Is it okay to be a pedophile if I admit that it& #39;s not okay to be a pedophile? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Thinking face" aria-label="Emoji: Thinking face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Thinking face" aria-label="Emoji: Thinking face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Thinking face" aria-label="Emoji: Thinking face">
So much anti rhetoric is focused on making sure that we hate ourselves. A pedophile comes on here and says "I am not valid" and the anti& #39;s point and say "Yes, yes, this is one of the good ones!"

Are they now valid because they have declared themselves invalid?
And it& #39;s interesting. We NOMAPs say "I know it would be wrong to act on my attractions and I don& #39;t, so I am valid," then we get bombarded with "Pedophileshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">aren& #39;thttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign">valid."
Then this person says "I know it would be wrong to act on my attractions and I don& #39;t, and I am invalid." Their response: "Good job! There should be more like you!"

Like...that& #39;s the divider for you. Not whether we act, but whether we hate ourselves.
So yes, I plea guilty. I am a garbage person. I am worthless. I am scum.

Can I like myself now? Can I hold my head high?
No?

Because it seems to me, you& #39;re saying I should only like myself if I& #39;m ashamed of myself, and I should be ashamed of myself if I like myself.

Forgive me for thinking that& #39;s a pretty raw deal.
Like: please, be honest with me. You hate me. You& #39;re disgusted by me. And the only way for me to win your approval is the bow before you and admit you are right.

So why would I want your approval?
This isn& #39;t about protecting children. It& #39;s about validing your emotions.
It& #39;s about asserting that your anger, your judgments, are correct. It& #39;s about asserting your right to sneer. It& #39;s about making sure that you don& #39;t need to change.
Why must we do this weird self-hating song and dance before we go about with our lives? Would this actually help anyone, or would it just be about making sure you feel like you& #39;re still in control over us?
We& #39;re people, we& #39;re getting screwed, and I& #39;m sorry if us banding together and asking for fair treatment scares you, but this is bullshit.
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