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'''Too many people hold conflicting beliefs about pedophilia and other sexuality...'''
'''Too many people hold conflicting beliefs about attraction to minors...'''


*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: MAPs are invalid|MAPs are invalid]] - The idea of "valid/invalid" sexuality is questionable.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Pedophiles chose their condition|Pedophiles chose their condition]] - Like other orientations, pedophilia is not a choice.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Pedophiles chose their condition|Pedophiles chose their condition]] - Like other orientations, pedophilia is not a choice.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Pedophilia is unnatural|Pedophilia is unnatural]] - How can an unchosen sexual orientation not be part of nature?
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Pedophilia is unnatural|Pedophilia is unnatural]] - How can an unchosen sexual orientation not be part of nature?


'''Popular anti-pedophile sentiments and common human flaws go hand in hand...'''
'''Popular anti-MAP sentiments and common human flaws go hand in hand...'''


*[[Debate Guide: Self-loathing hatred|Self-loathing hatred]] - What do violently anti-pedophile sentiments reveal about their beholders?
*[[Debate Guide: Self-loathing hatred|Self-loathing hatred]] - Violently anti-MAP sentiments are an example of "reaction formation".
*[[Debate Guide: Parenthood and pedophilia|Parenthood and pedophilia]] - Parenthood structures perceptions of the pedophile.
*[[Debate Guide: Parenthood and pedophilia|Parenthood and pedophilia]] - Somewhat similarly, parenthood structures perceptions of the "pedophile".


'''Pedophilia and human sexuality are mischaracterised and misunderstood...'''
'''Human sexuality, including attraction to minors, is mischaracterized and misunderstood...'''


*[[Debate Guide: The discursive nature of human sexuality|The discursive nature of human sexuality]] - How humans' diverse affective feelings are sometimes categorised as "sexual".
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Cognitive distortions|Cognitive distortions]] - The justification for this slur against pedophiles is a fallacious, circular argument.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Cognitive distortions|Cognitive distortions]] - The justification for this slur against pedophiles is a fallacious, circular argument.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Porn is the theory, rape is its practise|Porn is the theory, rape is its practise]] - Completely unfounded belief that Child Porn causes offending.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Porn is the theory, rape is its practise|Porn is the theory, rape is its practise]] - Completely unfounded belief that Child Porn causes offending.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: Sex and violence are as one in the psyche|Sex and violence are as one in the psyche]] - There is no rational basis for conflating pedophiles' sexual interest with violence or psychopathy.
*''Against:'' [[Debate Guide: The violent sexual predator|The violent sexual predator]] - Now less common argument conflating MAPs' sexual interest with "violence", "psychopathy" or "reptilian" impulses.

Latest revision as of 22:24, 20 April 2024

Too many people hold conflicting beliefs about attraction to minors...

Popular anti-MAP sentiments and common human flaws go hand in hand...

Human sexuality, including attraction to minors, is mischaracterized and misunderstood...