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"Speaking out against pedos" is ableist language in exactly the same way that "speaking out against schizos" or "speaking out against neurotics" would be. Pedophiles and child molesters are in reality mostly disjoint groups. (That means they are not the same group of people.) Pedophiles don't automatically molest children, just like straight men don't automatically rape women. Most people who molest children are not sexually attracted to children at all; sexual assault is not about sexual attraction!!
If you mean child molester, say "child molester."
If you're the type to needlessly argue the difference, you're putting a very distinct hat on that says "I am emotionally invested in people's perception of child abusers" and I say child abusers as a catch-all for those who are in any way attracted to kids. Because pedos and child rapists are in the same group whether they touch kids or not.
It's similar, in my mind at least, to trying to separate the original WW2 nazis from modern day nazis by saying "The modern ones aren't gassing minorities and invading poland so you HAVE to clarify which one's you're talking about." As if they weren't all part of the same group.
In terms of what I'm actually trying to get across; be very wary of who you defend when trying to police speech, especially on the internet.
I understand nuance is a thing but even I had to stop myself from assuming you're the same as the "ackshually its ephebophilia so they're not a pedo" crowd
Pedantic but technically true. However language is fluid and context influences the decoding of meaning.