I remember what @Giacobbe said here:
A person deep in despair from harassment and self-loathing doesn’t see the point in getting help (so if you’re an anti, keep comments like “get help” to yourself, you counterintuitive bastard). And a person who suffers from ostracism and self-hate who is unable or unwilling to seek help is more likely to become a danger to themselves or others than somebody who has support from their community, ready access to therapy, and is allowed to cope using fiction. What’s so hard to understand about this?
Not to mention abuse survivors that get stigmatized because they’re trying to cope, for example, by using fiction as an outlet.
People tend to say “actions speak louder than words”. Well, if someone consumes lolicon and not real CSAM, doesn’t that show that they are at least aware of the dangers of the latter and are making an effort into NOT consuming it?
And, well, yeah, there are people who get caught consuming both lolicon and actual CSAM. But, those are few and far between, as most lolicons don’t consume real CSAM. Why would they? We know the real stuff is illegal because it’s considered abusive/exploitative material and, for MAPs, lolicon acts as a “substitute”.
Unfortunately, many lolicons stigmatize MAPs, as they believe them to be “evil and disgusting”, just like antis. I suspect projection and/or fear of consequence are at play here.