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Abyssian@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoEven without actual animals I still see it as likely a group that people with certain mental illnesses are attracted to that encourages them to sexualize imaginary animals. It doesn’t seem like there is any healthy outcome from that. At best it’s encouraging sexual attraction to something that doesn’t exist, and at worst those things that don’t exist look like a cross between humans who do exist and animals who do exist and that could cause people to fall on the wrong size of that actual animals part.
The pedophile and animal art are two big things people are often going to encounter on the internet. Sexualized animated images of children and animals, and children-animals are far from uncommon. Neither of them seem like things that could be healthy. The sort of thing that should be discouraged and not encouraged.
I met a 20 something year old in prison who had molested one of his relatives. When he was out after that sentence his parole officer checked his phone and found videos of him fucking the family dog. He went back to prison for that. It would be much more surprising to find out he’d never seen any of that ‘art’ than to find out he had a big stash of it.
Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Which mental illnesses? I haven’t used reddit in a long time but I thought lolicon was expressly forbidden there. I’ve also never seen either outside of looking for porn to watch. So I wouldn’t say its an internet thing as much as a porn thing. Would you subscribe to the idea that playing violent video games, listening to heavy metal or watching violent makes people engage in violence?
Abyssian@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Here’s a good starter article.
I’m not taking about flat out porn, just the sexualized images. Panty shots of characters clearly drawn to look like children, anthropomorphized animals with huge human breasts, etc.
No reasonable person does. However sexual attraction is a thing that very definitely can be influenced and change over time. If you go through your teen years where your biochemistry is pushing you towards sex and you see lots of sexualized animation or furry art then you’re going to end up much more likely drawn to that than if it’s something you never see until you’re in your 30s.
If you spend 10 years only able to access one specific niche of porn that you don’t like and you ‘make do’ with it, by the end of that time it might be the thing you’re most drawn to.
Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That article doesn’t really support anything you’re saying or explain what mental illnesses you’d associate with furries. Therianthropy isn’t even a recognized mental disorder. You’re drawing the same link to if someone consumes X media they will likely engage in X action. You provided a study that talked about historical cases of therianthropy. You didn’t provide anything that showed there is a link or higher likelihood a furry will engage in pedophilia/zoophilia. Aside from the vibe you get.
Abyssian@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You’re hung up on wanting one specific mental disorder. Mental health is a complex topic. People with many disorders can be drawn to the ‘furry’ group for varying reasons.
Neuroplasticity most strongly effects sexual attraction during puberty, however the things we spend time experiencing continue to have effects on that for at least the bulk of our lives. It has nothing to do with video games or rock music making children worship the devil. You’re conflating actual neuroscience with scare tactics you see on TV.
You seem defensive, and while I don’t mind discussion I have no interest in taking the time to write a dissertation for a social media response. You don’t understand my dislike. That’s alright. You don’t have to. Everyone in the world has their own point of view on all sorts of things. Being honest about that is just being honest about a basic fact of the human condition. It doesn’t mean someone’s calling for others who do a thing they dislike to be burned alive.