USA Today deleted this thread, in which the publication defended pedophilia. pic.twitter.com/ssfLjoDklt— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) January 11, 2022
Media and cultural values imprinted on people from a young age definitely has an influence on who they're attracted to. It's not absolute, but there's no doubt that it's a factor.
Support and therapy, what they constitute, how they're utilized and regarded, etc., would be a part of one's cultural environment, I guess.
The thing about rapists that I want to emphasize is that they don't rape people just because they're attracted to them. Most people who molest children don't meet the clinical diagnosis for pedophilia (etc.), for example; they molest children because they're vulnerable. Therefore, something like that would have to operate on a premise other than "if you are attracted to someone, you are naturally driven to rape them".
So again, why would pedophiles need special support groups, advocacy organizations, etc., to simply not be rapists?
Yes, I guess not, and yes?
Media and cultural values imprinted on people from a young age definitely has an influence on who they're attracted to. It's not absolute, but there's no doubt that it's a factor.
Support and therapy, what they constitute, how they're utilized and regarded, etc., would be a part of one's cultural environment, I guess.
The thing about rapists that I want to emphasize is that they don't rape people just because they're attracted to them. Most people who molest children don't meet the clinical diagnosis for pedophilia (etc.), for example; they molest children because they're vulnerable. Therefore, something like that would have to operate on a premise other than "if you are attracted to someone, you are naturally driven to rape them".
So again, why would pedophiles need special support groups, advocacy organizations, etc., to simply not be rapists?
I think Trudeau said most of my thoughts.