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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's interesting how just about all the discourse on this article is about policing women and girls behavior and not the pedos. [/quote]

Good point. It’s like we’ve come to expect a subset of men will behave like this. And it seems more prevalent than I had ever imagined. It sucks, but how do we lock them all away?

Also, I don’t understand the men who are so brazenly open about finding young girls sexy. Like to actually take the time to comment is just bleghhhh. But it also makes you wonder how many are “smart” enough to be covert about it and that these creeps commenting may be the tip of the iceberg. It’s terrifying that these men are just out there in our communities and we have no idea. [/quote]

I understood that at least part of the point of the article was that there’s literally no repercussions for the men doing this.  Like yes, the author is definitely making a point that parents shouldn’t post pictures of their kids but also that social media companies will not and the government cannot or will not penalize anyone who harasses you/your kids, no matter how inappropriately.

And I for one think that I can think these moms made bad choices while also think the social media companies actions are more morally culpable and that the creep’s actions in harassing and exploiting kids and their parents are worst yet.  I agree that it seems like a lot of people on this thread only want to blame the moms which I find interesting because there were actually creeps interviewed in the article too.  Maybe because we’re mostly moms so we find them most relatable even as we condemn their actions?[/quote]

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