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[–] 54 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

Whenever I go for a walk I pass by a truck that has a "shoot your local pedophile" bumper sticker and I begin to strongly suspect that this is a case of the lady doth protest too much.

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  • [–] 33 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

    It's very performative, like your average person doesn't have a rosy view of pedophilia.

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  • [–] 22 points 14 hours ago*

    It's what Parenti would call an unfalsifiable orthodoxy. If you go around saying all pedophiles should be shot people will either agree with you or say "hey maybe chill out." And then you can just call that second group pedo sympathizers. You win either way. It's the most secure non-position you can possibly take while simultaneously signaling political allegiance.

    Most of the time when people are talking about pedophiles as if pedophiles are a coordinated group you can oppose, people don't mean Epstein and co, they mean queer people.

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  • [–] 35 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

    it basically never fails. being obsessed with pedophilia, or homosexuals, or transgenderism means there's some personal issue they're shadow-projecting because otherwise why are you thinking about it so much bro

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  • [–] 26 points 17 hours ago (1 child)

    Okay, but one of those is not like the others though. Billionaires getting away with child SA is a real issue.

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  • [–] 17 points 17 hours ago

    yeah, absolutely. certainly didn't mean to imply equivalence. just that making it your whole personality is... pretty weird.

    also on the theme of this thread they tend to be really bad at directing anger at those actual billionaires, because they're on team R.

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  • [–] 9 points 16 hours ago* (2 children)

    And how a lot of queerphobia is down to repressed identities and fetishization.

    Lots of fascists love "girl dick". Dear god so many of them sexualize trans women.

    Also idk about anyone else, but you'd think if you're sexually attracted to something/someone you'd atleast want them to like.... Not get killed?

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  • [–] 7 points 14 hours ago*

    Also idk about anyone else, but you'd think if you're sexually attracted to something/someone you'd atleast want them to like.... Not get killed?

    Ahh yeah, that’s your problem right there. You’re thinking like a well adjusted person with empathy.

    A lot of people… think a little differently. Worryingly there are people (mostly men) who truly hate the objects of their sexual desire. They would very much like to hurt and cause harm to them as well as use them for their sexual gratification. I don’t know why, I’m not a psychologist, but it’s a real phenomenon.

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