A Pedophile, Is A Pedophile

 

I remember some time ago hearing the term "minor attracted person". It was being pushed as an alte..rnative to use of the word pedophile to describe adults sexually attracted to children. My reaction then, is the same as it is now, WTF? 

The epstein files reveal to us why and by whom the term was created. At this point, the appropriate question is, who is not in the epstein files? With the trickle down release of even highly redacted files, we are learning that calls to normalize the perversion of sexually assaulting children come from very high places from people deeply rooted in our society. The cover up is real.

The level of collaboration required for cover up of this proportion is epic. It seems clear that the interest and protection of very rich, largely white, "men", far outweigh the interests and protection of children. The practice of abusing children seems an open secret known and supported by many that extends far beyond the borders of America, globally and historically. 

The history of Black folks in America teaches us that Mothers of enslaved daughters dreaded their baby girl coming into womanhood understanding that "the talk" she would inevitably have to have with her daughter would be to prepare her for being raped by the male who owned their family, or his designee. This adult male demanded that he take the virginity of a young Black girl before any Black man she might later need his permission to marry.

Sally Hemings was but a child of 14 who ultimately bore six children for the president of the United States. Still, white writers and historians, if they acknowledge this travesty at all, will describe the rape of this child by thomas jefferson as an "affair". In current reporting on the epstein victims, I constantly hear them referenced as young women. They, too, were girls (and boys), not women. Words matter... 

There continues, in this country, to be an obsession with child brides and ongoing manipulation of the age of majority. Incredibly, 34 states still permit children under 18 to legally marry, some without parental or legal consent. 

Try as you may, there is no normalization of sexual depravity, certainly not with minors. Children cannot give consent. Proponents of the term, "minor attracted person" argue it's intent to give space for treatment of such adults who have not acted upon said desire. There is, however, no space in the universe providing allowance for redefining or renaming adults who sexually abuse children. Make them own their perversion. Call them by their name. They are PEDOPHILES! They are PREDATORS! They prey upon the most innocent, vulnerable, trusting, and precious, of us, our children who must be protected at all costs.

Sometimes the predator is your father, your brother, your husband, your religious leader, your scout leader, your boss or corporate leader, your teacher, your elected official. Sometimes the predator is a woman. Always the victim is our children, innocent girls and boys. 

Currently happenings in our nation beg for examination of ourselves as a people. As a society, we must ask ourselves, what is the morality of a society that fails to protect it's children? What kind of society tolerates, tries to rationalize, protect, ignore, explain away, redefine or rename abuse of it's children by adults, sexually or otherwise, seemingly with impunity?

Miss Higgi Says, a pedophile is a pedophile. Call them by their name...

Here is an excerpt from the article referenced below:

Why “minor-attracted”?

The term “minor-attracted person” emerged a few years ago as an alternative to “pedophile.” In the eyes of the world, the term pedophile means someone who has abused children. At that time, there were many people who realized that they felt sexually attracted to children. But it was a feeling that they never asked for and never wanted to act upon. They felt that they needed another term to describe themselves in a way that would show them as people who wanted to get help so that they would not hurt anyone. An important goal in our field is to prevent harm by supporting people who want to change their behavior before it leads to victimization. When it comes to preventing the sexual abuse of children, Safer Society believes in using the kind of language that encourages those at risk to get the help they need to prevent offending.

What Should We Know About the Term “Minor-Attracted Person”? Click here for access to the article.