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*gently sits you down and clasps your shoulders*
If you go along with every whiff of anti-pedophile sentiment that blows your way, you're going to be part of every Satanic Panic blood libel nonsense that crops up.
You need. to have. discernment.
*gently sits you down and clasps your shoulders*
If you go along with every whiff of anti-pedophile sentiment that blows your way, you're going to be part of every Satanic Panic blood libel nonsense that crops up.
You need. to have. discernment.
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Almost every single moral panic since Phyllis Schlafly has tacked on "and children will be targeted by Satanic pedophiles" without regard for the well-being of actual children.
Here's a hint: it's rarely the wealthy white kids who are targeted.
Almost every single moral panic since Phyllis Schlafly has tacked on "and children will be targeted by Satanic pedophiles" without regard for the well-being of actual children.
Here's a hint: it's rarely the wealthy white kids who are targeted.
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Wayfair literally had contracts with ICE to supply furniture to their facilities, but the internet didn't explode until some yahoo in QAnon decided that they were ... shipping kids in their furniture, I guess.
You fools. You idiots.
Wayfair literally had contracts with ICE to supply furniture to their facilities, but the internet didn't explode until some yahoo in QAnon decided that they were ... shipping kids in their furniture, I guess.
You fools. You idiots.
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Please educate yourselves on human trafficking and child abuse before running your mouth about it. Here. I'll help. https://polarisproject.org/myths-facts-and-statistics/
Please educate yourselves on human trafficking and child abuse before running your mouth about it. Here. I'll help. https://polarisproject.org/myths-facts-and-statistics/
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Yes, Polaris has problems, so here's some more by folx who have worked with the Sex Workers Outreach Project. https://freedomnetworkusa.org/the-issue/
Yes, Polaris has problems, so here's some more by folx who have worked with the Sex Workers Outreach Project. https://freedomnetworkusa.org/the-issue/
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Even Epstein had recruiters who were friends of his victims bring said victims to him. He didn't just sweep in and collect them.
Trafficking, grooming, pedophilia, CSA -- the villains are rarely going to be who you want them to be.
Even Epstein had recruiters who were friends of his victims bring said victims to him. He didn't just sweep in and collect them.
Trafficking, grooming, pedophilia, CSA -- the villains are rarely going to be who you want them to be.
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Children are rarely harmed by strangers. It's almost always someone close.
If you think adrenochrome is the real issue, and not a series of complicated power structures and relationships that enable violence and abuse, I can't help you. Go away.
Children are rarely harmed by strangers. It's almost always someone close.
If you think adrenochrome is the real issue, and not a series of complicated power structures and relationships that enable violence and abuse, I can't help you. Go away.
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Someone pointed out that Polaris is anti sex work and I shouldn't have included them, so ok. Fine. Here's more easily-digestible resources on what trafficking is.
https://www.gaatw.org/about-us/faqs/158-frequently-asked-questions/faq/454-understanding-trafficking
Someone pointed out that Polaris is anti sex work and I shouldn't have included them, so ok. Fine. Here's more easily-digestible resources on what trafficking is.
https://www.gaatw.org/about-us/faqs/158-frequently-asked-questions/faq/454-understanding-trafficking
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And here's more on why QAnon is not only nonsense, but dangerous nonsense, and why they specifically use children as a rhetorical device. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/25/qanon-conspiracy-theory-explained-trump-what-is
And here's more on why QAnon is not only nonsense, but dangerous nonsense, and why they specifically use children as a rhetorical device. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/25/qanon-conspiracy-theory-explained-trump-what-is
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Surprise! Here's a list of myths about human trafficking FROM THE CHARITY QANON STOLE THEIR BULLSHIT HASHTAG FROM https://www.savethechildren.org/us/charity-stories/child-trafficking-myths-vs-facts
Surprise! Here's a list of myths about human trafficking FROM THE CHARITY QANON STOLE THEIR BULLSHIT HASHTAG FROM https://www.savethechildren.org/us/charity-stories/child-trafficking-myths-vs-facts
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The Justice Department loves a good feel-good story about taking down traffickers, even when no traffickers are involved. https://newrepublic.com/article/158286/justice-departments-fake-fight-sex-trafficking
The Justice Department loves a good feel-good story about taking down traffickers, even when no traffickers are involved. https://newrepublic.com/article/158286/justice-departments-fake-fight-sex-trafficking
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Side note: I included Polaris's "myths about human trafficking" in this thread because while the organization is fairly garbage, that page specifically is good and is sometimes the only thing liberals will listen to.
Side note: I included Polaris's "myths about human trafficking" in this thread because while the organization is fairly garbage, that page specifically is good and is sometimes the only thing liberals will listen to.
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I need you all to understand that so much of this "save the children" stuff isn't about any actual children. It's about the myth of the (white, abled, middle class, cis) Child as our collective innocence.
I need you all to understand that so much of this "save the children" stuff isn't about any actual children. It's about the myth of the (white, abled, middle class, cis) Child as our collective innocence.
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If they cared about violence against actual children, we'd see more calls for ending private prisons, abolishing ICE, a better social safety net, single payer healthcare, etc etc
They just want a villain to target. Pedophiles fill that role nicely.
If they cared about violence against actual children, we'd see more calls for ending private prisons, abolishing ICE, a better social safety net, single payer healthcare, etc etc
They just want a villain to target. Pedophiles fill that role nicely.
Anyway I am incredibly tired because I discovered that members of my family have started dipping their toes into the rancid fucking QAnon pool, which means that it's mainstream enough for my image-conscious Catholic Republican family to think it's ok
that's horseshit
that's horseshit
I'm tired as a survivor of both familial abuse (nonsexual) and sexual abuse from older male friends in high school.
But it wasn't GLAMOROUS enough for these Qfucks.
Former children like me are going to be forgotten, again, for the all-powerful Child.
But it wasn't GLAMOROUS enough for these Qfucks.
Former children like me are going to be forgotten, again, for the all-powerful Child.
I should point out that I fucked up in this thread by listing Polaris because of its well-formatted list of myths and not explaining exactly HOW SWERFy it is. I thought the mythbusting stood on its own.
I was wrong, and I will reference other orgs going forward.
I was wrong, and I will reference other orgs going forward.
Polaris's list of trafficking myths is no different from any other org's, so I should have been able to reference those instead, but I went the easy route and promoted a group that supports deportations.
Remember what I said about discernment?
Remember what I said about discernment?
It's really easy to get swept up in good formatting and easy reference. Qfucks know this. Most marketers know this.
Take my reference of Polaris as an object lesson.
Take my reference of Polaris as an object lesson.
I'm sorry I used them as an authority, and I will not do so going forward.
