At first I was like "alright, well, incest is gross but it's not really on the level of pedophilia" and then I realized JEEEESUS CHRIST IT'S ABOUT HIS TEENAGE STEPSON
Depends on the generations involved and the degrees of separation. For instance, incest between cousins is really not that "bad", it's just kinda gross. Incest between siblings is even more gross especially when they've grown up together, but it's not nearly as bad as pedophilia in most cases. But then there's incest between parents and children or uncles and nephews etc which is just evil.
this on the heels of the Duhamel incest scandal
NYT on Duhamel, Jan 9: Prominent French Intellectual Steps Down Amid Accusations of Incest
NYT on Matzneff, Feb 11: A Pedophile Writer Is on Trial. So Are the French Elites.
At first I was like "alright, well, incest is gross but it's not really on the level of pedophilia" and then I realized JEEEESUS CHRIST IT'S ABOUT HIS TEENAGE STEPSON
incest is just as bad because of familial power dynamics
Depends on the generations involved and the degrees of separation. For instance, incest between cousins is really not that "bad", it's just kinda gross. Incest between siblings is even more gross especially when they've grown up together, but it's not nearly as bad as pedophilia in most cases. But then there's incest between parents and children or uncles and nephews etc which is just evil.