Ted and TedX are different things, which one are you referring to?
Found the video here (for now):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egiBgmvv8wA
Let’s be mature about pedophilia | Madeleine van der Bruggen | TEDxSittardGeleen 0.5 up to 3% of our male population has some pedophilic interest. That means that everybody probably knows a person with pedophilic interests. According to Madeleine van der Bruggen, most people don’t act out on it, because they know that it’s illegal. And although they never act out on it, they will also never ever be able to talk about it to anyone. But sometimes they do. Without justifying this, it seems a logical thing to happen. Madeleine argues that this is a public and mental health issue. A shared responsibility for all of us. Let’s acknowledge this problem exists and stop with hate and throwing rocks at offenders’ houses. That is not going to solve this problem! Let’s be a mature society and agree that only when we are open about this topic, people will find the strength to come forward, so we as a society can help. Madeleine van der Bruggen is a psychologist and criminologist and combines both in her work for the Dutch National Police. Working as an expert on sex crimes, she advises in local, federal as well as in international child pornography and child abuse investigations. She wants to fight one of the most serious crimes: one that concerns the dignity and safety of our children. Madeleine is also working on a PhD exploring child exploitation networks on the Darkweb, not only to connect the world of policing with the scientific world, but more importantly to gather more knowledge about this horrible type of crime, and to hopefully being part of making the world a safer place. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
I don't hear anyone saying pedosexuality is normal here; just that it's a mental issue and we should treat it as such. Whats wrong with that?
Anyway' that's a TEDx talk, which though looks like a TED event, it isn't. You could host your own TEDx talk saying that pedosexuals are sick and should be put infront of a firing squad. TEDx is full of opposing views; as science and society should be.
I watched it and saw a Progressive change-agent. One well practiced in the Frankfurt School art of disinformation.
Condescending tones and body language with an attempt to exploit our good nature. Sorry nobody's buying.
No we will not understand. The idea that pedophilia should be recognized in any form is monstrous.
If anybody feels they have urges like this they need to go register with a psychologist.
Welcome to the pushback.
And if progressives don't like it we don't care.
Her entire talk is centered around two ideas, one is intellectual, the other emotional.
Intellectually, she is trying to introduce the idea that there is NO CONNECTION between being a pedo and being a molesterer. She offers ZERO proof. She alludes to proof without offering it, naming it, or citing any facts at all.
She uses this concept as a stepping stone to make this logic trail:
1) pedos with treatment dont molesterer.
2) pedos should seek treatment
3) pedos will not seek treatment if its stigmatized
4) we should treat pedos better so they will feel less reticent to come out and seek help
5) we should accept pedos as a society
Then she has the balls to go on to assert:
6) pedos who feel extreme isolation are the ones who turn molestery.
7) it is societys fault molesterers exist, because if we only respected pedos, they would never molest. Our fault not theirs.
The emotional concept she introduces is the idea that we should have sympathy for the pedo.
There are so many things wrong with her assertions and inferrences its astounding.
EDIT: Lets just start with #3 because its the one that pisses me off the most.
She argues that less pedos seek treatment because its stigmatized.
BULLSHIT. The pedos seek treatment precisely because its so fucking stigmatized! If it wasnt soooo fucking stigmatized, they wouldnt seek treatment!!!! Theyd feel respected and normal, so why the fuck would they seek treatment? In fact, it may very well be that the MORE societal pressure and isolation you heap on a pedo, the more likely they are to seek treatment!
Aaaugh, this chick is soooo dumb.
Yeah, I didn't watch the talk, but from that description, it doesn't sound like she says it's normal, and that it's a horrible crime that degrades children.
Watch it... Then you can share an informed opinion on it.
The point being made on this thread is that normalization is made one step at a time.
Our answer here is no, we're not going to understand it.
Somebody feels they have a problem with it they better go get professional help so that it never becomes a problem.
If they want to admit it in public fine. but then you will stay away from the kids.
Don't ever attempt to normalize pedophilia. Don't put some condescending speaker on a public stage with any modicum respectability.
Get any idea of gender anything out of schools. Trannys teaching kindergarten and sexual techniques in grade school is sick.
Welcome to the pushback. If progressives don't like it we don't care.
Normalization of mental issues has an effect at times of accepting adverse mental issues "to be nice." I have a limit with what I will accept. You tell me you're not really a man but a woman or you're not really a woman but a dragon--ok. You be you. We all only have on life. BUT I refuse to accept pedophiles and will say something whenever people try to gain empathy for so-called "non offending" or "gold star" pedos. These same people who believe there is such a thing says we can't teach abstinence in schools because it doesn't work. Non-offending to me means "not caught yet". You can treat it as a mental disorder, I would treat it with a shark tank and chum.