arcady opened this issue on Apr 16, 2002 ยท 105 posts
Huolong posted Sat, 20 April 2002 at 12:32 PM
As you accurately point out, two thirds of the abuse you state came from family, friends, or neighbors. . The "idea" of sex with children pre-exists the printing press. Or likely before the first cave paintings. It is, unfortunately, all too common. The more fuss we make over images of it, the more attractive it becomes ... the forbidden fruit syndrome. Until seeing some actual photos of children in a sexual content, I had no idea such things were even possible. Now I do and am now aware of how extensive the problem is. Hiding the problem (from me) didn't help my understanding of myself or of the world. You can't solve a problem by hiding it.
Gordon