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[-] stray@pawb.social 5 points 1 day ago

I think this topic is really a bit much for me right now, but I do want to say that your use of the term "MAP" has me questioning your motives. I associate it with people making pride flags and trying to legitimize child abuse. I do have sympathy for people afflicted with pedophilia, however, and I would like for stigma surrounding the disorder to decrease so that sufferers can seek help and set boundaries more freely. Could you please defend use of the term? I don't want to be close-minded about it.

To my understanding, people with this issue use the term to differentiate themselves (i.e. attracted to minors, but haven't acted on those impulses) from those who have acted on said impulses (pedophiles). Given the huge stigma connected to the label, I can perfectly understand why they'd want to make that distinction very clear.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago

This is the "euphemism treadmill". Pedophiles are attracted, and child abusers act on their impulses.

[-] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Yes. Regardless, can you really blame them for not wanting to be labelled pedos?

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