He is comms director at a place dedicated to advocating that "absurd" position. Do you think he did that just to spite the Bruenigs, or should be maybe entertain the possibility that he actually believes the stuff he says he believes?
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Replying to @Trillburne @lionel_trolling and
I don't see Berlatsky as someone with genuine beliefs. Working as a comm director for this place is compatible with that.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @lionel_trolling and
Despite the fact that he has said he agrees with the positions of the organization, you think he was lying, and it's likelier that he started working for them out of purely mercenary motivations? Just to get that sweet part-time, non-profit comms paycheck?
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Replying to @Trillburne @lionel_trolling and
Okay, let's stipulate he believes in organizations agenda (although I remain skeptical he believes anything). His beliefs are still distinct from being pedophile (which is a matter not of ideas by of psychology & action). That's our disagreement here.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @lionel_trolling and
So you've spent all day getting on your high horse and arguing with people over the distinction between "pedophilia advocate" and "pedophile?" Remember, at any point, you are free to just say: "maybe I misjudged this debate and shouldn't have weighed in the way I did"
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Replying to @Trillburne @lionel_trolling and
I feel like a few minutes reflection should make clear why we maintain the distinction between being "x advocate" and "x practioner."
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Replying to @HeerJeet @lionel_trolling and
You are conflating "abuser" and "pedophile." But that's not what this was about: you guys were up in arms that people dared call Berlatsky a pedophile. You think it's out-of-bounds to call someone who works for a place that recruits 13yos to "MAP support groups" a pedophile?
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Replying to @Trillburne @lionel_trolling and
Yeah, I feel like working for an organization like Prostasia is bad enough that you don't need to throw in other language that, in common parlance, does in fact mean abuser. Characterizing Berlatsky accurately is already devastating.
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I feel like there's a cultural divide on this and lots of people do mean by "pedophile" someone who abuses children.
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