say it’s because some teens find it funny to say they are 7 foot tall blind gang members who are addicted to heroin.
Many gay men frequently date girls during their adolescence.
I’m aware of phenomena like beards and repression. But these seem driven by social norms, whereas molesting your sister seems counteracted by social norms.
A survey shows that gay male teenagers are several times more likely to conceive girls than straight male teenagers.
Out of the two possibilities of “the survey is wrong” and “gay male teenagers are several times more likely to conceive girls than straight male teenagers”, which do you honestly think is more likely?
I’m trying to square Sam Altman sexually abusing her with Sam Altman being gay. The best theory I can come up with to square them is that maybe he is bisexual and pretends to be gay to hide the sexual abuse. Alternatively maybe being sufficiently high in the disgust/taboo factor of sexual interests cancels out being gay when the context involves sexually assaulting a minor family member. I suppose the latter story would have less complexity penalty since it also explains the incest attraction and assault and not just the gynephilia.
My understanding is that perpetrator sexuality has little to do with the gender of chosen victims in child sexual abuse. If Annie was four years old and Sam thirteen at the time, I don’t think attraction to women played much of a role either way.
Ehh, idk.
Obviously pedophiles are much more likely to sexually assault children than teliophiles are, and from what I’ve heard pedophiles are more likely to have no particular preference (or only weak preferences) for whether their victims are male or female. But pedophilic child molesters tend to have strong preferences for children, which is in tension with Sam Altman being attracted to adult men.
Alternatively I’ve heard that some teliophiles molest children out of opportunism, but that seems somewhat counterintuitive to me (in order to see children as a sexual opportunity, wouldn’t they need to be attracted to them?). It’s less counterintuitive if we’re talking about teens (sexual attractiveness to teliophiles tends to gradually increase due to age, rather than suddenly spiking up at the age of consent), but that doesn’t square with Annie being four years old. I’m pretty sure this type of child molester tends to have a correspondence between their preference for adults’s sex and their preference for children’s sex, but I also think their preference for children’s sex is weaker than their preference for adult’s sex.
These explanations are all making reference to the perpetrator’s sexuality, though of course in much more complex and nuanced ways than gay/straight/bi.
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Isn’t it not so uncommon for people’s sexualities to change over time? I’d think puberty especially would be a time when things would shift.
Annie gives her opinion here: Annie Altman on X: “I’m not four years old with a 13 year old “brother” climbing into my bed non-consensually anymore. (You’re welcome for helping you figure out your sexuality.) I’ve finally accepted that you’ve always been and always will be more scared of me than I’ve been of you.” / X (twitter.com)
I do acknowledge that this may not provide an entirely satisfactory explanation of why a 13-year-old Sam (purportedly) chose to sexually abuse a 4-year-old Annie Altman. Nevertheless, I do not think that {a 13-year-old Sam Altman sexually abusing a 4-year-old Annie Altman} is mutually exclusive with {Sam Altman coming out as gay as a teenager, and being openly gay since then.}
I saw this interpretation but it seems psychologically unrealistic to me. Why would a person who is questioning their sexuality would sexually assault a minor family member? People generally aren’t attracted to their family members or to children, so it wouldn’t be very diagnostic, and it is a strong norm violation that seems unnecessary for exploring one’s sexuality.
I think the points you make are somewhat valid. I don’t entirely agree with the reasoning from which they originate.
While I agree that:
-- Yes, it is not necessary for a person exploring their sexuality to do so by sexually assaulting a younger family member
-- Yes, providing “13-year-old Sam Altman was exploring his sexuality” as the explanatory motive of 13-year-old Sam’s sexual assault of 4-year-old Annie is not entirely satisfactory},
I do not agree that:
-- 13-year-old Sam Altman choosing to explore his sexuality by sexuality assaulting his 4-year-old sister is a psychologically infeasible (I do acknowledge that this is not exactly the claim you are making.)
I also think that Annie may not have been fully literal in her provision of “13-year-old Sam Altman was exploring his sexuality” as the explanatory motive for him sexually assaulting her.
Maybe it would be more appropriate for me to say “less psychologically realistic than all the other alternatives that are on the table so far”.
Many gay men frequently date girls during their adolescence. A survey shows that gay male teenagers are several times more likely to conceive girls than straight male teenagers. Many male homosexuals frequently “explore” or “challenge themselves” during the early stages of sexual awakening, and then fully embrace themselves at a later stage. Annie may be a sacrificed experimental object (if the allegations are true). Some of Anne’s tweets do not seem to appear in this article. I have seen Anne (Twitter) claim that her brother once touched her pussy and anus. The so-called sexual harassment (if the allegations are true) may not necessarily be driven by sexual desire. The gay boy who touched his sister’s genitals may only be confirming (in reality rather than in pornographic magazines) whether he would be sexually aroused by a woman. We don’t know if he had sexual contact with girls of his age during adolescence. We don’t know why he chose a four year old girl (if the accusation is true), perhaps we adults cannot understand the emotional world of an adolescent.
Does “conceive” mean “have sex with” here? Because according to what I think of as the standard definition of that word, you would be saying that gay male teenagers are more likely to produce female offspring (which sounds pretty silly). Did the survey use that word?
House Beaver is talking about surveys which find a correlation between saying one is gay and saying one has impregnated someone/become pregnant. So like House Beaver’s idea is if those who say they are gay teen boys in surveys also have a greater tendency to say they’ve impregnated someone, then House Beaver thinks this is probably because gay teen boys are more likely to impregnated teen girls than straight teen boys are. Whereas I’d be inclined to say it’s because some teens find it funny to say they are 7 foot tall blind gang members who are addicted to heroin.
I’m aware of phenomena like beards and repression. But these seem driven by social norms, whereas molesting your sister seems counteracted by social norms.
Out of the two possibilities of “the survey is wrong” and “gay male teenagers are several times more likely to conceive girls than straight male teenagers”, which do you honestly think is more likely?