A place to talk about Minor-Attracted People, and MAP/AAM-related issues. The attraction itself, associated paraphilia/identities and AMSC/AMSR (Adult-Minor Sexual Contact and Relations).
Bookshelf wrote: Sat Jun 21, 2025 5:44 am
The problem is, whether there's contact or not, the expectation is that adults aren't supposed to interact in any way with kids not their own, unless they're in a job where it's required. In western society it's considered inappropriate for you to say a friendly hello to an unrelated child as you pass them on the street, even if they say hello first — the "appropriate" thing to do is ignore them, whether you're a MAP or not.
I think a noteworthy reason behind this isn't just the fear of AMSC — which is absolutely a factor — but an element of possessiveness from parents. For many people, I think the fear of MAPs is an excuse to effectively chain their kids up and control what content they consume; who they interact with; what they wear; what religious and political beliefs they're groomed into having, etc. Children are accessories of the parent, and when an unrelated and unauthorized adult has a real conversation with a child, it risks tarnishing the fabricated reality the parent has built for them and their kid.
This, I believe, is partially why it's such a challenge for us to make progress with our movements. We could find all the evidence in the world that AMSC is harmless, and that platonic adult/child relationships are beneficial, the issue at hand is that people at large just don't care. What they want is strict, unhindered control over their families in every aspect from how they speak to what sports they play; letting their kids have relationships with adults, both platonic and sexual, hurts that prospect for control.
A video on YouTube where a a random man is friendly to a little girl and the mother stands up to the man from a Karen who assumes the man has bad motives because of him chatting to the little girl. You should see the comments section as it seems like a lot of people were so happy with the mum standing up the the man for being chatting to the little girl
