That’s a little weird, when you realize the origin of lolicon, as a term. Lolicon stems from loli. Loli stems from lolita, which is French. Lolita specifically, is a type of fashion, made for women to relive the halcyon days of youthful beauty. As a word, lolita means “young woman”. Loli, means “little girl” or ” young lady”. Little girl, can refer not only to a child, but a maiden. Maidens, are women who still have their virginity. So, by proper definition from both the Japanese and French terms, a lolicon is not actually someone lusting after a girl child, but someone appreciating the youthful beauty of a female. They are attracted to the youthful beauty, not necessarily in a sexual way. Thus, a lolicon isn’t technically a synonym for a pedophile. People tend to just assume, lolicons are sexually attracted to young girls, when maybe they are, but maybe they are not, and simply appreciate youthful beauty.