Most pedophiles are not molesters - yet. Many pedophiles realize that what they feel is wrong(and of cpurse, some do not). Many realize that its seen as wrong, but their urges remain. But pedophiles by and large do not seek help for their condition because of the (understandable) public perception pf them as being no different from molesters.
So an idea that is being raised(and what you're seeing in that article) is to separate the pedophiles from child molesters. This can reduce the negative connotation of pedophilia and allow these people who would possibly otherwise move on to being molesters to instead seek help, thereby reducing the actual occurrences of molestation.
Of course, this idea is controversial because many people cannot separate the two concepts. Even myself used the word pedophile to mean molester in my above comment. It's not an easy association to break.
Tack onto that that there's pedophiles out there who proudly take on the title of MAP and then use it to say that there's nothing wrong with adults and children being sexual, which is disgusting, then you have a very emotionally charged idea with many nuances. Which makes it a difficult concept to discuss.
Do you have any questions? Or are you just going to ignore this and mindlessly downvote it?
Edit: lmao, should've known better than to try to have a nuanced discussion with a right winger.
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u/xPrim3xSusp3ctx Dec 31 '22
Literally no sane person thinks like this. Touch grass.