Originally Posted by fxashun

That approach also means pedo and zoofie are "normal" unless it causes distress to the person so afflicted. Under that standard you will end up having to create new words like zoophilophobia and pedophobia like they had to do when they implicated the regular public with homophobia.

Pedophilia being still labelled a disorder is more a political move based on this statement..
Medem: Medical Library: Diagnostic Criteria for Pedophilia
An adult who engages in sexual activity with a child is performing a criminal and immoral act and this is never considered normal or socially acceptable behavior. Darrel A. Regier, M.D.,M.P.H., Director, American Psychiatric Association’s Division of Research states, “there are no plans or processes set up that would lead to the removal of the Paraphilias from their consideration as legitimate mental disorders.”
And there are those that disagree on pretty solid grounds...
Is Pedophilia a Mental Disorder?
Sexual arousal patterns to children are subjectively reported and physiologically demonstrable in a substantial minority of “normal” people. Historically, they have been common and accepted in varying cultures at varying times. This does not mean that they must be accepted culturally and legally today. The question is: Do they constitute a mental illness? Not unless we declare a lot of people in many cultures and in much of the past to be mentally ill. And certainly not by the criteria of DSM.

Seems the hypocrisy of the APA "professionals" shines through again.