Media outlets have provided a microphone to activists who want to society to accept pedophilia as a sexual identity separate from any criminal activity. At the same time that activists push for a respectable place in society for pedophiles — who are called minor attracted people — some conservative commentators and concerned parents are voicing fears about the sexualization of children and their exposure to sexual materials, often in relation to gender and sexual identity programs targeting young people.
The media has played an important role in both mainstreaming the sexualization of children and in promoting the idea that pedophilia is a sexual orientation, not a behavior. USA Today came under fire for citing “experts” who called pedophilia a “misunderstood” condition and argued that not all pedophiles harm children in a Jan. 10 article and since-deleted Twitter thread.
The article said scientists have found that sexual attraction to prepubescent children is likely biologically determined in the womb and that stigma against pedophiles prevents them from seeking therapy. “The USA TODAY story published addresses pedophilia research by medical professionals and in no way suggests we condone this disorder,” a USA Today spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation.............To Read More....
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