Yes, when the discussion is about pedophilia as a deviant sexual behavior with neurological underpinnings as opposed to the criminal act of molestation, it’s a slur to call people who suffer from it “pedos” just as much as terms like whacko, retard or aspie. If you want to come up with glib names for people who have…

That’s tough because “inherently wrong” is a moral and ethical judgement. For myself, I would say that simply having a sexual attraction to children upon which you never, in any way shape or form - including child porn or even being in charge of bath time for your own kids - act on is not inherently wrong. I do think…

So anyone who has ever been angry should also be assumed guilty of battery or maybe domestic abuse too, right? Some men get angry and hit women, so any man who gets angry must be assumed to have hit a women sometime in their past? Great logic there... You are part of the problem, my friend.

Hated Skyfall, didn’t even bother seeing SPECTRE, so my feelings about Mendes’ departure may be a bit biased...

Thank god! His Bond films were little more than poorly lit commercials for high end merchandise.

I’d like to see a period piece like Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Really? You’re going to explain that my itemized answer to your badly written argument is “very normal” for pedophiles and appeal to me to see the light as if I am one? Clearly, you are a troll. I am not a pedophile and have no desire to be one. If I were unfortunate enough to be one, I still wouldn’t need to validate…

See and that’s why I’m finding her show lacking. She claimed that she wanted to talk about important issues but she does it in a ‘dumb girl’ way that I find off putting and non informative as a viewer. I think she’s outgrown that persona but she feels like she has to rely on it bc her fan base loves that shtick and…

Oh it’s unquestionably an act. She is clearly a very competent businesswoman.

I kind of agree. Handler sort of thrives on the illusion that she’s barely sober enough to sit up straight, but has been on tv just about every night for years.

Your argument is full of logical fallacies and holes. Rather than simply end my statement there, I’m going to take a moment and deconstruct it to show why, because there are likely people who might agree with even a stupid burner. This is for them.

Have you heard the This American Life piece on it? It was heartbreaking and infuriating—there’s a researcher who cannot for the life of her get a grant to study how to mitigate their urges because no granting institution wants to “support” pedophilia research.

I read a long article a while ago about a teenage pedophile who realized his tendencies early on and sought help, but he will have to live with it for the rest of his life and possibly never have a proper relationship with anyone. There is no consensus in the psychiatric community about it because it is so little…

And if the attraction (not the act) were destigmatized, then pedophiles who wish to do no harm could reach out and have the support of people in their communities who can help watch over them, to make sure they don’t put themselves into compromising positions. If other people know your secret, then it becomes harder…

I agree that seeking aggressive treatment to avoid harming anyone would be best. If you are suggesting anyone with an attraction to children should kill themselves... Well... You are part of the problem.

And your research on their motives stems from what? Seriously, read up on the subject. It’s nowhere near that clear-cut and some of it is heartbreaking for every individual involved on any side of the problem:

Fair enough. But there are minority groups in many movements that advocate for the extreme positions.

Yes and no. There is a pleasantly sane tone of conversation on this thread. But in the wider world there are plenty of people who advocate for imprisonment and even killing of people who are pedophiles regardless of whether or not they ever act on that attraction. Maybe less so here... but really, do a little surfing…

Honestly, I think the proverbial jury is still out. Some are probably born with bad wiring. Others, the majority in fact, were molested and/or abused themselves as children. So, probably a combination of nature/nurture is my understanding of the current thinking. The important thing is that pedophilia - sexual…

You’re painting with a pretty broad brush there. There are certainly a small subset of entitled, evil people out there, but I do not believe there is a huge push from they pedophile community for decriminalization of child molestation. I’ve read multiple articles from journalists and in the mental health community…