Moral panic 101: "grooming" is bunk

Originally published at: https://prostasia.org/blog/moral-panic-101-grooming-is-bunk/

In the United States, the right wing has managed to associate social and political opposition to LGBTQ communities with sexual perversion by relying on the “grooming” insult. All of this is a textbook case of moral panic with enterprising and ambitious moral entrepreneurs who want to make societal change through the use of fear, misinformation,…

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This, but in meme form:

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Isn’t it fun getting stigmatized all because of a sexual attraction you can’t do anything about?

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