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ZiggiStardust posted...

lol the fact that you need an explanation to this shows you how desensitized from actual human emotion you are, ok?

Oh, I don't need an explanation. I know why it happens. I'm just challenging you to explain it, because I know you can't. That's the point.

Pedophiles have been bogeymen for as long as the media's been reporting on them. The fact of the matter is, though, that pedophiles are not all child molesters. Child molestation is - and absolutely should be - a crime. A very serious one, and a very scary one for anyone that cares about any children. Pedophilia is not child molestation, however. There is overlap, certainly, but being attracted to kids doesn't automatically mean actually having sex with them, just as being attracted to an unattainable adult doesn't automatically mean raping them. Pedophilia is merely attraction, no different from any other attraction that's unacceptable to act upon. And there's nothing wrong with that, provided it stays that way.

This is uncomfortable. Of course you don't like this idea. The notion that all pedophiles are dangerous child molesters is extremely common, and the fear and disgust that you (rightfully) feel toward child molestation gets conflated with fear and disgust of pedophiles. But that's wrong. It's hard to accept, but the fact that you can't articulate the difference between liking pineapple and liking little boy dicks is all the proof you should need to know that that aversion has no practical basis. Children will be a whole lot safer if pedophiles feel safe and comfortable saying "don't leave your kid with me," and that's only going to happen if everyone overcomes that aversion Then it's only the evil ones you have to worry about, instead of lapses in self-control. The evil ones are assholes. Nobody likes those guys.
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