Worst of Social Justice

[TheL]

Uhh...

Because none of them hurt other people? Also, because they mostly try and get psychological treatment?

To be fair, there are some people who dislike their own pedophilic attractions, refuse to act on them, and try to get therapy.  This asshole isn't one of them, though.

[Meshakhad]

I really do have sympathy for people who realize that they are pedophiles and actively try to seek help for it. They know it's wrong and they're not acting on it, and therefore I don't find them disgusting. The folks who act on it are another story.

I wonder what percentage of the population are in fact pedophiles. I wouldn't be surprised if it's larger than people realize.

[SpaceProg]

To me, a pedophile is someone that actually acts on their attractions, trying to justify it or not really caring either way.  A person who knows they're sick and seeks help doesn't really factor in my "Disgusting" label.    The one in that particular web snippit however, does.

I wonder what percentage of the population are in fact pedophiles. I wouldn't be surprised if it's larger than people realize.

It probably is.

[wrightway]

I really do have sympathy for people who realize that they are pedophiles and actively try to seek help for it. They know it's wrong and they're not acting on it, and therefore I don't find them disgusting. The folks who act on it are another story.

This is pretty much my take on it. If you're actively seeking help for it and leaving children alone you're fine. If you're justifying it you need to GTFO the planet.

[The Illusive Man]

Uhh...

Whoever typed that is confounding harm (rape) with dysfunction. Pedos are worse than disgusting, they are dangerous as they actively seek to harm others.

[ironbite]

Uhh...

Oh look another ball of white hot rage.

Ironbite-good thing I respawn.

[The Right Honourable Mlle Antéchrist]

On the subject of pedophiles: Child molesters -- as in, people who act on their fantasies and harm real children -- are utter scum and deserve no sympathy, but demonizing people for merely having the impulses without having actually acting on them really only serves to discourage them from getting help.

[Witchyjoshy]

Why don't we just use the word "predator" to refer to the ones that act on their desires?

[PosthumanHeresy]

Yeah. I actually do try to use "child molester" when talking about the criminals, and never "paedophile". Oh, and I want to applaud everyone on here. When this discussion was had on The Escapist, they made a rule that there was to be no talk of paedophiles, ever, ever, ever, because many had the same mindset we have here. It happened because of a fairly popular user who was the never-act-on-it kind of paedophile not hiding that fact (like, he liked lolis in fiction, but made it quite clear he would never do anything in person). I got deleted, not banned, over that one. If anyone here is a member, is LegendaryGamer0 still there?

[Shane for Wax]

Uhh...

Because none of them hurt other people? Also, because they mostly try and get psychological treatment?

To be fair, there are some people who dislike their own pedophilic attractions, refuse to act on them, and try to get therapy.  This asshole isn't one of them, though.

There's that. But the blanket thing is my problem with the entry.

[Thejebusfire]

Just in case you weren't 50000% done with Tumblr there is an adult privilege tag:

Adult privilege is the fact that I can go to the bathroom whenever I want/need to, and no one will try to stop me.

Think about that. Many young people in school are prevented from taking care of natural human bodily functions when they need to. The fact that some students will use it to get out of class doesn’t justify attempting to prevent someone from using the toilet when they need to. That’s inhumane.

[solar.]

Just in case you weren't 50000% done with Tumblr there is an adult privilege tag:

Adult privilege is the fact that I can go to the bathroom whenever I want/need to, and no one will try to stop me.

Think about that. Many young people in school are prevented from taking care of natural human bodily functions when they need to. The fact that some students will use it to get out of class doesn’t justify attempting to prevent someone from using the toilet when they need to. That’s inhumane.

That has got to be a joke...

[Sleepy]

Kids don't deserve all the privileges adults have because, GASP, they're kids. They don't have the necessary skills for a lot of the things adults are able to do.

[ironbite]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOH!  Can you use that privilege to justify pedophilia and child sexual assault?

Ironbite-pretty please?!

[RavynousHunter]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOH!  Can you use that privilege to justify pedophilia and child sexual assault?

Ironbite-pretty please?!

Alas, I'm sure someone's already tried that line of reasoning.  You're probably guilty of appropriating their ideas, now.  I'd give you penance to be paid, but honestly, I can't be arsed.  Too tired.