If it helps the person so against paraphilias to understand how ridiculous equating it to being a predator is…. Paraphilia is the medical term for Fetish. Literally. Inflation Fetish? Paraphilia. Vore Fetish? Paraphilia. Foot Fetish? You guessed it. Paraphilia. Do not be like antis and twist the meaning of something into a whistle blowing buzz word. Not all kinks are someones fetish but everyone’s fetish is a paraphilia <3 I’m not a predator for having an Animal Transformation fetish the same way someone who struggles with an underage paraphilia is not automatically a predator. That being said, esp if you’re a CSA victim, it’s okay not to want to interact with even nonoffending pedophiles. I personally can’t interact or be friends with them, but I still respect people who struggle with that and would never equate them to being the same as the people who hurt me as a child. Your uncomfortability AND their innocence can coexist.
All this. 100%!
Anyone is absolutely more than within their right to protect themselves and draw a boundary from interacting with with pedophiles, or lolicon enjoyers, or anyone else who makes them uncomfortable or upset.
I, personally, do not want to be anywhere near anyone who talks about wanting to commit child abuse, and I draw that boundary for myself.
It’s totally okay! it’s, dare I say it “normal” to want to avoid people who you feel unsafe around.
But– speaking with reference to the other anon that sparked this conversation– drawing a boundary doesn’t mean coming into my inbox and telling me how disgusting you find paraphiles who are minding their own business and not hurting anybody.
I say the same thing we say about being proship; if you see somebody who makes you feel uncomfortable, block them and move on!
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