Basic rules and guidelines (last update: February 26th, 2016)
- The goal of the award is to highlight stigmatization of pedophiles in media by awarding the most stupid article(s) about pedophilia and/or pedophiles.
- The award is annual. Only materials published during the year 2016 can be nominated. The nominations are closed on January 31st, 2017.
- Various types of media pieces can be announced. Article in news, and article on a website of an influential organization, a radio piece, a TV documentary, a video on a news server, a video on YouTube on some major YouTube channel etc.
- Only pieces that reach the wide public should be nominated. Pieces that are only read/viewed/listened by a few people should be avoided. Possible excuses: The piece is so stupid that it is funny. The piece was created by some prominent author (people from mental health area, a well-known medical doctor, politician etc.) Pieces from obviously crazy sources (right wing nuts, conspiratards) should be avoided. (Unless they are really funny, of course.)
- The stupidity of the piece shouldn't consist solely of misusing the term pedophile for child molesters or pedophilia for child molestation. Unless the author of the article is a mental health professional (or possibly a medical doctor in general or the piece comes from a public institution).
- The nominated piece has to be available to wide public.
- Only media pieces in English can be nominated.
- The nomination can be done by linking the piece in this topic (or if it isn't available online, by describing it source and providing evidence - a scan of an article in news etc.)
- Anyone can nominate a piece. Feel free to share information about this competition.
- Spotlight and Special Education Teachers
- Heart symbol found on children's toy contains secret message for pedophiles (July 19th 2016: source down, archived version available)
- ‘I think everyone is a pedophile, until proven otherwise.’
- Paedophiles deserve to rot in a cell. Forever
- Most pedophiles are psychopathic, says psychologist (July 19th 2016: source down, archived version available, removed from nominations because of quick retraction)
- Do more to prevent child sex abuse
- Media acclimatizing us to pedophilia
- Replying to this topic
- E-mail: sending the nomination to [email protected]
- Twitter: tweeting the nomination mentioning @simgiran or sending a DM to him