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Your characterization of the linked article could not be more wrong. They write about acknowledging the disorder of sexual attraction to prepubescents (=pedophi

by fwn 6y ago

Your characterization of the linked article could not be more wrong. They write about acknowledging the disorder of sexual attraction to prepubescents (=pedophilia) to prevent child abuse. Last sentence: > Acknowledging that pedophiles have a mental disorder, and removing the obstacles to their coming forward and seeking help, is not only the right thing to do, but it would also advance efforts to protect children from harm. They even explicitly recognized your mistake in the article, which is the tendency to conflate the disorder and the crime.

Covzire 6y ago
I think they really undercut their argument with "not a crime" in the title. They may be technically correct for non-offenders, but it's incredibly naive to think such a phrase in the title won't get a lot of scorn and suspicion, even if their hearts are in the right place.
- fwn 6y ago
  It's not only "technically correct" but correct in every possible interpretation I can imagine. Do you know an interpretation in which the headline is wrong? A mental disorder is not a crime. Sure the title might be confusing for those who haven't thought about the difference between thought and deed, but that does not mean that readers should just not tell the truth about the articles conclusion. (..as our parents article description was clearly wrong.) I've yet to see an intellectually honest criticism of this article.
oh_sigh 6y ago
Is espousing sympathy for pedophiles better or worse than the guy who was (probably) fired for tweeting that non violent protests work better than violent protests.
- fwn 6y ago
  This is not about "sympathy". Their argument focusses on how to prevent child abuse best. There is really nothing controversial in there. Imagine the hypocrisy where people woult opt to create a system that might end up enabeling child abuse just so that they can continue to celebrate their moral panic.

by fwn 6y ago

Covzire 6y ago

I think they really undercut their argument with "not a crime" in the title. They may be technically correct for non-offenders, but it's incredibly naive to think such a phrase in the title won't get a lot of scorn and suspicion, even if their hearts are in the right place.

fwn 6y ago
It's not only "technically correct" but correct in every possible interpretation I can imagine. Do you know an interpretation in which the headline is wrong? A mental disorder is not a crime. Sure the title might be confusing for those who haven't thought about the difference between thought and deed, but that does not mean that readers should just not tell the truth about the articles conclusion. (..as our parents article description was clearly wrong.) I've yet to see an intellectually honest criticism of this article.

oh_sigh 6y ago

Is espousing sympathy for pedophiles better or worse than the guy who was (probably) fired for tweeting that non violent protests work better than violent protests.

fwn 6y ago
This is not about "sympathy". Their argument focusses on how to prevent child abuse best. There is really nothing controversial in there. Imagine the hypocrisy where people woult opt to create a system that might end up enabeling child abuse just so that they can continue to celebrate their moral panic.