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It shows a trend of deviant behavior that coincides suspiciously with their work: building and marketing an online space designed to attract children.

You can take issue with it if you want, but the fact is that there is real world overlap.



"Deviant" is a label that has been thrown at gay people for ages; why are we still using it?


'deviant' is practically a dog whistle - crucially, it lets the legitimacy of what is being deviated from go unquestioned.


Because it is an apt descriptor.


Should gay people work with children?


If they're not pedophiles or otherwise concerned with the sexuality of those children, sure. Why would it be otherwise?


If, as you wrote above, "deviant" simply means "deviates from the norm", then gay people qualify as well. So it seems that you have some kind of "acceptable deviancy" list?




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