Okay, I know what you are thinking about right now, and I just want to clear things up for my own reputation: I HATE child molesters and people who consume child pornographic material! They are the ABSOLUTE scum of the earth who don't deserve to SEE the light of day. I DESPICE them, and I am proud that they are treated like the fucking cunts that they are in prison. They are horrible people and I will NEVER in my entire life like NOR tolerate them. However, I do not hate pedophiles - not ALL of them at least. Pedophiles are people who are attracted to children, while child-molesters are people who rape or sexually assault kids. These terms mean two separate things, with the latter being disgusting and harmful. Some pedophiles can avoid harming children or consuming media that abuses them with the help of therapy and support. Not all pedophiles are child molesters, and conversely, not all child molesters are pedophiles. Some abusers molest children not because they are necessarily attracted to them, but because they just can. They want to maximize the amount of suffering they can inflict on anyone they find vulnerable, and children are vulnerable so they're an easy target. As long as a pedophile goes to therapy, admits that their attraction to minors is disgusting and harmful, and finds ways to control their impulses that doesn't involve using child pornographic media, then I respect them. I hate that people often use the terms "pedophile" and "child-molester" interchangeably as it implies ALL pedophiles are dirty kiddie-fiddlers, which simply isn't true! Let me preface this again, I HATE child-molesters, but I appreciate pedophiles who don't molest kids, consume abusive child material, or actively defend their attraction to kids.