## celibate pedophiles ### a blog by ethan edwards #### jul 2014 - aug 2023 removed from blogspot in 2020

more recent items

mar 2017 to nov 2019

|  |  | 8 November 2019 why cp possession penalties are unjust — a summary ethan edwards There are things a pedophile might do where justice calls for serious penalties. Molesting a child is the most obvious one.
|  |  | 8 October 2019 regret among cp viewers ethan edwards When you hear that someone has been found with CP images, consider that they feel terrible about it
|  |  | 1 October 2019 hysteria vs analysis regarding cp images online ethan edwards On Sunday, September 29, the lead article in the New York Times was titled The Internet Is Overrun With Images of Child Sexual Abuse. What Went Wrong? I have a critique.
|  |  | 22 September 2019 what do pedophiles fantasize about? ethan edwards Our opponents feel we deserve fierce condemnation even if we will never harm a child, and seek to score points because we fantasize about something most people find disgusting.
|  |  | 11 September 2019 the two morally distinct classes of cp viewers ethan edwards Criminal penalties aside, how should we think of those men who do view CP sometimes?
|  |  | 11 September 2019 unparalleled legal uncertainty of cp ethan edwards Is it only 5% who get caught, or 95%?
|  |  | 28 August 2019 teen-teen attraction as opportunistic ethan edwards Suppose we start with the assumption that a person's fundamental sexual attraction is unchanging.
|  |  | 25 August 2019 surprise: what of two 13-year-olds having sex? ethan edwards 3. of 3. I'm in favor of letting teleiophiles (ordinary folks) figure out the right age of consent. They don't have a vested interest in the outcome.
|  |  | 23 August 2019 surprise: why no adult relationships? it's stigma, not lack of desire ethan edwards 2 of 3. Pedophilia is so highly stigmatized that it is a very rare dating partner who would learn of your attraction and continue dating you.
|  |  | 22 August 2019 surprise: lots of good pedophiles look at cp ethan edwards 1 of 3. This series of Surprise posts is of a few key things I've learned since then that I did not know before.
|  |  | 14 August 2019 vagina, vulva, pedophile, molester ethan edwards Why we struggle to get sexual definions right
|  |  | 2 August 2019 want; would like to; dream about — treacherous words ethan edwards The ambiguity in those words gets in the way of understanding.
|  |  | 30 July 2019 credible pedophile celibacy ethan edwards One of our detractors said in a recent video that she simply didn't believe that virtuous pedophiles were virtuous or would stay virtuous their whole lives.
|  |  | 27 May 2019 terminology: cp versus csem ethan edwards I have a whole series of posts on child pornography, often abbreviated as CP. Another more recent phrase for this is "child sex exploitation material", abbreviated as CSEM.
|  |  | 22 May 2019 disorder? orientation? that depends on why you're asking ethan edwards To me the question isn't what you call it but what you are going to do with the information.
|  |  | 26 March 2019 compare: subway molesters and cp viewers ethan edwards What do we expect a pedophile to do — a man who knows he cannot possibly find a truly consenting partner?
|  |  | 23 February 2019 pedophiles watching youtube videos of young girls ethan edwards Science suggests maybe 1% of men are pedophiles. What do we actually expect them to do?
|  |  | 24 January 2019 the perfect pedophile ethan edwards What would a perfect pedophile look like when all humans are imperfect in many ways?
|  |  | 5 December 2018 the twitter pedophile debate ethan edwards One main hope we have is that pedophiles will similarly hear a Virtuous Pedophiles message, recognize themselves and that they are not alone, and feel relief and empowerment.
|  |  | 30 November 2018 lessons from mass shootings for cp viewing ethan edwards Making CP is an example of child sex abuse and is rightly criminal for that reason. But the harm caused by viewing it is much less clear.
|  |  | 25 August 2018 eeeeek! my son is a pedophile! ethan edwards It is something a parent never expects. By now many parents are prepared for the idea that their son might reveal some day that he is gay. Lately some are perhaps setting aside a little bit of emotional reserve for the idea he'll reveal that he's actually a girl. But a pedophile? Never!
|  |  | 12 August 2018 three pedophiles in helpless by barbara gowdy ethan edwards This 2007 book is the story of an exceptionally beautiful 9-year-old Rachel who is kidnapped by a pedophile. His fantasy is to keep her safe from the danger that he has imagined she is in. His plan is crazy and he eventually releases her, and the story is about what happens in the mean time. Here ...
|  |  | 16 July 2018 review of una ethan edwards A review of Una, a British film from 2016, about a relationship between an adult man and a 13-year-old girl and its aftermath.
|  |  | 14 June 2018 pedophilia as a minor secret from your partner ethan edwards This post is directed at pedophiles who have some attraction to adults and would like to have a relationship with an adult. (I'll focus on men attracted to women, but all other gender combinations are also possible).
|  |  | 10 June 2018 my boyfriend's a pedophile. what should i do? ethan edwards How women partners of pedophiles experience their relationships
|  |  | 8 April 2018 disgust as overriding value? ethan edwards Many people think that proclaiming the message of Virtuous Pedophiles is wrong. Some have launched determined attacks on us, with the result that the VP site is offline temporarily.
|  |  | 24 March 2018 pedophiles working with kids — shocking? ethan edwards One recent criticism of Virtuous Pedophiles online was that we don't object to our members working with children without telling the responsible adults. Surely no organization that truly valued children's welfare would allow such a thing!
|  |  | 9 July 2017 virtuous pedophiles for dummies ethan edwards There are bad guys and there are OK guys.
|  |  | 29 March 2017 practical advice on coming out ethan edwards Pedophiles often feel a desire to come out — to have their sexuality known. Here are some practical considerations.
|  |  | 6 March 2017 the iq deficit of pedo abusers may not transfer to the celibate ethan edwards Research on pedophiles has suggested that we differ from ordinary peoplein a variety of non-flattering ways . The implications of being short or left-handed are obvious and not very serious for a person's self-concept. But IQ is more central to a person's self-worth, and the claimed deficit bothers...

8 November 2019 why cp possession penalties are unjust — a summary ethan edwards There are things a pedophile might do where justice calls for serious penalties. Molesting a child is the most obvious one.
8 October 2019 regret among cp viewers ethan edwards When you hear that someone has been found with CP images, consider that they feel terrible about it
1 October 2019 hysteria vs analysis regarding cp images online ethan edwards On Sunday, September 29, the lead article in the New York Times was titled The Internet Is Overrun With Images of Child Sexual Abuse. What Went Wrong? I have a critique.
22 September 2019 what do pedophiles fantasize about? ethan edwards Our opponents feel we deserve fierce condemnation even if we will never harm a child, and seek to score points because we fantasize about something most people find disgusting.
11 September 2019 the two morally distinct classes of cp viewers ethan edwards Criminal penalties aside, how should we think of those men who do view CP sometimes?
11 September 2019 unparalleled legal uncertainty of cp ethan edwards Is it only 5% who get caught, or 95%?
28 August 2019 teen-teen attraction as opportunistic ethan edwards Suppose we start with the assumption that a person's fundamental sexual attraction is unchanging.
25 August 2019 surprise: what of two 13-year-olds having sex? ethan edwards 3. of 3. I'm in favor of letting teleiophiles (ordinary folks) figure out the right age of consent. They don't have a vested interest in the outcome.
23 August 2019 surprise: why no adult relationships? it's stigma, not lack of desire ethan edwards 2 of 3. Pedophilia is so highly stigmatized that it is a very rare dating partner who would learn of your attraction and continue dating you.
22 August 2019 surprise: lots of good pedophiles look at cp ethan edwards 1 of 3. This series of Surprise posts is of a few key things I've learned since then that I did not know before.
14 August 2019 vagina, vulva, pedophile, molester ethan edwards Why we struggle to get sexual definions right
2 August 2019 want; would like to; dream about — treacherous words ethan edwards The ambiguity in those words gets in the way of understanding.
30 July 2019 credible pedophile celibacy ethan edwards One of our detractors said in a recent video that she simply didn't believe that virtuous pedophiles were virtuous or would stay virtuous their whole lives.
27 May 2019 terminology: cp versus csem ethan edwards I have a whole series of posts on child pornography, often abbreviated as CP. Another more recent phrase for this is "child sex exploitation material", abbreviated as CSEM.
22 May 2019 disorder? orientation? that depends on why you're asking ethan edwards To me the question isn't what you call it but what you are going to do with the information.
26 March 2019 compare: subway molesters and cp viewers ethan edwards What do we expect a pedophile to do — a man who knows he cannot possibly find a truly consenting partner?
23 February 2019 pedophiles watching youtube videos of young girls ethan edwards Science suggests maybe 1% of men are pedophiles. What do we actually expect them to do?
24 January 2019 the perfect pedophile ethan edwards What would a perfect pedophile look like when all humans are imperfect in many ways?
5 December 2018 the twitter pedophile debate ethan edwards One main hope we have is that pedophiles will similarly hear a Virtuous Pedophiles message, recognize themselves and that they are not alone, and feel relief and empowerment.
30 November 2018 lessons from mass shootings for cp viewing ethan edwards Making CP is an example of child sex abuse and is rightly criminal for that reason. But the harm caused by viewing it is much less clear.
25 August 2018 eeeeek! my son is a pedophile! ethan edwards It is something a parent never expects. By now many parents are prepared for the idea that their son might reveal some day that he is gay. Lately some are perhaps setting aside a little bit of emotional reserve for the idea he'll reveal that he's actually a girl. But a pedophile? Never!
12 August 2018 three pedophiles in helpless by barbara gowdy ethan edwards This 2007 book is the story of an exceptionally beautiful 9-year-old Rachel who is kidnapped by a pedophile. His fantasy is to keep her safe from the danger that he has imagined she is in. His plan is crazy and he eventually releases her, and the story is about what happens in the mean time. Here ...
16 July 2018 review of una ethan edwards A review of Una, a British film from 2016, about a relationship between an adult man and a 13-year-old girl and its aftermath.
14 June 2018 pedophilia as a minor secret from your partner ethan edwards This post is directed at pedophiles who have some attraction to adults and would like to have a relationship with an adult. (I'll focus on men attracted to women, but all other gender combinations are also possible).
10 June 2018 my boyfriend's a pedophile. what should i do? ethan edwards How women partners of pedophiles experience their relationships
8 April 2018 disgust as overriding value? ethan edwards Many people think that proclaiming the message of Virtuous Pedophiles is wrong. Some have launched determined attacks on us, with the result that the VP site is offline temporarily.
24 March 2018 pedophiles working with kids — shocking? ethan edwards One recent criticism of Virtuous Pedophiles online was that we don't object to our members working with children without telling the responsible adults. Surely no organization that truly valued children's welfare would allow such a thing!
9 July 2017 virtuous pedophiles for dummies ethan edwards There are bad guys and there are OK guys.
29 March 2017 practical advice on coming out ethan edwards Pedophiles often feel a desire to come out — to have their sexuality known. Here are some practical considerations.
6 March 2017 the iq deficit of pedo abusers may not transfer to the celibate ethan edwards Research on pedophiles has suggested that we differ from ordinary peoplein a variety of non-flattering ways . The implications of being short or left-handed are obvious and not very serious for a person's self-concept. But IQ is more central to a person's self-worth, and the claimed deficit bothers...

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the p word is a collection of 319 articles, blogs, podcasts and threads in the voices of pedophiles and others who oppose adult child sexual contact and sexual exploitation of children. Despite our mainstream views, this content is frequently removed from social media or blog sites because openly discussing pedophile attractions or avowing them are not tolerated. Our side of the conversation continues here.
editor at the p word net Except where stated, all images are AI and do not depict real people.

the p word is a collection of 319 articles, blogs, podcasts and threads in the voices of pedophiles and others who oppose adult child sexual contact and sexual exploitation of children. Despite our mainstream views, this content is frequently removed from social media or blog sites because openly discussing pedophile attractions or avowing them are not tolerated. Our side of the conversation continues here.
editor at the p word net Except where stated, all images are AI and do not depict real people.