I wrote about Cuties, the history of the right& #39;s obsession with pedophilia, and how it actively harms actual survivors of child sexual abuse: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-commentary/cuties-netflix-far-right-controversy-pedophilia-1057736/">https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/c...
I think what& #39;s really important to note is that the pedophilia/child sex trafficking discourse on the right is clearly *driven by* QAnon, but it& #39;s not *all* about QAnon. It& #39;s far more mainstream and widespread than that.
I reached out to a number of orgs that help child sexual abuse survivors. They were wary of going on the record for fear of becoming a target. This is how much the discourse has been weaponized: *organizations devoted to helping real-world survivors* are wary of speaking out.