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Star Trek and pedophilia

by Adam Finley, posted Aug 20th 2005 8:49PM

Hoo boy. A few articles have come out recently reporting that a large number of alleged pedophiles are also avid Star Trek fans. Of course, this has resulted in much speculation over what it is exactly about the show that appeals to sexual deviants. Some think it has something to do with Star Trek occupying a world where social attitudes have "evolved" beyond today's thinking, but Ellen Ladowski in the Huffington Post points out that sexuality has always been portrayed in a rather cartoonish and innocuous manner, especially on the original series. To me, the answer is much more simple: Pedophiles tend to be outcasts, and outcasts have always been attracted to shows like Star Trek. Trying to find some direct correlation between pedophilia and Star Trek seems a bit foolish.

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Not Bitter

I would think that Lost in Space would be more popular with the pedophile crowd because of Dr. Smith. Danger Will Robinson!

August 24 2005 at 2:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
AusDrac

Wow. Did anyone ever consider that the "memorabilia" is probably bait? Adults collecting Star Trek gear isn't devious or as suspicious-looking as men collecting dolls or other "kid-centric" toys. It's a sad observation and an even sadder conclusion to tie deviants/deviant behaviour in with watching Star Trek and/or collecting its memorabilia. Paedophile = Star Trek Fan Paedophile = Deviant Star Trek Fan = Paedophile/Deviant Pretty stupid and lazy logic there - unfortunately, this is gonna act like mud and stick :-(.

August 23 2005 at 12:21 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
B

The "evidience" behind this "theory" is observations of Canadian sex crimes investigators (I think it was Ontario, but I forget) who noticed that almost every pedophile they arrested had a prominant collection of Star Trek memerobilia. So it's not just that they watched Star Trek, or liked Star Trek, but they enjoyed the show enough to collect the memoribilia. And it was always Star Trek, they never had displayes of Battlestar Gallactia or Lost in Space or Star Wars stuff.

August 22 2005 at 3:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
The Jeremy

Wesley Crusher.

August 22 2005 at 1:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
LC

I am always skeptical of such studies. How exactly do they survey pedophiles? Do they give them questionaires and take a shot in the dark and ask them if they are star trek fans? DO they raid their homes and find an inordinate amount of Trekkie paraphenalia? A study can be drawn that an inordiate amount of pedophiles also drink milk and brush their hair.

August 21 2005 at 11:43 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Pete Miller

Nicely put, although one would hope you don't mean Star Trek only attracts outcasts...

August 21 2005 at 10:55 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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