Defend the indefensible
NATHALIE ELGRABLY-LÉVY
In my text last week , I denounced the fact that the film Mignonnes hypersexualizes four little girls to the delight of pedophiles.
We could have hoped that this sulphurous production was an isolated case, an unfortunate error in judgment of a filmmaker in need of attention. However, this is only the tip of the iceberg, the general public version of an effort to trivialize, or even accept, pedophilia.
We could have hoped that this sulphurous production was an isolated case, an unfortunate error in judgment of a filmmaker in need of attention. However, this is only the tip of the iceberg, the general public version of an effort to trivialize, or even accept, pedophilia.
Accept
This effort can be seen on several fronts.
At the academic level: Whether in American universities or at TED conferences, we teach that pedophilia is just a sexual orientation like any other, and that society should "alleviate" the suffering of pedophiles by accepting them.
At the legal level: California has just adopted law SB-145 which gives a judge the right not to register a pedophile in the sex offender register if the age difference between the adult and the minor is 10 years or less.
At the social level: We note the existence of associations such as Nambla (North American association for love between men and boys) or the #MAP community (person attracted to minors), which allow claimed pedophiles to change.
Efforts are also being made to join the LGBTQ + group.
If Epstein were still alive, he would be laughing out loud!
Limit
Are we sliding towards acceptance of pedophilia? Are we going to accept the degeneration of society in the name of so-called "progress"? And why isn't there a #MeToo movement to denounce this movement?
You can understand and accept a lot of things. But respecting children is not a social construct. And moral relativism must have limits. The health and safety of children must be the ultimate limit, impassable, even downright sacred.
Because to trivialize pedophilia today is to legalize it tomorrow.
This effort can be seen on several fronts.
At the academic level: Whether in American universities or at TED conferences, we teach that pedophilia is just a sexual orientation like any other, and that society should "alleviate" the suffering of pedophiles by accepting them.
At the legal level: California has just adopted law SB-145 which gives a judge the right not to register a pedophile in the sex offender register if the age difference between the adult and the minor is 10 years or less.
At the social level: We note the existence of associations such as Nambla (North American association for love between men and boys) or the #MAP community (person attracted to minors), which allow claimed pedophiles to change.
Efforts are also being made to join the LGBTQ + group.
If Epstein were still alive, he would be laughing out loud!
Limit
Are we sliding towards acceptance of pedophilia? Are we going to accept the degeneration of society in the name of so-called "progress"? And why isn't there a #MeToo movement to denounce this movement?
You can understand and accept a lot of things. But respecting children is not a social construct. And moral relativism must have limits. The health and safety of children must be the ultimate limit, impassable, even downright sacred.
Because to trivialize pedophilia today is to legalize it tomorrow.
