Of literally all the kinds of people in the world with all the kinds of mental issues they could have, I've never seen more vicious hatred of a group than pedophiles. Not to defend them, but it could be as simple as having a sexual attraction but literally never acting on it, yet still I see "kill them, drag them by their genitals, let dogs eat them alive and pee on them" etc... that kind of absolute dehumanizing hatred. Even the sociopaths that are literally destroying the world get by with less violent hatred.

Again, not defending pedophiles, I just think that if it's an issue of mental help then they should be helped, not hunted.

[–] half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (10 children)

The implication of sexual attraction being a mental health issue is fraught.

Before you let someone drag you down that slope it's important include consent. Someone underage can't consent to you dipping your balls in their mouth. Same for peanut butter and your pet.

Folks like to conflate pedo and by extension homo and trans as a mental health issue. Then they try to make an argument about how a trans teen can't consent to gender care because they're underage. As if fucking a kid is the same as a kid saying they need help.

The "pedo and mental health" comment smells like this kind of bait. It doesn't look exactly like a Nazi, but it kinda smells like one.

[–] Killercat103@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm classifing pedophilia as a mental illness yes but transexuality and homosexuality is of course not. When I stated pedophillia I meant the sole attraction to children alone not actions that's immoral and a crime. I want pedophiles to be able to address this early on and be able to seek treatment.

Also, what does my comment have to do with nazism at all? I am lib-left. "Smells like one"? For suggesting pedophiles should get mental help? Forgive me but is this a serious accusation or a joke that went past my head entirely?

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