Comment on I'm doing my part

CoolThingAboutMe@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• splendoruranium@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Fuck anyone who thinks abusing children is fine and normal. Fuck you all so hard to hell. Get the absolute fuck away from my kids.

  I’m pretty damn left, but I have zero empathy at all for anyone who is thinking sexual shit about children. I’m livid. Holy shit.

  Abuse is a choice. Sexual attraction isn’t. You’re worked up about abuse, not about pedophilia.

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  • CoolThingAboutMe@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You’re incorrect. I am disgusted by actual abuse, but I am also legitimately disgusted by the idea of anyone having sexualised thoughts about children. If you can tell me that these people have no control over that then you must be able to comprehend that as a parent I have no control over my protective instincts.

    The idea of people being who are sexually attracted to my children, or any children, being anywhere in the vaguest vicinity of them triggers very deep instinctual reactions. Whether those people intend to act or not.

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    • splendoruranium@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Well, if you’re worried about thoughts, what do you suppose will create a safer environment for your offspring? De-stigmatization of problematic urges, allowing the afflicted to openly participate in society and receive assistance, or active and violent ostracization and persecution, forcing each and every afflicted person into immediate, life-long and hopeless secrecy?

      Just like anyone else you have the ability to act against your immediate instincts, because sometimes, as exemplified by the topic of this whole thread, instincts are just shit.

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    • lowleekun@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Everyone needs a Boogeyman to hate. Yours are pedophiles, no need to apologize about that one. It still is only a feeling that your brain craves.

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• sobchak@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  As I understand it, pedophilia is just attraction; not taking action. And many people who were abused as children themselves end up developing the condition. I think it is treatable, but probably not “curable” (maybe, IDK).

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  • Semester3383@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    AFAIK, child molestation victims are not more likely to become pedophiles or molest children; usually they’ve got a lot of PTSD.

    The only treatment that’s available is chemical castration (to largely eliminate sexual urges, although that creates a ton of health issues), and therapy that reduces the probability of criminal offenses against children. It’s not treating pedophilia per se, it’s helping people learn to avoid triggers and spaces where they’re likely to feel overwhelmed by sexual impulses. There’s no cure.

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• kingpepe8006@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Morality is a human construct but sometimes people confuse their morals with the factual information they know which isn’t exactly bad even tho it may sound bad

  I still wouldn’t change my opinion tho

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  • CoolThingAboutMe@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I wouldn’t describe the feeling I’m having as my morals. My morals are conscious and deliberate.

    Maybe you need to be a parent to understand… It is a visceral, deep in the gut feeling of fury and repulsion and rage.

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    • kingpepe8006@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Isn’t that exactly what i meant in my post?

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      • CoolThingAboutMe@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Yep sorry. Your post is good, and your comment is good.

        The other comments just shocked me and I have been reactionary. I should never have strayed into “All” probably.

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