But That Is Not Because They Are Paraphilias - Tumblr Posts

tangentialdrone

8 months ago

people need to stop treating the "paraphilia" as a valid concept. in order for it to be a legitimate concept, you must presuppose that there is a natural, typical expression of sexual desire that paraphilias stand against in contrast. this presupposition completely ignores that what are considered "normal" expressions of sexual desire are entirely socially defined and violently enforced as part of the patriarchy. for example, the only reason that attraction to fat people is considered a paraphilia is because fatphobia dehumanizes fat people (especially fat women), thus making attraction to them taboo and worthy of ridicule. attraction to skinny people, on the other hand, is not considered a paraphilia because that's what the patriarchy has decided is "normal". stop giving credence to the patriarchy by accepting the pathologization of "deviant" sexuality at face value.

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txt social issues subscribing to the concept of paraphilia is to subscribe to the eugenicist and white supremacist mindsets the concept is rooted in especially towards queer and mentally ill individuals you cannot cherrypick which ones you think are valid in any form when they are all intended to rid the world of ‘less-desirables’ that being said yes of course sexual abuse towards children and animals is bad but that is not because they are ‘paraphilias’ you have to remember this is coming from the same playbook that considers being trans sexual deviancy and many of the people who uphold these ideals are the ones who commit actual sexual violence while weaponising these terms against queer individuals or those they deem lesser

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