Debate Guide: Child abuse industry

The interplay between the media, children's charities, the state, therapists and those who engage in unlawful sex with a minor (often men who are well known to the minor) can be seen as an 'industry'. Each component in the hive system may not be fully aware of the part they play, but there is a level of symbiosis. See our diagrams below.

For example, children's' charities may start by raising awareness about a common problem, such as violent abuse in the home. However, then:

• The NSPCC runs campaigns, some of which are so absurdly emotivist, that they have inspired compilation videos. As documented in their article, this particular charity has not even stopped short of outright fabrication of abuse stories.

• Stop It Now once spread propaganda (documented in the gallery below) creating cultural roles for the abuser, fueling suspicion about childrens' consensual behavior with other children and inflaming unhelpful stereotypes, leaving parents and carers - especially fathers afraid to show any form of intimacy towards their own children. Some charities even absurdly describe pedophilia as involving an attraction to 'children' aged 15 and under.

In one example of propaganda, the NSPCC sent postcards to British schools, in an attempt to convince youths that any sex between an adult and a minor is abusive. Previously, 88% of these young people had correctly assumed that a relationship between a 15 year old boy and a 23 year old woman was in and of itself, non - abusive. Stop It Now once published a poster (below) entitled JUST GOOD FRIENDS?, depicting two kids running for an embrace, followed by the text:

Of course children and young people need the opportunity to explore and develop sexually throughout their childhood. But they also need help in setting boundaries when relating to their brothers, sisters, cousins and friends. What appears to be a safe and mutual activity may in fact be harmful.

Here, we have evidence of blatant fearmongering and constructive secondary victimization of sometimes very young children. For more examples, see below.

Gallery

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  CSA Industrial Complex (based on earlier example by Lievre/Newgon.com)
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  Simplified alternative
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  Stop It Now excerpts from early 00s "Child's Play" leaflet
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  Stop It Now 00s propaganda
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  Social media has exposed the blurred line between the CSA industry and financial domination

Consequences and implications

Society, as a result of the above agitations, develops a greater level of fear and sex - negativity. Psychopaths and sadists who do act out, are framed by the media as 'sadistic pedophiles', and the meaning of language is distorted. Society develops an unhealthy 'fear vs fascination' complex, inspiring yet more folk tales. False meanings are attached to harmless activities, false memories are implanted and retrieved by gold - rush Cowboy therapists, and the value of abusers 'shutting up' the real victims of abuse increases. In a culture of sexual neurosis and vigilance, more and more people end up reporting unfounded suspicions of abuse. Every male becomes a 'potential offender', while the "virtuous" charities may not be criticized. Predictably - donations roll in, campaigners land careers, possibly fame and even lucrative contracts from departments of state.

In light of the above lucrative industry, what would best suit a struggling 'violent abuse' charity as already described? Another, more gripping campaign. It makes sense not to put all of your eggs in one basket, and besides, the more they fire up the moral majority, the more money they will rake in. The focus of any new campaign is best centered on something that is already taboo and despised (best start with the mob on your side), hidden (nothing better to raise suspicion) and supposedly linked to their previous successful campaign on violence. It makes absolute economic sense that we promote ourselves as the saviors of sexually abused children.

For the media, folk devils (pedophiles) are like a drug to the masses; a perennial dopamine hit for moral outrage. Any news agency or title that fails to jump on the bandwagon risks being left behind. Political parties can gain respect by playing to these disproportionate fears. The vicious cycle of abuse > profitable publicity > hateful 'child protection' sloganeering > inflammation > reporting of abuse, will continue - in a completely arbitrary manner, with no nuance given to lived experience.

In conclusion

Always remember that charities are essentially businesses struggling for their own survival. If they eradicate or fail to construct the problem paradigm that they claim to address, they will all lose their jobs. For example, we hear this, concerning the 'debriefing' of under-age "camwhores":

Young people often argue with you that what they're doing is what they want to do and the person on the Internet is really their boyfriend, they weren't sexually exploited and they wanted to raise their shirts and show their breasts over the Internet ... It takes a lot of debriefing and deprogramming to get those children to view themselves as victims, which they truly are, a compliant victim.

Charity is only one area of vested interest, however. Officials and therapists are also putting huge amounts of pressure on researchers, with organizations like The Leadership Council, composed of psychological therapists and other parties who go on to coordinate and produce favorable research.

See also

• Debate Guide: The professional victim
• Special Article: Adverse effects of hysteria: The many unintended consequences of operating a moral scheme against sex crimes, on an industrial scale.