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One idea is to reach out to short film companies like Dhar Mann, DramatizeMe etc. where they could create short films/stories about MAPs.
Obviously the question is how to do that?

Here a some example of stories they could make
Story 1- Teenager gets bullied for having a crush on an older man
Story 2 MAP risks his own life to save a minor he likes.
Story 3 Person spreads a lot of hateful and bad stuff about MAPs in order to gain popularity and other people’s trust and to hide the fact he is actually an evil monster who harms others including children.

Are you proposing that we take these approaches?

Lennon72 wrote: Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:06 pm Are you proposing that we take these approaches?

It was just a suggestion or way to reach more people. Because Dhar Mann is popular and makes videos raising issues around misconceptions. One of messages could be “there is a huge difference between attracted to someone and actually abusing them.”

American social reformists used stories to successfully advocate the raising of the AoC in the late 19th century. Us trying to do the reverse would make sense.

Grunko wrote: Thu Mar 06, 2025 3:16 pm One idea is to reach out to short film companies like Dhar Mann, DramatizeMe etc. where they could create short films/stories about MAPs.
Obviously the question is how to do that?

Here a some example of stories they could make
Story 1- Teenager gets bullied for having a crush on an older man
Story 2 MAP risks his own life to save a minor he likes.
Story 3 Person spreads a lot of hateful and bad stuff about MAPs in order to gain popularity and other people’s trust and to hide the fact he is actually an evil monster who harms others including children.

I second that!

Here is an element which could be included into example Story 3, in order to make it even more poignant. A MAP discovers the person's true intentions and aims to expose him. However, before he can do so, the person frames him for crimes, leading to his imprisonment. Later, after the person is caught committing another crime, the police realize that if the MAP hadn't been wrongfully incarcerated, he could have stopped the person earlier. This twist shows the injustice and the irony of the situation, highlighting the fact MAPs could be good allies in stoping real monsters.