Quote Originally Posted by Peter_20 View Post
But we must keep in mind this only concerns a PART of the pedophiles in general; being sexually attracted to children doesn't automatically make you a pervert, it just means you're attracted to children, and some pedophiles might even dislike it themselves.
Many do; self-harm, and/or trying to project it elsewhere (e.g. onto dolls and the like), and other things of a similar nature are common among pedophiles.

Hebephilia is so commonplace I doubt most even see it as a paraphilia.

Pedophiles should be respected insofar as their natural state is such, in the same way as anyone else's orientation is. However, there are good reasons for not acting on these feelings. It really does suck to be them, but that's life; hopefully one day we'll figure out how to come to a good solution to the issue.