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| |  | | 18 July 2020
review of "my dark vanessa"
ethan edwards The defining event of this book is an affair that the protagonist Vanessa enters into with her 42-year-old English teacher (Mr. Strane) when she is 15 years old. The rest of the book describes how this plays out in her life in a destructive way. He kills himself near the end of the book, when she is... |
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| |  | | 7 June 2020
pedophilia-be-gone pill
ethan edwards An ongoing poll in the Virtuous Pedophiles support group is about a hypothetical "pedophilia-be-gone" pill. Below are the results as of today. This is not limited to exclusive pedophiles, but is limited to those who do consider themselves pedophiles or MAPs. Obviously the listed options don't cover all... |
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| |  | | 16 May 2020
a new online course for young pedophiles
ethan edwards A new resource for young pedophiles from The Moor Center |
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| |  | | 13 May 2020
science proves you like sex just as much with a condom
ethan edwards (In case there is any doubt, the title is sarcastic). |
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| |  | | 9 May 2020
the iwf: comparing harm from viewing to other harms
ethan edwards Much of illegal imagery involves teens who appear sexually mature, and those who enjoy viewing it are primarily attracted to adults. Here I focus on the illegal imagery of clearly prepubescent children. |
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| | | | 8 May 2020
the iwf: what are the viewers thinking?
ethan edwards Implicit in the working model of the Internet Watch Foundatiion is that not all kinds of viewing of CSEM are harmful. In particular, it is just assumed that when their analysts view the material, that does not harm the children. |
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| | | | 7 May 2020
the iwf: young teens
ethan edwards In a complicated landscape of types of images, one major distinction is the age of the children. Images of younger children (let's say 0-8) are directed and produced by adults and the child has no agency, and I'll return to those in a later post. |
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| | | | 6 May 2020
the iwf: pixels from a crime scene
ethan edwards A review of the Pixels from a Crime Scene podcast from the Internet Watch Foundation. |
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| | | | 1 March 2020
bailey's middle path regarding adult-child sex
ethan edwards J.Michael Bailey is a professor of psychology at Northwestern University. He has a crucial role in the existence of the Virtuous Pedophiles group, of which Nick Devin and I are co-founders. |
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| | | | 13 January 2020
holden caulfield: pedophile, yes. monster, no.
ethan edwards The Catcher in the Rye is a highly acclaimed novel by J.D. Salinger, often finding its way into the high school curriculum in the US. |
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| | | | 14 December 2019
men not attracted to 13yo girls? ha!
ethan edwards Pedophilia as the scientists use the term is an attraction to prepubescent children. It is rare. Most straight men see a 6-year-old girl and do not feel any significant sexual interest. |
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| | | | 14 December 2019
not attracted to 13-year-olds? the ultimate challenge
ethan edwards Perhaps some straight male readers will scoff at the idea that they have any attraction at all to 13-year-old girls. Warning: various people might find this post to have arousing elements to it. For my purposes, this is unavoidable. |
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| | | | 12 December 2019
the parallel between hiv and pedophilia
ethan edwards One argument that pedophile haters make is that since pedophilia is a risk factor in child sex abuse, we should hate pedophilia more — and send all pedophiles to prison for years if we discover their condition. |
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| | | | 27 November 2019
houston police: be afraid for no good reason
ethan edwards The holidays are coming. People will be taking family pictures, including ones of children. The Houston police would like to [warn parents against posting them online](https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/pedophiles-are-looking-for-photos-of-your-kids-on-social-media/285-c69166b1-7387-48ac-ae6d-cb53d907562a),... |
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| | | | 8 November 2019
funding to reduce csa is never specifically to catch passive cp viewers
ethan edwards Occasionally a wealthy individual wants to donate some money with the goal of stamping out child sex abuse. It is a noble goal. Part of that problem is the child sex abuse that happens in front of a camera that is subsequently spread around the entire internet. Another problem is the people looking at... |
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| | | | 8 November 2019
why cp possession penalties are unjust — a summary
ethan edwards I have over the years taken different angles in support of one central point: our society's criminal penalties for passive CP possession are far too severe. My next blog post will cover the next angle I have found: funding. But in this post I want to summarize the situation to date. |
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| | | | 8 October 2019
regret among cp viewers
ethan edwards The law in many western countries calls for very harsh penalties for possession of CP (even without making it, paying for it, or distributing it). |
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| | | | 1 October 2019
hysteria vs analysis regarding cp images online
ethan edwards On Sunday, September 29, the lead article in the New York Times was titled The Internet Is Overrun With Images of Child Sexual Abuse. What Went Wrong? I have a critique. |
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18 July 2020
review of "my dark vanessa"
ethan edwards The defining event of this book is an affair that the protagonist Vanessa enters into with her 42-year-old English teacher (Mr. Strane) when she is 15 years old. The rest of the book describes how this plays out in her life in a destructive way. He kills himself near the end of the book, when she is... |
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7 June 2020
pedophilia-be-gone pill
ethan edwards An ongoing poll in the Virtuous Pedophiles support group is about a hypothetical "pedophilia-be-gone" pill. Below are the results as of today. This is not limited to exclusive pedophiles, but is limited to those who do consider themselves pedophiles or MAPs. Obviously the listed options don't cover all... |
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16 May 2020
a new online course for young pedophiles
ethan edwards A new resource for young pedophiles from The Moor Center |
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13 May 2020
science proves you like sex just as much with a condom
ethan edwards (In case there is any doubt, the title is sarcastic). |
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9 May 2020
the iwf: comparing harm from viewing to other harms
ethan edwards Much of illegal imagery involves teens who appear sexually mature, and those who enjoy viewing it are primarily attracted to adults. Here I focus on the illegal imagery of clearly prepubescent children. |
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8 May 2020
the iwf: what are the viewers thinking?
ethan edwards Implicit in the working model of the Internet Watch Foundatiion is that not all kinds of viewing of CSEM are harmful. In particular, it is just assumed that when their analysts view the material, that does not harm the children. |
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7 May 2020
the iwf: young teens
ethan edwards In a complicated landscape of types of images, one major distinction is the age of the children. Images of younger children (let's say 0-8) are directed and produced by adults and the child has no agency, and I'll return to those in a later post. |
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6 May 2020
the iwf: pixels from a crime scene
ethan edwards A review of the Pixels from a Crime Scene podcast from the Internet Watch Foundation. |
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1 March 2020
bailey's middle path regarding adult-child sex
ethan edwards J.Michael Bailey is a professor of psychology at Northwestern University. He has a crucial role in the existence of the Virtuous Pedophiles group, of which Nick Devin and I are co-founders. |
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13 January 2020
holden caulfield: pedophile, yes. monster, no.
ethan edwards The Catcher in the Rye is a highly acclaimed novel by J.D. Salinger, often finding its way into the high school curriculum in the US. |
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14 December 2019
men not attracted to 13yo girls? ha!
ethan edwards Pedophilia as the scientists use the term is an attraction to prepubescent children. It is rare. Most straight men see a 6-year-old girl and do not feel any significant sexual interest. |
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14 December 2019
not attracted to 13-year-olds? the ultimate challenge
ethan edwards Perhaps some straight male readers will scoff at the idea that they have any attraction at all to 13-year-old girls. Warning: various people might find this post to have arousing elements to it. For my purposes, this is unavoidable. |
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12 December 2019
the parallel between hiv and pedophilia
ethan edwards One argument that pedophile haters make is that since pedophilia is a risk factor in child sex abuse, we should hate pedophilia more — and send all pedophiles to prison for years if we discover their condition. |
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27 November 2019
houston police: be afraid for no good reason
ethan edwards The holidays are coming. People will be taking family pictures, including ones of children. The Houston police would like to [warn parents against posting them online](https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/pedophiles-are-looking-for-photos-of-your-kids-on-social-media/285-c69166b1-7387-48ac-ae6d-cb53d907562a),... |
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8 November 2019
funding to reduce csa is never specifically to catch passive cp viewers
ethan edwards Occasionally a wealthy individual wants to donate some money with the goal of stamping out child sex abuse. It is a noble goal. Part of that problem is the child sex abuse that happens in front of a camera that is subsequently spread around the entire internet. Another problem is the people looking at... |
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8 November 2019
why cp possession penalties are unjust — a summary
ethan edwards I have over the years taken different angles in support of one central point: our society's criminal penalties for passive CP possession are far too severe. My next blog post will cover the next angle I have found: funding. But in this post I want to summarize the situation to date. |
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8 October 2019
regret among cp viewers
ethan edwards The law in many western countries calls for very harsh penalties for possession of CP (even without making it, paying for it, or distributing it). |
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1 October 2019
hysteria vs analysis regarding cp images online
ethan edwards On Sunday, September 29, the lead article in the New York Times was titled The Internet Is Overrun With Images of Child Sexual Abuse. What Went Wrong? I have a critique. |
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