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Jim Burton: /* "Grooming Gangs" originated in the right-wing media, and includes racist messaging */

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	===="Grooming Gangs" originated in the right-wing media, and includes racist messaging====		===="Grooming Gangs" originated in the right-wing media, and includes racist messaging====

	:''[[Special_Article:_Adverse_effects_of_hysteria#Racist_and_homophobic_scratching-post\|See also: Adverse Effects of Hysteria]]''		:''[[Special_Article:_Adverse_effects_of_hysteria#Racist_and_homophobic_scratching-post\|See also: Adverse Effects of Hysteria]] and [[Research:_Commercial_and_online_sexual_exploitation#"Grooming_Gang"_Scandals\|Research]]''

	A news search supposedly shows that the British-originated term “grooming gangs” (originally "sex gangs") was coined & first used in a UK newspaper, by Rupert Murdoch's ''Sun'' on January 6, 2011, in an article titled: 'How to spot if your child is victim of a sex gang; UK TRAFFICKING HORROR.' A ''Sun'' article followed the first of a series of articles in Murdoch's Times about "sex gangs", the first on 5th January 2011: "Most convicted offenders of Pakistani heritage - Young girls abused across North & Midlands Revealed: the conspiracy of silence over UK sex gangs".<ref>[https://x.com/docrussjackson/status/1643674616014020615 X thread on "grooming" origins]</ref>		A news search supposedly shows that the British-originated term “grooming gangs” (originally "sex gangs") was coined & first used in a UK newspaper, by Rupert Murdoch's ''Sun'' on January 6, 2011, in an article titled: 'How to spot if your child is victim of a sex gang; UK TRAFFICKING HORROR.' A ''Sun'' article followed the first of a series of articles in Murdoch's Times about "sex gangs", the first on 5th January 2011: "Most convicted offenders of Pakistani heritage - Young girls abused across North & Midlands Revealed: the conspiracy of silence over UK sex gangs".<ref>[https://x.com/docrussjackson/status/1643674616014020615 X thread on "grooming" origins]</ref>

Jim Burton: /* "Grooming Gangs" originated in the right-wing media */

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	Other examples are Republican "anti-grooming" campaigns against Disney,<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3262988-groomer-debate-inflames-gop-fight-over-florida-law/ TheHill: GOP Groomer Debate]</ref> attempts to negatively implicate the 2010 European early-years sex-education matrixes of the World Health Organization (by the British anti-statist citizen-journalism hub "UK Column" and others),<ref>[https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/05/children-targeted-by-who-standards-for-sexuality-education-in-europe/ Children targeted by WHO ‘Standards for Sexuality Education in Europe’ (Spectator Australia)]</ref><ref>[https://www.bzga-whocc.de/fileadmin/user_upload/BZgA_Standards_English.pdf#page=40&zoom=auto,-253,847 WHO Regional Office for Europe and BZgA Standards for Sexuality Education in Europe]</ref><ref>[https://stopworldcontrol.com/children/ Stop World Control: "Children must have sexual partners"]</ref> and modern moral outrages sparked by pole dancing children.<ref>[https://seeandselect.com/zexeboha/2022/08/04/central-pennsylvania-pride-fest-has-shirtless-instructor-teach-kids-to-pole-dance/ NYP - Pole Dancing]</ref><ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/pole-dancing-charlotte-pride-festival-libs-of-tiktok-1234585566/ Rolling Stone - Pole Dancers Are the Latest Target of Far-Right Grooming Panic]</ref><ref>[https://reduxx.info/pole-dancing-for-kids-pennsylvania-pride-event-scene-sparks-outrage/ Reduxx - Pole Dancing For Kids? Pennsylvania Pride Event Scene Sparks Outrage]</ref> Further examples are cited in our gallery below.		Other examples are Republican "anti-grooming" campaigns against Disney,<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3262988-groomer-debate-inflames-gop-fight-over-florida-law/ TheHill: GOP Groomer Debate]</ref> attempts to negatively implicate the 2010 European early-years sex-education matrixes of the World Health Organization (by the British anti-statist citizen-journalism hub "UK Column" and others),<ref>[https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/05/children-targeted-by-who-standards-for-sexuality-education-in-europe/ Children targeted by WHO ‘Standards for Sexuality Education in Europe’ (Spectator Australia)]</ref><ref>[https://www.bzga-whocc.de/fileadmin/user_upload/BZgA_Standards_English.pdf#page=40&zoom=auto,-253,847 WHO Regional Office for Europe and BZgA Standards for Sexuality Education in Europe]</ref><ref>[https://stopworldcontrol.com/children/ Stop World Control: "Children must have sexual partners"]</ref> and modern moral outrages sparked by pole dancing children.<ref>[https://seeandselect.com/zexeboha/2022/08/04/central-pennsylvania-pride-fest-has-shirtless-instructor-teach-kids-to-pole-dance/ NYP - Pole Dancing]</ref><ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/pole-dancing-charlotte-pride-festival-libs-of-tiktok-1234585566/ Rolling Stone - Pole Dancers Are the Latest Target of Far-Right Grooming Panic]</ref><ref>[https://reduxx.info/pole-dancing-for-kids-pennsylvania-pride-event-scene-sparks-outrage/ Reduxx - Pole Dancing For Kids? Pennsylvania Pride Event Scene Sparks Outrage]</ref> Further examples are cited in our gallery below.

	===="Grooming Gangs" originated in the right-wing media====		===="Grooming Gangs" originated in the right-wing media, and includes racist messaging====

			:''[[Special_Article:_Adverse_effects_of_hysteria#Racist_and_homophobic_scratching-post\|See also: Adverse Effects of Hysteria]]''

	A news search supposedly shows that the British-originated term “grooming gangs” (originally "sex gangs") was coined & first used in a UK newspaper, by Rupert Murdoch's ''Sun'' on January 6, 2011, in an article titled: 'How to spot if your child is victim of a sex gang; UK TRAFFICKING HORROR.' A ''Sun'' article followed the first of a series of articles in Murdoch's Times about "sex gangs", the first on 5th January 2011: "Most convicted offenders of Pakistani heritage - Young girls abused across North & Midlands Revealed: the conspiracy of silence over UK sex gangs".<ref>[https://x.com/docrussjackson/status/1643674616014020615 X thread on "grooming" origins]</ref>		A news search supposedly shows that the British-originated term “grooming gangs” (originally "sex gangs") was coined & first used in a UK newspaper, by Rupert Murdoch's ''Sun'' on January 6, 2011, in an article titled: 'How to spot if your child is victim of a sex gang; UK TRAFFICKING HORROR.' A ''Sun'' article followed the first of a series of articles in Murdoch's Times about "sex gangs", the first on 5th January 2011: "Most convicted offenders of Pakistani heritage - Young girls abused across North & Midlands Revealed: the conspiracy of silence over UK sex gangs".<ref>[https://x.com/docrussjackson/status/1643674616014020615 X thread on "grooming" origins]</ref>

Jim Burton: /* A history of grooming panic */

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A history of grooming panic

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	Other examples are Republican "anti-grooming" campaigns against Disney,<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3262988-groomer-debate-inflames-gop-fight-over-florida-law/ TheHill: GOP Groomer Debate]</ref> attempts to negatively implicate the 2010 European early-years sex-education matrixes of the World Health Organization (by the British anti-statist citizen-journalism hub "UK Column" and others),<ref>[https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/05/children-targeted-by-who-standards-for-sexuality-education-in-europe/ Children targeted by WHO ‘Standards for Sexuality Education in Europe’ (Spectator Australia)]</ref><ref>[https://www.bzga-whocc.de/fileadmin/user_upload/BZgA_Standards_English.pdf#page=40&zoom=auto,-253,847 WHO Regional Office for Europe and BZgA Standards for Sexuality Education in Europe]</ref><ref>[https://stopworldcontrol.com/children/ Stop World Control: "Children must have sexual partners"]</ref> and modern moral outrages sparked by pole dancing children.<ref>[https://seeandselect.com/zexeboha/2022/08/04/central-pennsylvania-pride-fest-has-shirtless-instructor-teach-kids-to-pole-dance/ NYP - Pole Dancing]</ref><ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/pole-dancing-charlotte-pride-festival-libs-of-tiktok-1234585566/ Rolling Stone - Pole Dancers Are the Latest Target of Far-Right Grooming Panic]</ref><ref>[https://reduxx.info/pole-dancing-for-kids-pennsylvania-pride-event-scene-sparks-outrage/ Reduxx - Pole Dancing For Kids? Pennsylvania Pride Event Scene Sparks Outrage]</ref> Further examples are cited in our gallery below.		Other examples are Republican "anti-grooming" campaigns against Disney,<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3262988-groomer-debate-inflames-gop-fight-over-florida-law/ TheHill: GOP Groomer Debate]</ref> attempts to negatively implicate the 2010 European early-years sex-education matrixes of the World Health Organization (by the British anti-statist citizen-journalism hub "UK Column" and others),<ref>[https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/05/children-targeted-by-who-standards-for-sexuality-education-in-europe/ Children targeted by WHO ‘Standards for Sexuality Education in Europe’ (Spectator Australia)]</ref><ref>[https://www.bzga-whocc.de/fileadmin/user_upload/BZgA_Standards_English.pdf#page=40&zoom=auto,-253,847 WHO Regional Office for Europe and BZgA Standards for Sexuality Education in Europe]</ref><ref>[https://stopworldcontrol.com/children/ Stop World Control: "Children must have sexual partners"]</ref> and modern moral outrages sparked by pole dancing children.<ref>[https://seeandselect.com/zexeboha/2022/08/04/central-pennsylvania-pride-fest-has-shirtless-instructor-teach-kids-to-pole-dance/ NYP - Pole Dancing]</ref><ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/pole-dancing-charlotte-pride-festival-libs-of-tiktok-1234585566/ Rolling Stone - Pole Dancers Are the Latest Target of Far-Right Grooming Panic]</ref><ref>[https://reduxx.info/pole-dancing-for-kids-pennsylvania-pride-event-scene-sparks-outrage/ Reduxx - Pole Dancing For Kids? Pennsylvania Pride Event Scene Sparks Outrage]</ref> Further examples are cited in our gallery below.

			===="Grooming Gangs" originated in the right-wing media====

			A news search supposedly shows that the British-originated term “grooming gangs” (originally "sex gangs") was coined & first used in a UK newspaper, by Rupert Murdoch's ''Sun'' on January 6, 2011, in an article titled: 'How to spot if your child is victim of a sex gang; UK TRAFFICKING HORROR.' A ''Sun'' article followed the first of a series of articles in Murdoch's Times about "sex gangs", the first on 5th January 2011: "Most convicted offenders of Pakistani heritage - Young girls abused across North & Midlands Revealed: the conspiracy of silence over UK sex gangs".<ref>[https://x.com/docrussjackson/status/1643674616014020615 X thread on "grooming" origins]</ref>

	====Protests and lethal attacks====		====Protests and lethal attacks====

The Admins: /* Historical background and deeper meaning */

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	Up until the late 10s,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7758292.stm BBC article on the origins of "Grooming"]</ref> the term was used in a politically nonpartisan manner and effectively meant an adult's flirtation with a [[minor]], with a view to engaging in later "sexual" contact. This has led to the absurd situation where adults can be labelled as abusers (by bodies such as the [[UN]]) for simply communicating with young people under 18 years old, but above the [[Age of Consent]] within a particular country.<ref>For example, a [[UN]] campaign explicitly [https://www.unicef.org/cambodia/lets-chat-about-online-grooming described communications prospecting sexual contacts] with 15-17 year olds in Cambodia as a form of abuse. The [[Age of Consent]] was 15 at the time the campaign was published.</ref> Given communication is how legally consenting partners establish [[Consent\|informed consent]], it is perhaps not helpful to define it arbitrarily as a form of abuse that involves a "perpetrator".		Up until the late 10s,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7758292.stm BBC article on the origins of "Grooming"]</ref> the term was used in a politically nonpartisan manner and effectively meant an adult's flirtation with a [[minor]], with a view to engaging in later "sexual" contact. This has led to the absurd situation where adults can be labelled as abusers (by bodies such as the [[UN]]) for simply communicating with young people under 18 years old, but above the [[Age of Consent]] within a particular country.<ref>For example, a [[UN]] campaign explicitly [https://www.unicef.org/cambodia/lets-chat-about-online-grooming described communications prospecting sexual contacts] with 15-17 year olds in Cambodia as a form of abuse. The [[Age of Consent]] was 15 at the time the campaign was published.</ref> Given communication is how legally consenting partners establish [[Consent\|informed consent]], it is perhaps not helpful to define it arbitrarily as a form of abuse that involves a "perpetrator".

	According to FBI Alum, [[Kenneth Lanning]], the term has its origins in law-enforcement circles during the late-70s. It referred very specifically to non-violent "techniques" ~~offender used~~ to "seduce" their "victims".<ref>[https://calio.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/the-evolution-of-grooming-concept-and-term.pdf Lanning, K. (2018). The Evolution of Grooming: Concept and Term. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 33(1), 5–16. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517742046]</ref> In law (where it is applied), grooming typically refers to adults using the internet to solicit under-age persons or minors for sex. Sometimes referred to as "'''child grooming'''", theories of it's "exact form" and purportedly prepubescent and passive victims have been [[Research: Commercial and online sexual exploitation\|challenged]], even by [[victimology\|victimological]] [[Child Sexual Abuse\|CSA]] authors.		According to FBI Alum, [[Kenneth Lanning]], the term has its origins in law-enforcement circles during the late-70s. It referred very specifically to non-violent "techniques" offenders use to "seduce" their "victims".<ref>[https://calio.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/the-evolution-of-grooming-concept-and-term.pdf Lanning, K. (2018). The Evolution of Grooming: Concept and Term. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 33(1), 5–16. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517742046]</ref> In law (where it is applied), grooming typically refers to adults using the internet to solicit under-age persons or minors for sex. Sometimes referred to as "'''child grooming'''", theories of it's "exact form" and purportedly prepubescent and passive victims have been [[Research: Commercial and online sexual exploitation\|challenged]], even by [[victimology\|victimological]] [[Child Sexual Abuse\|CSA]] authors.

	In ''either use'' (populist or professional/legal), "grooming" is a term employed primarily when there are:		In ''either use'' (populist or professional/legal), "grooming" is a term employed primarily when there are:

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	{{Template:Adj}}__NOTOC__'''Grooming''', much like [[safeguarding]], is a term now used principally<ref>[https://counterhate.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CCDH-HRC-Digital-Hate-Report-2022-single-pages.pdf "Digital Hate: Social Media's Role in Amplifying Dangerous Lies About LGBTQ+ people"]</ref> in conservative [[Wikipedia:Culture war\|culture war]] politics to describe the way in which a corporation, institution, or (usually non-familial) adult indocrinates a minor or "child" with sexually "[[Degeneracy\|degenerate]]" themes in order to make them susceptable to adult sexual advances. ~~Commentators such~~ as Christopher Rufo, Graham Linehan,<ref>[https://inews.co.uk/news/long-reads/groomer-new-lgbt-slur-incite-hatred-spark-violence-1585179 Inews: "How 'groomer', the dangerous new anti-LGBT slur from America, is taking hold in Britain"]</ref><ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/republicans-disney-groomer-harassment-lgbt-people-b2058272.html Independent: "GOP 'groomer' smears are sparking a new wave of anti-LGBT+ violence: 'This is going to lead to tragedy']</ref> and then later, [[James Lindsay]],<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/04/05/qanon-groomer-hawley-desantis-jackson/ WaPo: "The QAnon catchphrases that took over the Jackson hearings"]</ref><ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-intellectual-dark-web-spawned-anti-lgbtq-groomer-panic Daily Beast: "How the Intellectual Dark Web Spawned 'Groomer' Panic"]</ref> Jaimee Michell ([[Gays Against Groomers]]<ref>[https://www.advocate.com/youth/2022/12/04/gays-against-groomers-headline-anti-lgbtq-rally-ft-lauderdale?amp Advocate: Gays Against Groomers]</ref>) and [[Chaya Raichik]] (LibsOfTikTok)<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/libsoftiktoks-interviews-prove-shes-not-unbiased-shes-generating-anti-lgbtq-hate-opinion-1771049 Newsweek: Chaya Raichik]</ref> have typically used the term to refer to how young people are supposedly coached towards "postmodern", "queer" [[MAP Movement\|pro-pedophile politics]]<ref name=abc>[https://abcnews.go.com/US/republicans-false-pedophilia-claims-attack-democrats-lgbtq-people/story?id=84344687 ABC: "Some Republicans use false 'pedophilia' claims to attack Democrats, LGBTQ people"]</ref><ref>[https://www.missionamerica.com/article/top-10-ways-america-is-being-groomed-to-normalize-pedophilia/ Mission America: Grooming]</ref> by the liberal media, [[Transgender youth and attraction to minors\|trans-affirmative]] sex educators and physicians who perform medical transitions. This activity was seen as early as 2020, but intensified in 2022. Mainstream Republicans such as Ron DeSantis and Marjorie Taylor Greene have gone on to use the term.<ref name="abc" /> As of 2022, 45 percent of likely Republican voters believe that "teachers and parents that support discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in school are groomers."<ref>[https://forward.com/opinion/515868/libs-of-tiktok-is-fueling-a-pogrom-against-trans-youth/ "Libs of Tiktok is fueling a pogrom against trans youth". The Forward.]</ref>		{{Template:Adj}}__NOTOC__'''Grooming''', much like [[safeguarding]], is a term now used principally<ref>[https://counterhate.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CCDH-HRC-Digital-Hate-Report-2022-single-pages.pdf "Digital Hate: Social Media's Role in Amplifying Dangerous Lies About LGBTQ+ people"]</ref> in conservative [[Wikipedia:Culture war\|culture war]] politics to describe the way in which a corporation, institution, or (usually non-familial) adult indocrinates a minor or "child" with sexually "[[Degeneracy\|degenerate]]" themes in order to make them susceptable to adult sexual advances. As early as 2019, but primarily after 2021, commentators including Christopher Rufo, Graham Linehan,<ref>[https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/democrats-equality-act-opens-the-door-to-legalized-pedophilia-heres-how/ Democrats’ Equality Act opens the door to legalized pedophilia. Here’s how]</ref><ref>[https://inews.co.uk/news/long-reads/groomer-new-lgbt-slur-incite-hatred-spark-violence-1585179 Inews: "How 'groomer', the dangerous new anti-LGBT slur from America, is taking hold in Britain"]</ref><ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/republicans-disney-groomer-harassment-lgbt-people-b2058272.html Independent: "GOP 'groomer' smears are sparking a new wave of anti-LGBT+ violence: 'This is going to lead to tragedy']</ref> and then later, [[James Lindsay]],<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/04/05/qanon-groomer-hawley-desantis-jackson/ WaPo: "The QAnon catchphrases that took over the Jackson hearings"]</ref><ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-intellectual-dark-web-spawned-anti-lgbtq-groomer-panic Daily Beast: "How the Intellectual Dark Web Spawned 'Groomer' Panic"]</ref> Jaimee Michell ([[Gays Against Groomers]]<ref>[https://www.advocate.com/youth/2022/12/04/gays-against-groomers-headline-anti-lgbtq-rally-ft-lauderdale?amp Advocate: Gays Against Groomers]</ref>) and [[Chaya Raichik]] (LibsOfTikTok)<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/libsoftiktoks-interviews-prove-shes-not-unbiased-shes-generating-anti-lgbtq-hate-opinion-1771049 Newsweek: Chaya Raichik]</ref> have typically used the term to refer to how young people are supposedly coached towards "postmodern", "queer" [[MAP Movement\|pro-pedophile politics]]<ref name=abc>[https://abcnews.go.com/US/republicans-false-pedophilia-claims-attack-democrats-lgbtq-people/story?id=84344687 ABC: "Some Republicans use false 'pedophilia' claims to attack Democrats, LGBTQ people"]</ref><ref>[https://www.missionamerica.com/article/top-10-ways-america-is-being-groomed-to-normalize-pedophilia/ Mission America: Grooming]</ref> by the liberal media, [[Transgender youth and attraction to minors\|trans-affirmative]] sex educators and physicians who perform medical transitions. This activity was seen as early as 2020, but intensified in 2022. Mainstream Republicans such as Ron DeSantis and Marjorie Taylor Greene have gone on to use the term.<ref name="abc" /> As of 2022, 45 percent of likely Republican voters believe that "teachers and parents that support discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in school are groomers."<ref>[https://forward.com/opinion/515868/libs-of-tiktok-is-fueling-a-pogrom-against-trans-youth/ "Libs of Tiktok is fueling a pogrom against trans youth". The Forward.]</ref>

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	Up until the late 10s,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7758292.stm BBC article on the origins of "Grooming"]</ref> the term was used in a politically nonpartisan manner and effectively meant an adult's flirtation with a [[minor]], with a view to engaging in later "sexual" contact. This has led to the absurd situation where adults can be labelled as abusers (by bodies such as the [[UN]]) for simply communicating with young people under 18 years old, but above the [[Age of Consent]] within a particular country.<ref>For example, a [[UN]] campaign explicitly [https://www.unicef.org/cambodia/lets-chat-about-online-grooming described communications prospecting sexual contacts] with 15-17 year olds in Cambodia as a form of abuse. The [[Age of Consent]] was 15 at the time the campaign was published.</ref> Given communication is how legally consenting partners ~~obtain (and thus, no~~ [[Consent\|informed consent]]), it is perhaps not helpful to define it as a form of abuse that involves a "perpetrator".		Up until the late 10s,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7758292.stm BBC article on the origins of "Grooming"]</ref> the term was used in a politically nonpartisan manner and effectively meant an adult's flirtation with a [[minor]], with a view to engaging in later "sexual" contact. This has led to the absurd situation where adults can be labelled as abusers (by bodies such as the [[UN]]) for simply communicating with young people under 18 years old, but above the [[Age of Consent]] within a particular country.<ref>For example, a [[UN]] campaign explicitly [https://www.unicef.org/cambodia/lets-chat-about-online-grooming described communications prospecting sexual contacts] with 15-17 year olds in Cambodia as a form of abuse. The [[Age of Consent]] was 15 at the time the campaign was published.</ref> Given communication is how legally consenting partners establish [[Consent\|informed consent]], it is perhaps not helpful to define it arbitrarily as a form of abuse that involves a "perpetrator".

	According to FBI Alum, [[Kenneth Lanning]], the term has its origins in law-enforcement circles during the late-70s. It referred very specifically to non-violent "techniques" offender used to "seduce" their "victims".<ref>[https://calio.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/the-evolution-of-grooming-concept-and-term.pdf Lanning, K. (2018). The Evolution of Grooming: Concept and Term. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 33(1), 5–16. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517742046]</ref> In law (where it is applied), grooming typically refers to adults using the internet to solicit under-age persons or minors for sex. Sometimes referred to as "'''child grooming'''", theories of it's "exact form" and purportedly prepubescent and passive victims have been [[Research: Commercial and online sexual exploitation\|challenged]], even by [[victimology\|victimological]] [[Child Sexual Abuse\|CSA]] authors.		According to FBI Alum, [[Kenneth Lanning]], the term has its origins in law-enforcement circles during the late-70s. It referred very specifically to non-violent "techniques" offender used to "seduce" their "victims".<ref>[https://calio.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/the-evolution-of-grooming-concept-and-term.pdf Lanning, K. (2018). The Evolution of Grooming: Concept and Term. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 33(1), 5–16. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517742046]</ref> In law (where it is applied), grooming typically refers to adults using the internet to solicit under-age persons or minors for sex. Sometimes referred to as "'''child grooming'''", theories of it's "exact form" and purportedly prepubescent and passive victims have been [[Research: Commercial and online sexual exploitation\|challenged]], even by [[victimology\|victimological]] [[Child Sexual Abuse\|CSA]] authors.

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	Up until the late 10s,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7758292.stm BBC article on the origins of "Grooming"]</ref> the term was used in a politically nonpartisan manner and effectively meant flirtation with a ~~person under the~~ [[~~Age of Consent~~]], with a view to engaging in later "sexual" contact. According to FBI Alum, [[Kenneth Lanning]], the term has its origins in law-enforcement circles during the late-70s. It referred very specifically to non-violent "techniques" offender used to "seduce" their "victims".<ref>[https://calio.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/the-evolution-of-grooming-concept-and-term.pdf Lanning, K. (2018). The Evolution of Grooming: Concept and Term. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 33(1), 5–16. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517742046]</ref> In law (where it is applied), grooming typically refers to adults using the internet to solicit under-age persons or minors for sex. Sometimes referred to as "'''child grooming'''", theories of it's "exact form" and purportedly prepubescent and passive victims have been [[Research: Commercial and online sexual exploitation\|challenged]], even by [[victimology\|victimological]] [[Child Sexual Abuse\|CSA]] authors.		Up until the late 10s,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7758292.stm BBC article on the origins of "Grooming"]</ref> the term was used in a politically nonpartisan manner and effectively meant an adult's flirtation with a [[minor]], with a view to engaging in later "sexual" contact. This has led to the absurd situation where adults can be labelled as abusers (by bodies such as the [[UN]]) for simply communicating with young people under 18 years old, but above the [[Age of Consent]] within a particular country.<ref>For example, a [[UN]] campaign explicitly [https://www.unicef.org/cambodia/lets-chat-about-online-grooming described communications prospecting sexual contacts] with 15-17 year olds in Cambodia as a form of abuse. The [[Age of Consent]] was 15 at the time the campaign was published.</ref> Given communication is how legally consenting partners obtain (and thus, no [[Consent\|informed consent]]), it is perhaps not helpful to define it as a form of abuse that involves a "perpetrator".

			According to FBI Alum, [[Kenneth Lanning]], the term has its origins in law-enforcement circles during the late-70s. It referred very specifically to non-violent "techniques" offender used to "seduce" their "victims".<ref>[https://calio.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/the-evolution-of-grooming-concept-and-term.pdf Lanning, K. (2018). The Evolution of Grooming: Concept and Term. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 33(1), 5–16. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517742046]</ref> In law (where it is applied), grooming typically refers to adults using the internet to solicit under-age persons or minors for sex. Sometimes referred to as "'''child grooming'''", theories of it's "exact form" and purportedly prepubescent and passive victims have been [[Research: Commercial and online sexual exploitation\|challenged]], even by [[victimology\|victimological]] [[Child Sexual Abuse\|CSA]] authors.

	In ''either use'' (populist or professional/legal), "grooming" is a term employed primarily when there are:		In ''either use'' (populist or professional/legal), "grooming" is a term employed primarily when there are:

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	File:Reduxx.png\|<small>Radical/conservative [[Feminism\|Feminist]] treatment of a Trans woman's involvement in a bill essentially removing a loophole encouraging [[Pedophobia\|accusations of "pedophilia"]]		File:Reduxx.png\|<small>Radical/conservative [[Feminism\|Feminist]] treatment of a Trans woman's involvement in a bill essentially removing a loophole encouraging [[Pedophobia\|accusations of "pedophilia"]]</small>
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	Following the earlier mentioned awareness-raising by Rufo and Lindsay, the most conspicuous supposed example of "grooming" has been [[Wikipedia:Drag Queen Story Hour\|Drag Queen Story Hour]] - an allegedly politicized event in which children are read a story by a drag actor. This is sometimes conceptualized by supporters as "queer/drag pedagogy".<ref>[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03626784.2020.1864621 Drag pedagogy: The playful practice of queer imagination in early childhood]</ref> [[Transgender youth and attraction to minors\|Medical transitions]] of minors are also an important battleground, with many anti-grooming conservatives referring to such operations as mutilation of children who "can't consent" to the procedures. In 2022, left-leaning social networking site, Reddit even banned the "groomer" slur from its platform<ref>[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/07/15/groomer-reddit-lgbtq-ban/ Pink News: Reddit bans "groomer" to protect LGBTQ]</ref>, soon to be followed by [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]], Meta (Facebook) and TikTok. Twitter then went on to eliminate heavily followed accounts such as [[Gays Against Groomers]],<ref>[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/07/22/groomer-twitter-hate-speech-slur/ Twitter says calling trans and non-binary people ‘groomer’ is hate speech - PinkNews]</ref><ref>[https://yournews.com/2022/07/30/2386653/jenna-ellis-gays-against-groomers-punished-by-twitter-over-groomer/ Jenna Ellis, Gays Against Groomers, Punished by Twitter Over “Groomer” Term]</ref> a suspected radical-[[Feminism\|feminist]] media front group which has since been reinstated numerous times after being featured in the right-wing media. [[Minor Attracted Person\|MAP]] related Twitter accounts on the other hand were indiscriminately culled after these events, in an attempt to conceal the growing [[MAP Movement\|movement]]. The "groomer" term was later used in a graffiti attack.<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/maryland-man-charged-with-hate-crimes-after-allegedly-spray-painting-groomer-on-two-libraries/ar-AAYyoBr Maryland Man Charged With Hate Crimes After Allegedly Spray-Painting ‘Groomer’ On Two Libraries - CBS Baltimore]</ref> Groups of [[Wikipedia:Proud Boys\|Proud Boys]] protesting Drag Queen Story Hours have become a common occurence, and a 2022 survey by Data for Progress found that 45% of likely Republican voters think that “teachers and parents that support discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in school are groomers.”<ref>[https://forward.com/opinion/515868/libs-of-tiktok-is-fueling-a-pogrom-against-trans-youth/ Libs of Tiktok is fueling a pogrom against trans youth - Forward]</ref>		Following the earlier mentioned awareness-raising by Rufo and Lindsay, the most conspicuous supposed example of "grooming" has been [[Wikipedia:Drag Queen Story Hour\|Drag Queen Story Hour]] - an allegedly politicized event in which children are read a story by a drag actor. This is sometimes conceptualized by supporters as "queer/drag pedagogy".<ref>[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03626784.2020.1864621 Drag pedagogy: The playful practice of queer imagination in early childhood]</ref> [[Transgender youth and attraction to minors\|Medical transitions]] of minors are also an important battleground, with many anti-grooming conservatives referring to such operations as mutilation of children who "can't consent" to the procedures. In 2022, left-leaning social networking site, Reddit even banned the "groomer" slur from its platform<ref>[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/07/15/groomer-reddit-lgbtq-ban/ Pink News: Reddit bans "groomer" to protect LGBTQ]</ref>, soon to be followed by [[MAP visibility on Twitter\|Twitter]], Meta (Facebook) and TikTok. Twitter then went on to eliminate heavily followed accounts such as [[Gays Against Groomers]],<ref>[https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/07/22/groomer-twitter-hate-speech-slur/ Twitter says calling trans and non-binary people ‘groomer’ is hate speech - PinkNews]</ref><ref>[https://yournews.com/2022/07/30/2386653/jenna-ellis-gays-against-groomers-punished-by-twitter-over-groomer/ Jenna Ellis, Gays Against Groomers, Punished by Twitter Over “Groomer” Term]</ref> a suspected radical-[[Feminism\|feminist]] media front group which has since been reinstated numerous times after being featured in the right-wing media. [[Minor Attracted Person\|MAP]] related Twitter accounts on the other hand were indiscriminately culled after these events, in an attempt to conceal the growing [[MAP Movement\|movement]]. The "groomer" term was later used in a graffiti attack.<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/maryland-man-charged-with-hate-crimes-after-allegedly-spray-painting-groomer-on-two-libraries/ar-AAYyoBr Maryland Man Charged With Hate Crimes After Allegedly Spray-Painting ‘Groomer’ On Two Libraries - CBS Baltimore]</ref> Groups of [[Wikipedia:Proud Boys\|Proud Boys]] protesting Drag Queen Story Hours have become a common occurence, and a 2022 survey by Data for Progress found that 45% of likely Republican voters think that “teachers and parents that support discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in school are groomers.”<ref>[https://forward.com/opinion/515868/libs-of-tiktok-is-fueling-a-pogrom-against-trans-youth/ Libs of Tiktok is fueling a pogrom against trans youth - Forward]</ref>

	Other controversies center on "all ages" drag shows - often provocatively hosted in conservative states. "Backdoor Playhouse" in Tennesee is one such example.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11197833/Tennessee-Tech-slammed-putting-campus-drag-mocking-Christianity-kids-present.html Tennessee Tech is slammed for putting on campus drag show mocking Christianity with star dressed as a Catholic monk - while children handed him money - Daily Mail]</ref> In some instances, corporations such as Kering (owner of Balenciaga) have been the target, as they have promoted advertising campaigns seen to be "normalizing pedophilia".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20221128233053/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/style/balenciaga-campaign-controversy.html NYT: 2022 Balenciaga Bondage Bears controversy]</ref> The promotion of sex-toys to children has also been a point of concern for moral entrepreneurs such as Rufo (despite the fact that [[Research: Youth sexuality\|it is likely many are already sexually active]).<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/chicago-citys-largest-childrens-hospital-offers-kink-trans-friendly-sex-toys-for-minors In Chicago, the city's largest children's hospital offers 'kink' and 'trans-friendly' sex toys for minors]</ref> Libraries (both school and public) have become a "symbolic" battleground for feminist [[pedophobia\|pedophobes]], erotophobes<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-library-books-banned-schools-rcna12986 Here are 50 books Texas parents want banned from school libraries - NBC]</ref> and anti-LGBT conservatives, with numerous laws being passed and some legal actions in response.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/08/17/book-ban-restriction-access-lgbtq/ Students lose access to books amid ‘state-sponsored purging of ideas’]</ref><ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rare-move-school-librarian-fights-back-court-conservative-activists-rcna42800 In rare move, school librarian fights back in court against conservative activists]</ref>		Other controversies center on "all ages" drag shows - often provocatively hosted in conservative states. "Backdoor Playhouse" in Tennesee is one such example.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11197833/Tennessee-Tech-slammed-putting-campus-drag-mocking-Christianity-kids-present.html Tennessee Tech is slammed for putting on campus drag show mocking Christianity with star dressed as a Catholic monk - while children handed him money - Daily Mail]</ref> In some instances, corporations such as Kering (owner of Balenciaga) have been the target, as they have promoted advertising campaigns seen to be "normalizing pedophilia".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20221128233053/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/style/balenciaga-campaign-controversy.html NYT: 2022 Balenciaga Bondage Bears controversy]</ref> The promotion of sex-toys to children has also been a point of concern for moral entrepreneurs such as Rufo (despite the fact that [[Research: Youth sexuality\|it is likely many are already sexually active]]).<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/chicago-citys-largest-childrens-hospital-offers-kink-trans-friendly-sex-toys-for-minors In Chicago, the city's largest children's hospital offers 'kink' and 'trans-friendly' sex toys for minors]</ref> Libraries (both school and public) have become a "symbolic" battleground for feminist [[pedophobia\|pedophobes]], erotophobes<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-library-books-banned-schools-rcna12986 Here are 50 books Texas parents want banned from school libraries - NBC]</ref> and anti-LGBT conservatives, with numerous laws being passed and some legal actions in response.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/08/17/book-ban-restriction-access-lgbtq/ Students lose access to books amid ‘state-sponsored purging of ideas’]</ref><ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rare-move-school-librarian-fights-back-court-conservative-activists-rcna42800 In rare move, school librarian fights back in court against conservative activists]</ref>

	Other examples are Republican "anti-grooming" campaigns against Disney,<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3262988-groomer-debate-inflames-gop-fight-over-florida-law/ TheHill: GOP Groomer Debate]</ref> attempts to negatively implicate the 2010 European early-years sex-education matrixes of the World Health Organization (by the British anti-statist citizen-journalism hub "UK Column" and others),<ref>[https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/05/children-targeted-by-who-standards-for-sexuality-education-in-europe/ Children targeted by WHO ‘Standards for Sexuality Education in Europe’ (Spectator Australia)]</ref><ref>[https://www.bzga-whocc.de/fileadmin/user_upload/BZgA_Standards_English.pdf#page=40&zoom=auto,-253,847 WHO Regional Office for Europe and BZgA Standards for Sexuality Education in Europe]</ref><ref>[https://stopworldcontrol.com/children/ Stop World Control: "Children must have sexual partners"]</ref> and modern moral outrages sparked by pole dancing children.<ref>[https://seeandselect.com/zexeboha/2022/08/04/central-pennsylvania-pride-fest-has-shirtless-instructor-teach-kids-to-pole-dance/ NYP - Pole Dancing]</ref><ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/pole-dancing-charlotte-pride-festival-libs-of-tiktok-1234585566/ Rolling Stone - Pole Dancers Are the Latest Target of Far-Right Grooming Panic]</ref><ref>[https://reduxx.info/pole-dancing-for-kids-pennsylvania-pride-event-scene-sparks-outrage/ Reduxx - Pole Dancing For Kids? Pennsylvania Pride Event Scene Sparks Outrage]</ref> Further examples are cited in our gallery below.		Other examples are Republican "anti-grooming" campaigns against Disney,<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3262988-groomer-debate-inflames-gop-fight-over-florida-law/ TheHill: GOP Groomer Debate]</ref> attempts to negatively implicate the 2010 European early-years sex-education matrixes of the World Health Organization (by the British anti-statist citizen-journalism hub "UK Column" and others),<ref>[https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/05/children-targeted-by-who-standards-for-sexuality-education-in-europe/ Children targeted by WHO ‘Standards for Sexuality Education in Europe’ (Spectator Australia)]</ref><ref>[https://www.bzga-whocc.de/fileadmin/user_upload/BZgA_Standards_English.pdf#page=40&zoom=auto,-253,847 WHO Regional Office for Europe and BZgA Standards for Sexuality Education in Europe]</ref><ref>[https://stopworldcontrol.com/children/ Stop World Control: "Children must have sexual partners"]</ref> and modern moral outrages sparked by pole dancing children.<ref>[https://seeandselect.com/zexeboha/2022/08/04/central-pennsylvania-pride-fest-has-shirtless-instructor-teach-kids-to-pole-dance/ NYP - Pole Dancing]</ref><ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/pole-dancing-charlotte-pride-festival-libs-of-tiktok-1234585566/ Rolling Stone - Pole Dancers Are the Latest Target of Far-Right Grooming Panic]</ref><ref>[https://reduxx.info/pole-dancing-for-kids-pennsylvania-pride-event-scene-sparks-outrage/ Reduxx - Pole Dancing For Kids? Pennsylvania Pride Event Scene Sparks Outrage]</ref> Further examples are cited in our gallery below.

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	{{Template:Adj}}__NOTOC__'''Grooming''', much like [[safeguarding]], is a term now used principally<ref>[https://counterhate.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CCDH-HRC-Digital-Hate-Report-2022-single-pages.pdf "Digital Hate: Social Media's Role in Amplifying Dangerous Lies About LGBTQ+ people"]</ref> in conservative [[Wikipedia:Culture war\|culture war]] politics to describe the way in which a corporation, institution, or (usually non-familial) adult indocrinates a minor or "child" with sexually "[[Degeneracy\|degenerate]]" themes in order to make them susceptable to adult sexual advances. Commentators such as Christopher Rufo, Graham Linehan,<ref>[https://inews.co.uk/news/long-reads/groomer-new-lgbt-slur-incite-hatred-spark-violence-1585179 Inews: "How 'groomer', the dangerous new anti-LGBT slur from America, is taking hold in Britain"]</ref><ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/republicans-disney-groomer-harassment-lgbt-people-b2058272.html Independent: "GOP 'groomer' smears are sparking a new wave of anti-LGBT+ violence: 'This is going to lead to tragedy']</ref> and then later, [[James Lindsay]],<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/04/05/qanon-groomer-hawley-desantis-jackson/ WaPo: "The QAnon catchphrases that took over the Jackson hearings"]</ref><ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-intellectual-dark-web-spawned-anti-lgbtq-groomer-panic Daily Beast: "How the Intellectual Dark Web Spawned 'Groomer' Panic"]</ref> Jaimee Michell ([[Gays Against Groomers]]<ref>[https://www.advocate.com/youth/2022/12/04/gays-against-groomers-headline-anti-lgbtq-rally-ft-lauderdale?amp Advocate: Gays Against Groomers]</ref>) and [[Chaya Raichik]] (LibsOfTikTok)<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/libsoftiktoks-interviews-prove-shes-not-unbiased-shes-generating-anti-lgbtq-hate-opinion-1771049 Newsweek: Chaya Raichik]</ref> have typically used the term to refer to how young people are supposedly coached towards "postmodern", "queer" [[MAP Movement\|pro-pedophile politics]]<ref name=abc>[https://abcnews.go.com/US/republicans-false-pedophilia-claims-attack-democrats-lgbtq-people/story?id=84344687 ABC: "Some Republicans use false 'pedophilia' claims to attack Democrats, LGBTQ people"]</ref><ref>[https://www.missionamerica.com/article/top-10-ways-america-is-being-groomed-to-normalize-pedophilia/ Mission America: Grooming]</ref> by the liberal media, [[Transgender youth and attraction to minors\|trans-affirmative]] sex educators and physicians who perform medical transitions. This activity was seen as early as 2020, but intensified in 2022. Mainstream Republicans such as Ron DeSantis and Marjorie Taylor Greene have gone on to use the term.<ref name="abc" /> As of 2022, 45 percent of likely Republican voters ~~unironically~~ believe that "teachers and parents that support discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in school are groomers."<ref>[https://forward.com/opinion/515868/libs-of-tiktok-is-fueling-a-pogrom-against-trans-youth/ "Libs of Tiktok is fueling a pogrom against trans youth". The Forward.]</ref>		{{Template:Adj}}__NOTOC__'''Grooming''', much like [[safeguarding]], is a term now used principally<ref>[https://counterhate.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CCDH-HRC-Digital-Hate-Report-2022-single-pages.pdf "Digital Hate: Social Media's Role in Amplifying Dangerous Lies About LGBTQ+ people"]</ref> in conservative [[Wikipedia:Culture war\|culture war]] politics to describe the way in which a corporation, institution, or (usually non-familial) adult indocrinates a minor or "child" with sexually "[[Degeneracy\|degenerate]]" themes in order to make them susceptable to adult sexual advances. Commentators such as Christopher Rufo, Graham Linehan,<ref>[https://inews.co.uk/news/long-reads/groomer-new-lgbt-slur-incite-hatred-spark-violence-1585179 Inews: "How 'groomer', the dangerous new anti-LGBT slur from America, is taking hold in Britain"]</ref><ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/republicans-disney-groomer-harassment-lgbt-people-b2058272.html Independent: "GOP 'groomer' smears are sparking a new wave of anti-LGBT+ violence: 'This is going to lead to tragedy']</ref> and then later, [[James Lindsay]],<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/04/05/qanon-groomer-hawley-desantis-jackson/ WaPo: "The QAnon catchphrases that took over the Jackson hearings"]</ref><ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-intellectual-dark-web-spawned-anti-lgbtq-groomer-panic Daily Beast: "How the Intellectual Dark Web Spawned 'Groomer' Panic"]</ref> Jaimee Michell ([[Gays Against Groomers]]<ref>[https://www.advocate.com/youth/2022/12/04/gays-against-groomers-headline-anti-lgbtq-rally-ft-lauderdale?amp Advocate: Gays Against Groomers]</ref>) and [[Chaya Raichik]] (LibsOfTikTok)<ref>[https://www.newsweek.com/libsoftiktoks-interviews-prove-shes-not-unbiased-shes-generating-anti-lgbtq-hate-opinion-1771049 Newsweek: Chaya Raichik]</ref> have typically used the term to refer to how young people are supposedly coached towards "postmodern", "queer" [[MAP Movement\|pro-pedophile politics]]<ref name=abc>[https://abcnews.go.com/US/republicans-false-pedophilia-claims-attack-democrats-lgbtq-people/story?id=84344687 ABC: "Some Republicans use false 'pedophilia' claims to attack Democrats, LGBTQ people"]</ref><ref>[https://www.missionamerica.com/article/top-10-ways-america-is-being-groomed-to-normalize-pedophilia/ Mission America: Grooming]</ref> by the liberal media, [[Transgender youth and attraction to minors\|trans-affirmative]] sex educators and physicians who perform medical transitions. This activity was seen as early as 2020, but intensified in 2022. Mainstream Republicans such as Ron DeSantis and Marjorie Taylor Greene have gone on to use the term.<ref name="abc" /> As of 2022, 45 percent of likely Republican voters believe that "teachers and parents that support discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in school are groomers."<ref>[https://forward.com/opinion/515868/libs-of-tiktok-is-fueling-a-pogrom-against-trans-youth/ "Libs of Tiktok is fueling a pogrom against trans youth". The Forward.]</ref>

	==Historical background and deeper meaning==		==Historical background and deeper meaning==