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Whenever somebody mentions the word "paedophile", or anything to do with paedophilia, I get an uncontrollable urge to burst out laughing.
I just find the thought of paedophilia incredibly amusing. Some TV channel should make a comedy about it.
Is this normal?
I think it's normal enough to see the oddity of grown adults having sexual feelings towards kids which may be comedic to some, but I still voted not normal for this question because to be honest it is a very serious issue and it doesn't show a lot of respect to the victims of paedophilia to be laughing about it.
I'm not as polite as you, as a survivor OP is not showing ANY respect to victim/survivors
Yeah, maybe you're right: I'm learning there are obvious trolls and sneaky ones and I do sometimes fall for the latter. On the other hand, some original posts which seem to come from trolls can turn out not to be, or that's what the OP will say anyway ...... but then "They would say that, wouldn't they?" (Mandy Rice Davies who died the other day)
Remember, normal =/= right.
Don't vote "Not normal" unless it actually isn't normal, not just immoral.
I mostly just want to shoot pedophiles to be completely honest. I would first shoot one in the stomach, then in the groin and finally the kneecaps. Of course a gunshot to somewhere on the spinal cord would be good as well.
:-)
I think castrating pedophiles would be extremely amusing, that's about it...
Wow, you can be a pretty sadistic individual :/
Just as I wouldn't want my kids hanging out with paedophiles, not sure I'd want my kids hanging out with someone so keen to brutally maim and torture others...
If and when I have kids that is.
To be honest, I understand where you're coming from. I feel that way but with rape. I completely understand the both pedophilia and rape are horrendous crimes and are very serious issues, but I think we are more laughing because maybe we feel uncomfortable about the subject, rather than the actual act itself?
as bad as they are, and as hard as i don't want to accept this about myself, i like to understand them, what goes through their minds in that moment that compelled them to act on? after all, adults who have sexual contact with a child has a mental problem. i believe they can no more change who they are as a lion is to eat meat.
i have a foot fetish, if that became illegal one day, you think i'd stop looking at pictures and videos of men's and women's feet? pfftt, no. because behind closed doors i can be the monster i want to be. who would know? oh look, skeletons in the closet! yeah? so what, everyone has skeletons in the closet. its just different reasons.
You're being very empathetic towards child abusers, but you should extend that empathy to the victims too.
Also, it's good to draw the distinction between those who act on their desires despite knowing what they're doing is morally wrong, and those who do not.
A lion needs to eat meat to survive. A paedophile does not need sexual activity with a child to survive. A paedophile's choice isn't between life or death, it's between not offending and offending.
So whilst I think those lumbered with a condition rendering them sexually attracted to children deserve sympathy in the same way someone with any other mental disorder does, once that line of criminality is crossed they're less deserving of sympathy, I think.
Thought provoking, a good post disthing.
Here's another for all to consider.
Although I am neither Paedophile nor Homosexual, there was a time when Homosexuals were treated in the same way, people thought they could be cured often by some really extreme methods.
Now we are in a somewhat more enlightened age our attitudes toward Homosexuality have changed.
I don't think Paedophilia could ever become as acceptable as Homosexuality, but it makes one think when you consider attitudes toward them were quite extreme.
Homosexuality was never about taking advantage of people who could not say no. I have heard this argument before and it holds no water. You are correct in stating that homosexuality was once considered a mental illness. However, it was a mental illness which affected no one other than the homosexual and his or her chosen mate, another homosexual. A pedophile seeks out children. These children are not willing accomplices in his or her sexual deviancy. They are often too young to even understand what it is that is happening to them. In short, homosexuality has no victims while pedophilia does have victims, victims who often suffer for the rest of their lives.
Be careful what arguments you offer on this subject. The one you offer here is the one offered by many pedophiles. Makes you just a tad suspect.
i'm empathetic to the ones abused. aside from wanting to understand, my first thought is punching them to a pulp. i believe people always have a choice.
Ah OK - I got the impression that you were sort of saying they have no choice. I obviously misinterpreted your comment :)
Also, I think wanting to understand is important, and is what will enable society to develop methods of tackling abuse and helping paedophiles at risk of offending to make the right choice. So good on ya.
Liking feet sexually isn't comparable to taking advantage of a child. Thats not a good comparison. And paedophilia isn't monstrous just coz the law says so. They cant help what they're attracted to, but they can help acting on it. I don't get since when is this a condition?
Pedo bear was first shown to me by a 13 year old that thought it was funny.
They did! Look up "Paedofinder General". Pretty funny, but not for everyone (a bit gory just so you're warned).
http://i.imgur.com/MYh2DsU.gif
It's not cute when you're a child who's being prayed upon by an adult, especially of it was a trusted adult.
When I hear about pedophilia or any other type of child abuse, I feel like Claude Frollo when he tried to kill Quasimodo and Esmeralda on top of the Notre Dome: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ak3Ea6bPpO8/T80Vn5brSpI/AAAAAAAABTM/fGdIIa8YLLw/s1600/method.png
I'm normally a very peaceful and relaxed person, but stuff like this makes me very, very, angry. I wish that I could go out give them an ass beating that they'll never forget.
My ex bf was molested by his pedophile grandfather when he was young. He has PTSD with really intense seizures and anxiety because of it. He is almost disabled because of it. When you see the damage someone can do, even years and years down the road, you won't think that way anymore. Sexually abusing a child is worse than killing someone in my opinion. And if there is a low probability of reabllitation, we should just kill them.
Sexually abusing a child is worse than killing someone? Seriously? When you kill someone, you not only prevent everything they could have ever done with their life, but you take them away from everyone that cares for them. I'm not saying that sexual abuse isn't bad, but if it was someone I loved, then I'd rather they at least escape with their lives so that I can help mend their trauma over time, rather than having them killed, which I would never be able to mend.
Surviving any sort of sexual abuse, regardless of if it's during childhood or adulthood, is incredibly difficult, but it can be done, for those who can persevere through the pain and come out a stronger person because of it. And I wouldn't say that if I didn't actually know it to be true.
Fuck yeah. When u kill someone they cease to feel. There is no prolonged physical and mental anguish paramount to torture. But with sexual assault, pedophilia, and shit like that... It's the kind of stuff that festers until they snap and go on a Sydney siege or something.
Sorry, but I am going to have to disagree. When someone dies, they have no more capability to rebound and become happy again. While they go through suffering, a surviving victim has the ability to smile and enjoy life again. A very close relative of mine has been sexually assaulted and today she is a very peaceful and happy person. Madonna was raped and look at her now. Furthermore, don't think that murder is murder and that's the end of suffering full stop. Family members of the murdered are often haunted and scarred by the death of their loved ones for years. If you see many reports of how their loved ones were killed, even decades later they are still very hurt by it. Some of the extreme hatred and violent crimes are caused by the deaths of loved ones. For example, recent terrorist attacks overseas have been done as revenge for the killing of innocent people.
Don't get me wrong, I am in no way downplaying the severity of rape (ESPECIALLY against children). Sexual crimes as you describe are one of the worst crimes that can ever occur and I think society should take them much more seriously. I find it disgusting that people just say stuff like "get over it", too. But still, I rank murder as worse.
I knew a girl in California who was molested repeatedly for several years. Eventually she was rescued and removed from the home. But the agony of what had happened never left. She never got over it. At the ripe old age of 18, she mixed up a delightful cocktail of chemicals and killed herself.
How is this not worse than murder? Instead of being swiftly killed, she was left to linger on in pain and agony for years. It was a terribly slow death. She was tortured. In the end she chose death over the ongoing pain of her molestation. Do you get that? Given the choice between life and death, she chose death.
Yes, any victimization that allows one to live could be said to allow possibilities whereas murder leaves no possibilities. I get that. But to leave someone in such pain for so long is surely worse than simply ending it quickly. For my friend, murder was preferable. And it is my opinion that her abuser should now be charged with murder. Her death is on his hands.
The consequences of death (especially if it is sudden or violent like murder) can also torture family members and lead to post traumatic stress disorder. This often leads to suicide attempts, too. For instance, Soulja Boy's brother threatened to commit suicide after his younger brother died an untimely death, saying he wanted the pain to go away. There was also a woman who attempted suicide after her son was murdered. The grief can last for years, too. If you see many people discussing the loss of their loved ones years ago many still break down, indicating that it is still painful for them.
I'm not sure what 'paedophilia' is, but I do know that PEDophilia is joked about all the time.
Maybe you'd like brass eye. The episode about paedos got banned I think, they got in trouble for it anyway. OP sounds like a 16 yr old who finds inappropriate things funny I don't see why everyone is getting on a high horse about it. There were lots of jokes about paedophilia, homosexuality, and race jokes when I was at school.
No. It is not normal to find pedophilia amusing. Most of the population does not laugh at such, and so no, not normal.