Content Warning: The topic discussed is about consumption of explicit material under 18 on Tumblr (I disagree with what they said, by the way)
Context: This person was talking about children being an oppressed group in many societies around the world and the excuse some people use (protecting children) to do so.
"And many of the rules that are currently pushed for to “protect” children from evil things like checks notes porn and horror movies and serial kidnappers that do not actually exist "
“What is there to be confused by? The vast majority of teens will in some way consume porn - and always have done that. You cannot really prevent it. The best you can do is make sure that they so in a safe environment”
I think this is a trash take. Am I overreacting to this?
Edit: I reported it already for being gross. Also, for context, I am very triggered by anything related to children.
Yeah, it is a difficult subject for me to handle because of personal issues, but hearing the differing perspectives and not shying away from reading them is probably better for my mental health in the long-term. I still do not accept just giving them access to anything like what this topic was about just because it is difficult to prevent them from seeing it.
That is correct. Exposure therapy is considered the most effective therapy for a reason. Well done.
The issue is that merely exposing oneself to triggers is not good enough; it must be done in appropriate doses, which is nearly impossible on the internet, which can suddenly slap me in the face with something triggering to myself, and my trigger would thus become heightened. It is a difficult balance to achieve…