Since you decided to dredge up the drama from two weeks ago, I will respond. I spent much of my later adolescence working on the development of MAP activism, being the first person to repeatedly use the term 'minor-attracted person/people' back in early 2007 (although Richard Kramer can be thanked for popularizing the term) and one of the main drivers behind the push for acknowledgement of non-offending MAPs (although I was never involved with the later NOMAP movement). I moved to a relative paradise after finishing college and had virtually nothing to do with the MAP advocacy community for years, but I kept in touch with some friends from the community for social reasons. Realistically, B4U-Act and Richard Kramer should take the majority of the credit for improving how the world perceives MAPs, and Virtuous Pedophiles, Prostasia and Newgon have done a lot of useful work too. However, I'm proud of my contributions toward the concept of 'non-offending MAPs' early on in the movement, and so I am going to be a bit "pompous" when I see fools on BoyChat undoing all the good work that has been done. The image of MAPs that BoyChat presents to the outside world is one of unhinged, sex-crazed old men who shouldn't be anywhere near children. I understand that this is 'our' board and that it serves as a place for the community to vent, but a lot of the people who are venting are mostly upset about how BLs are treated by society, yet their anger and absurdly delusional belief that all boys are desperate for sex with men just makes the problem worse. Those interested in changing society's attitudes toward MAPs need to be more professional. The community also needs to moderate its views; the popular extremes of Virtuous Pedophiles (AMSC is always inherently evil) and BoyChat (all boys are begging for it) are both ridiculous. I will be coming back to MAP advocacy with moderate views, and I will be imploring the community to do the same and to act with a lot more professionalism. I will personally make a point of calling out toxic comments and behavior in the community, for which I anticipate no gratitude but an improvement in MAP PR. We can't expect people to be on our side if we act like assholes. Instead of all the anger and drama, let's behave like reasonable people. |