https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚠️" title="Warnsignal" aria-label="Emoji: Warnsignal">WHY “AAM” IS A BULLSHIT TERM/LABEL THAT NEEDS TO BE PHASED OUT (a thread)https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚠️" title="Warnsignal" aria-label="Emoji: Warnsignal">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">virtually ALL CHILDREN & TEENS develop (generally) harmless crushes on adults
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">whether a celebrity/fictional crush or an adult figure in their lives;
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">this is NATURAL / OK & part of growing up (1/5)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">IT IS UP TO ADULTS to draw boundaries, and to NEVER interact sexually or romantically with a child / underage minor
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">but 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 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👀" title="Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Augen">) (2/5)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">but BY VIRTUE OF “AAM” EXISTING as a label ...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">kids that tote it, who are usually within the MAP community, inherently ENDANGER themselves
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">they’re more or less BROADCASTING that they WOULD NOT turn down adults’ advances.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">they literally have a target https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎯" title="Volltreffer" aria-label="Emoji: Volltreffer">on their back. (3/5)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">so it stands to reason PREDATORS and PRO-C maps are INCLINED TO SEEK OUT these kids.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">it’s so so dangerous because they’re walking bait!
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">but it’s STILL not even their fault because they don’t understand the implications. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥺" title="Pleading face" aria-label="Emoji: Pleading face"> they’re naive and vulnerable, easy preyed on. (4/5)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚠️" title="Warnsignal" aria-label="Emoji: Warnsignal">because they’re still learning/growing... DO NOT. ANTAGONIZE/HARASS. AAM’s.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚠️" title="Warnsignal" aria-label="Emoji: Warnsignal">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">report them for their own safety if you see they’re interacting with predators
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">& take the time to try to explain to them why they’re putting themselves in danger PRIVATELY. CALMLY. POLITELY. (5/5)