Guest Blogs
Guest Blogs are written by non-Mu members, and might include critical or controversial perspectives we have deemed to be worth discussing on our forum. These essays do not represent the collective policies or positions of Mu, which are best summarized by our principles here, and elsewhere on our site. The perspectives of our committee members form part of a separate content feed.
In this short post, BHD, who recently registered on Mu's forum discusses the new wave of vigilantism sweeping the internet.
In the past few days, I discovered the existence of so-called “pedophile hunters” (who openly call themselves that) on social platforms, groups whose sole purpose is to destroy the lives of anyone unlucky enough to cross their path. Their victims often include teenagers aged 17 to 20.
Under the pretext of “protecting children,” and through acts of violence, manipulation, and blatant violation of the law, these “squadrist” groups act as judges and police, setting up elaborate traps against pedophiles. (It’s worth reiterated that, unless proven ot...
Here, we reproduce (with consent) a blog post from Ally Kotetsu, a MAP live-streamer from Seattle who helps manage BeyondThePlus, a radical queer organization. This includes in-person events such as tabling, and promoting the organization's mission.
What is the fediverse? Most people would say that it's just social media, a place where people can run microblogging instances that all federate with each other, and where people can post c...
In this article, guest blogger Andrew K. discusses how careful choice of language and humanizing stories affect how MAPs are perceived. The thoughts expressed are those of the author, and his preferred referencing style has been maintained.
The article
In the popular imagination, “pedophile” means dangerous sexual predator. News stories supply the image of the average pedophile as a monster. Jeffrey Epstein. Ian Watkins. Jimmy Savile. To add to the stigmatization, pedophilia is studied as a paraphilia or mental disorder, not as a variation of sexual orientation. However, there are organizations and people pushing back on the mischaracterization of the average pe...