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WHY “AAM” IS A BULLSHIT TERM/LABEL THAT NEEDS TO BE PHASED OUT (a thread)
virtually ALL CHILDREN & TEENS develop (generally) harmless crushes on adultswhether a celebrity/fictional crush or an adult figure in their lives;this is NATURAL / OK & part of growing up (1/5)
IT IS UP TO ADULTS to draw boundaries, and to NEVER interact sexually or romantically with a child / underage minorbut SOME adults genuinely DON’T have a grasp on this responsibility they have, or worse, REFUSE to fulfill that responsibility(LOOKING AT YOU, pro-Cs
) (2/5)
but BY VIRTUE OF “AAM” EXISTING as a label ...kids that tote it, who are usually within the MAP community, inherently ENDANGER themselvesthey’re more or less BROADCASTING that they WOULD NOT turn down adults’ advances.they literally have a target 
on their back. (3/5)
so it stands to reason PREDATORS and PRO-C maps are INCLINED TO SEEK OUT these kids.it’s so so dangerous because they’re walking bait!but it’s STILL not even their fault because they don’t understand the implications. 
they’re naive and vulnerable, easy preyed on. (4/5)
because they’re still learning/growing... DO NOT. ANTAGONIZE/HARASS. AAM’s.report them for their own safety if you see they’re interacting with predators& take the time to try to explain to them why they’re putting themselves in danger PRIVATELY. CALMLY. POLITELY. (5/5)
