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	*An undisturbed, unsuspecting, idealized '''"normality"''' is centered early on, allowing the reader to situate themselves. White, suburban, Christian America is thus often implied as the environment for demographic and [[Safeguarding\|historical]] reasons. In screen depictions, children are seen playing children's games in the sunshine behind a white haze; Ring a Ring o' Roses, cutting away to the juxtaposition of a symbolic '''doll or teddy bear''', broken and discarded on the pavement.<ref>[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EmpathyDollShot TV Tropes: Empathy Doll]</ref> In the background, we hear the delicate chimes of a music box<ref>For examples of the Sympathy Music Box Trope and its employment [https://fstube.net/w/d9vM2f4CVbWgSXCG3y68A3 IWF (2008)] and [https://fstube.net/w/rWf3LnNNJdGEpR9wVBXsPf?start=51s Cook Report (1987)]</ref> or xylophone, representing the fragile and endangered ''institution of childhood'' as clean and pure, ~~juxtaposed against~~ the separate world of "consenting adults".		*An undisturbed, unsuspecting, idealized '''"normality"''' is centered early on, allowing the reader to situate themselves. White, suburban, Christian America is thus often implied as the environment for demographic and [[Safeguarding\|historical]] reasons. In screen depictions, children are seen playing children's games in the sunshine behind a white haze; Ring a Ring o' Roses, cutting away to the juxtaposition of a symbolic '''doll or teddy bear''', broken and discarded on the pavement.<ref>[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EmpathyDollShot TV Tropes: Empathy Doll]</ref> In the background, we hear the delicate chimes of a music box<ref>For examples of the Sympathy Music Box Trope and its employment [https://fstube.net/w/d9vM2f4CVbWgSXCG3y68A3 IWF (2008)] and [https://fstube.net/w/rWf3LnNNJdGEpR9wVBXsPf?start=51s Cook Report (1987)]</ref> or xylophone, representing the fragile and endangered ''institution of childhood'' as clean and pure, apart from the separate, cold, hard world of "consenting adults".
	*The abuser's world is grubby and corrupted - he is portrayed as heavy breathing, grasping and prone to excessive perspiration. He sneers almost orgasimically behind his dirty spectacles, anticipating getting the upper hand on some feeble child.		*The abuser's world is grubby and corrupted - he is portrayed as heavy breathing, grasping and prone to excessive perspiration. He sneers almost orgasimically behind his dirty spectacles, anticipating getting the upper hand on some feeble child.
	*The abuser's perceived motive is constructed as "sinister". He is a sadist; the role of the body in giving pleasure is discarded in favor of rapturous "taking". In online copy, these motives are represented by a '''gnarled hand clasped across the mouth of a small, startled child'''.		*The abuser's perceived motive is constructed as "sinister". He is a sadist; the role of the body in giving pleasure is discarded in favor of rapturous "taking". In online copy, these motives are represented by a '''gnarled hand clasped across the mouth of a small, startled child'''.

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	*The abuser's world is grubby and corrupted - he is portrayed as heavy breathing, grasping and prone to excessive perspiration. He sneers almost orgasimically behind his dirty spectacles, anticipating getting the upper hand on some feeble child.		*The abuser's world is grubby and corrupted - he is portrayed as heavy breathing, grasping and prone to excessive perspiration. He sneers almost orgasimically behind his dirty spectacles, anticipating getting the upper hand on some feeble child.
	*The abuser's perceived motive is constructed as "sinister". He is a sadist; the role of the body in giving pleasure is discarded in favor of rapturous "taking". In online copy, these motives are represented by a '''gnarled hand clasped across the mouth of a small, startled child'''.		*The abuser's perceived motive is constructed as "sinister". He is a sadist; the role of the body in giving pleasure is discarded in favor of rapturous "taking". In online copy, these motives are represented by a '''gnarled hand clasped across the mouth of a small, startled child'''.
	*Any recall of events by the child is negative, or "stunted by lifelessness", as if they had "zoned out". This is by political/narrative necessity, as "[[Kenneth Lanning\|compliant victim]]s" are a major problematic for the established narrative.		*Any recall of events by the child is negative, or "stunted by lifelessness", as if they had "zoned out". A girl is pictured cowering in a fetal position, in front of a broken window. This infantilizing gaze and erasure of agency is by political/narrative necessity; as "[[Kenneth Lanning\|compliant victim]]s" are a major problematic for the established narrative.

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	*An undisturbed, unsuspecting, idealized '''"normality"''' is centered early on, allowing the reader to situate themselves. White, suburban, Christian America is thus often implied as the environment for demographic and [[Safeguarding\|historical]] reasons. In screen depictions, children are seen playing children's games in the sunshine behind a white haze; Ring a Ring o' Roses, cutting away to the juxtaposition of a symbolic '''doll or teddy bear''', broken and discarded on the pavement.<ref>[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EmpathyDollShot TV Tropes: Empathy Doll]</ref> In the background, we hear the delicate chimes of a music box<ref>For examples of the Sympathy Music Box Trope and its employment [https://fstube.net/w/d9vM2f4CVbWgSXCG3y68A3 IWF (2008)] and [https://fstube.net/w/~~tzLHsZHMvLM7EvDcpRcF3b~~?start=51s Cook Report (1987)]</ref> or xylophone, representing the fragile and endangered ''institution of childhood'' as clean and pure, juxtaposed against the separate world of "consenting adults".		*An undisturbed, unsuspecting, idealized '''"normality"''' is centered early on, allowing the reader to situate themselves. White, suburban, Christian America is thus often implied as the environment for demographic and [[Safeguarding\|historical]] reasons. In screen depictions, children are seen playing children's games in the sunshine behind a white haze; Ring a Ring o' Roses, cutting away to the juxtaposition of a symbolic '''doll or teddy bear''', broken and discarded on the pavement.<ref>[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EmpathyDollShot TV Tropes: Empathy Doll]</ref> In the background, we hear the delicate chimes of a music box<ref>For examples of the Sympathy Music Box Trope and its employment [https://fstube.net/w/d9vM2f4CVbWgSXCG3y68A3 IWF (2008)] and [https://fstube.net/w/rWf3LnNNJdGEpR9wVBXsPf?start=51s Cook Report (1987)]</ref> or xylophone, representing the fragile and endangered ''institution of childhood'' as clean and pure, juxtaposed against the separate world of "consenting adults".
	*The abuser's world is grubby and corrupted - he is portrayed as heavy breathing, grasping and prone to excessive perspiration. He sneers almost orgasimically behind his dirty spectacles, anticipating getting the upper hand on some feeble child.		*The abuser's world is grubby and corrupted - he is portrayed as heavy breathing, grasping and prone to excessive perspiration. He sneers almost orgasimically behind his dirty spectacles, anticipating getting the upper hand on some feeble child.
	*The abuser's perceived motive is constructed as "sinister". He is a sadist; the role of the body in giving pleasure is discarded in favor of rapturous "taking". In online copy, these motives are represented by a '''gnarled hand clasped across the mouth of a small, startled child'''.		*The abuser's perceived motive is constructed as "sinister". He is a sadist; the role of the body in giving pleasure is discarded in favor of rapturous "taking". In online copy, these motives are represented by a '''gnarled hand clasped across the mouth of a small, startled child'''.

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	*An undisturbed, unsuspecting, idealized '''"normality"''' is centered early on, allowing the reader to situate themselves. White, suburban, Christian America is thus often implied as the environment for demographic and [[Safeguarding\|historical]] reasons. In screen depictions, children are seen playing children's games in the sunshine behind a white haze; Ring a Ring o' Roses, cutting away to the juxtaposition of a symbolic '''doll or teddy bear''', broken and discarded on the pavement.<ref>[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EmpathyDollShot TV Tropes: Empathy Doll]</ref> In the background, we hear the delicate chimes of a music box<ref>For examples of the Sympathy Music Box Trope and its employment [https://fstube.net/w/d9vM2f4CVbWgSXCG3y68A3 IWF (2008)] and [https://fstube.net/w/tzLHsZHMvLM7EvDcpRcF3b?start=51s Cook Report (1987)]</ref> or xylophone, representing the fragile and endangered ''institution of childhood'' as clean and pure, juxtaposed against the separate world of "consenting adults".		*An undisturbed, unsuspecting, idealized '''"normality"''' is centered early on, allowing the reader to situate themselves. White, suburban, Christian America is thus often implied as the environment for demographic and [[Safeguarding\|historical]] reasons. In screen depictions, children are seen playing children's games in the sunshine behind a white haze; Ring a Ring o' Roses, cutting away to the juxtaposition of a symbolic '''doll or teddy bear''', broken and discarded on the pavement.<ref>[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EmpathyDollShot TV Tropes: Empathy Doll]</ref> In the background, we hear the delicate chimes of a music box<ref>For examples of the Sympathy Music Box Trope and its employment [https://fstube.net/w/d9vM2f4CVbWgSXCG3y68A3 IWF (2008)] and [https://fstube.net/w/tzLHsZHMvLM7EvDcpRcF3b?start=51s Cook Report (1987)]</ref> or xylophone, representing the fragile and endangered ''institution of childhood'' as clean and pure, juxtaposed against the separate world of "consenting adults".
	*The abuser's world is grubby and corrupted - he is portrayed as heavy breathing, grasping and prone to excessive perspiration. He sneers almost orgasimically behind his dirty spectacles, anticipating getting the upper hand on some feeble child.		*The abuser's world is grubby and corrupted - he is portrayed as heavy breathing, grasping and prone to excessive perspiration. He sneers almost orgasimically behind his dirty spectacles, anticipating getting the upper hand on some feeble child.
	*The abuser's perceived motive is constructed as "sinister". He is a sadist; the role of the body in giving pleasure is discarded in favor of rapturous "taking". In online copy, these motives are represented by a '''gnarled hand clasped across the ~~face~~ of a small child'''.		*The abuser's perceived motive is constructed as "sinister". He is a sadist; the role of the body in giving pleasure is discarded in favor of rapturous "taking". In online copy, these motives are represented by a '''gnarled hand clasped across the mouth of a small, startled child'''.
	*Any recall of events by the child is negative, or "stunted by lifelessness", as if they had "zoned out". This is by political/narrative necessity, as "[[Kenneth Lanning\|compliant victim]]s" are a major problematic for the established narrative.		*Any recall of events by the child is negative, or "stunted by lifelessness", as if they had "zoned out". This is by political/narrative necessity, as "[[Kenneth Lanning\|compliant victim]]s" are a major problematic for the established narrative.

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	==Narrative structure, imagery and cues==		==Narrative structure, imagery and cues==

	*An undisturbed, unsuspecting, idealized '''"normality"''' is centered early on, allowing the reader to situate themselves. White, suburban, Christian America is thus often implied as the environment for demographic and [[Safeguarding\|historical]] reasons. In screen depictions, children are seen playing children's games in the sunshine behind a white haze; Ring a Ring o' Roses, cutting away to the juxtaposition of a symbolic '''doll or teddy bear''', broken and discarded on the pavement.<ref>[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EmpathyDollShot TV Tropes: Empathy Doll]</ref> In the background, we hear the delicate chimes of a music box or xylophone, representing the fragile and endangered ''institution of childhood'' as clean and pure, juxtaposed against the separate world of "consenting adults".		*An undisturbed, unsuspecting, idealized '''"normality"''' is centered early on, allowing the reader to situate themselves. White, suburban, Christian America is thus often implied as the environment for demographic and [[Safeguarding\|historical]] reasons. In screen depictions, children are seen playing children's games in the sunshine behind a white haze; Ring a Ring o' Roses, cutting away to the juxtaposition of a symbolic '''doll or teddy bear''', broken and discarded on the pavement.<ref>[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EmpathyDollShot TV Tropes: Empathy Doll]</ref> In the background, we hear the delicate chimes of a music box<ref>For examples of the Sympathy Music Box Trope and its employment [https://fstube.net/w/d9vM2f4CVbWgSXCG3y68A3 IWF (2008)] and [https://fstube.net/w/tzLHsZHMvLM7EvDcpRcF3b?start=51s Cook Report (1987)]</ref> or xylophone, representing the fragile and endangered ''institution of childhood'' as clean and pure, juxtaposed against the separate world of "consenting adults".
	*The abuser's world is grubby and corrupted - he is portrayed as heavy breathing, grasping and prone to excessive perspiration. He sneers almost orgasimically behind his dirty spectacles, anticipating getting the upper hand on some feeble child.		*The abuser's world is grubby and corrupted - he is portrayed as heavy breathing, grasping and prone to excessive perspiration. He sneers almost orgasimically behind his dirty spectacles, anticipating getting the upper hand on some feeble child.
	*The abuser's perceived motive is constructed as "sinister". He is a sadist; the role of the body in giving pleasure is discarded in favor of rapturous "taking". In online copy, these motives are represented by a '''gnarled hand clasped across the face of a small child'''.		*The abuser's perceived motive is constructed as "sinister". He is a sadist; the role of the body in giving pleasure is discarded in favor of rapturous "taking". In online copy, these motives are represented by a '''gnarled hand clasped across the face of a small child'''.

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	*'''[[Wikipedia:Think of the children\|"Think of the children"]]''' - Just for once. Can we just end this debate by thinking of them.		*'''[[Wikipedia:Think of the children\|"Think of the children"]]''' - Just for once. Can we just end this debate by thinking of them.
	*'''"What every parent should know" / "What you are about to hear is not for the fainthearted, but it might just save the life of a child"'''.		*'''"What every parent should know" / "What you are about to hear is not for the fainthearted, but it might just save the life of a child"'''.
	*'''"[[Trust your gut instinct]]!"''' in PSAs to children and parents. ~~Learn~~ to '''spot the signs''', and never let ~~them~~ near ~~your~~ ''swimsuit area''.		*'''"[[Trust your gut instinct]]!"''' in PSAs to children and parents. Adults must learn to '''spot the signs''', and minors must never let creepy people near their ''swimsuit area''.
	*'''"Largest ever" porn ring''' (every other month).		*'''"Largest ever" porn ring''' (every other month).
	*'''"Worst kind" of images or "The most disturbing"'''. We seemingly never get to see or hear from the investigators, since they might be [[Research: Child Pornography\|"giggling and laughing"]] at images of children "giggling and laughing". Maybe it is the indifference or pleasure of the children depicted they may find disturbing.		*'''"Worst kind" of images or "The most disturbing"'''. We seemingly never get to see or hear from the investigators, since they might be [[Research: Child Pornography\|"giggling and laughing"]] at images of children "giggling and laughing". Maybe it is the indifference or pleasure of the children depicted they may find disturbing.

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	==Narrative structure, imagery and cues==		==Narrative structure, imagery and cues==

	*An undisturbed, unsuspecting, idealized '''"normality"''' is centered early on, allowing the reader to situate themselves. White, suburban, Christian America is thus often implied as the environment for demographic and [[Safeguarding\|historical]] reasons. In screen depictions, children are seen playing children's games in the sunshine behind a white haze; Ring a Ring o' Roses, cutting away to the juxtaposition of a symbolic '''doll or teddy bear''' discarded on the pavement.<ref>[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EmpathyDollShot TV Tropes: Empathy Doll]</ref> In the background, we hear the delicate chimes of a music box or xylophone, representing the fragile and endangered ''institution of childhood'' as clean and pure, juxtaposed against the separate world of "consenting adults".		*An undisturbed, unsuspecting, idealized '''"normality"''' is centered early on, allowing the reader to situate themselves. White, suburban, Christian America is thus often implied as the environment for demographic and [[Safeguarding\|historical]] reasons. In screen depictions, children are seen playing children's games in the sunshine behind a white haze; Ring a Ring o' Roses, cutting away to the juxtaposition of a symbolic '''doll or teddy bear''', broken and discarded on the pavement.<ref>[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EmpathyDollShot TV Tropes: Empathy Doll]</ref> In the background, we hear the delicate chimes of a music box or xylophone, representing the fragile and endangered ''institution of childhood'' as clean and pure, juxtaposed against the separate world of "consenting adults".
	*The abuser's world is grubby and corrupted - he is portrayed as heavy breathing, grasping and prone to excessive perspiration. He sneers almost orgasimically behind his dirty spectacles, anticipating getting the upper hand on some feeble child.		*The abuser's world is grubby and corrupted - he is portrayed as heavy breathing, grasping and prone to excessive perspiration. He sneers almost orgasimically behind his dirty spectacles, anticipating getting the upper hand on some feeble child.
	*The abuser's perceived motive is constructed as "sinister". He is a sadist; the role of the body in giving pleasure is discarded in favor of rapturous "taking". In online copy, these motives are represented by a '''gnarled hand clasped across the face of a small child'''.		*The abuser's perceived motive is constructed as "sinister". He is a sadist; the role of the body in giving pleasure is discarded in favor of rapturous "taking". In online copy, these motives are represented by a '''gnarled hand clasped across the face of a small child'''.

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	*'''"Largest ever" porn ring''' (every other month).		*'''"Largest ever" porn ring''' (every other month).
	*'''"Worst kind" of images or "The most disturbing"'''. We seemingly never get to see or hear from the investigators, since they might be [[Research: Child Pornography\|"giggling and laughing"]] at images of children "giggling and laughing". Maybe it is the indifference or pleasure of the children depicted they may find disturbing.		*'''"Worst kind" of images or "The most disturbing"'''. We seemingly never get to see or hear from the investigators, since they might be [[Research: Child Pornography\|"giggling and laughing"]] at images of children "giggling and laughing". Maybe it is the indifference or pleasure of the children depicted they may find disturbing.
	*'''"Loss of innocence",''' "cruelly robbed of her childhood", "scarred for life".		*'''"Loss of innocence",''' "cruelly robbed of her childhood", "[[scarred for life]]".
	*'''"I feel your pain"''' - said every female interviewer.		*'''"I feel your pain"''' - said every female interviewer.
	*'''"They didn't have a voice"''', and would never have been believed if they chose to '''"speak out'''".		*'''"They didn't have a voice"''', and would never have been believed if they chose to '''"speak out'''".

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	*The abuser's world is grubby and corrupted - he is portrayed as heavy breathing, grasping and prone to excessive perspiration. He sneers almost orgasimically behind his dirty spectacles, anticipating getting the upper hand on some feeble child.		*The abuser's world is grubby and corrupted - he is portrayed as heavy breathing, grasping and prone to excessive perspiration. He sneers almost orgasimically behind his dirty spectacles, anticipating getting the upper hand on some feeble child.
	*The abuser's perceived motive is constructed as "sinister". He is a sadist; the role of the body in giving pleasure is discarded in favor of rapturous "taking". In online copy, these motives are represented by a '''gnarled hand clasped across the face of a small child'''.		*The abuser's perceived motive is constructed as "sinister". He is a sadist; the role of the body in giving pleasure is discarded in favor of rapturous "taking". In online copy, these motives are represented by a '''gnarled hand clasped across the face of a small child'''.
	*Any recall of events by the child is negative, or "stunted by lifelessness", as if they had "zoned out". This is by political/narrative necessity, as "[[compliant victim]]s" are a major problematic for the established narrative.		*Any recall of events by the child is negative, or "stunted by lifelessness", as if they had "zoned out". This is by political/narrative necessity, as "[[Kenneth Lanning\|compliant victim]]s" are a major problematic for the established narrative.

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	*[[Pedophiles on Parade]]		*[[Pedophiles on Parade]]

	Sonenschein's book is by far the most detailed analysis of such ~~cliches~~ up until the turn of the century.		Sonenschein's book is by far the most detailed analysis of such clichés up until the turn of the century.

	*[[Andrew Vachss]]		*[[Andrew Vachss]]