Loli art has always been a workaround to age of consent & pedophilia laws. You know it, know it, and it’s creators sure as hell know it. How it’s been tolerated this long is a miracle in and of itself.
Three big flaws with this argument. (1) The characters aren’t real; (2) they are not drawn in realistic proportions which inherently kills any sense of realism; and (3) the way lolis tend to act are more adult-like than child-like which again kills any sense of realism.
This is the exact opposite of, for instance, Cuties where real children did sexually explicit dancing in front of adults. (Which brings up a 4th point: lolis are depicted by adult voice actresses).
This is an interesting discussion, because I'm somewhere in the middle, so I'm playing both sides in the argument, which is fun.
(3) the way lolis tend to act are more adult-like than child-like which again kills any sense of realism.
This is a mixed bag, in my opinion. Having children-looking characters act adult (often including sexualization) does send some weird messages. Entertainment doesn't cause specific actions, but it certainly attracts specific people. I think the age-blending that goes on in anime does partly explain why some of the fanatical weebs end up being perverts and weirdos, often with sexual confusion. I think some of anime's oddities do attract some people who have some degenerate and downright immoral tastes.
Does that mean anime should be censored? Absolutely not. Does that mean X causes Y? Nope. But to act like there's no connection at all between something like the portrayal of lolis and the tastes of degenerates is not something I'd agree with either.
Are all loli-enjoyers perverts? Nah. Are many? Yup.
Often lolis are injected into shows where most of the cast is portrayed as older, though. Sure, often not much older, but there is still a massive gap in the depiction of age, and I think that does draw in some rather...confused individuals.
Honestly, a show with all lolis would be more understandable than when they shove one character of the loli archtype in with a bunch of people that are depicted as older.
And, just to be clear, although I am not a fan of lolis, I am pro-loli-existence, pro free speech, and anti censorship.
Loli art has always been a workaround to age of consent & pedophilia laws. You know it, know it, and it’s creators sure as hell know it. How it’s been tolerated this long is a miracle in and of itself.
Three big flaws with this argument. (1) The characters aren’t real; (2) they are not drawn in realistic proportions which inherently kills any sense of realism; and (3) the way lolis tend to act are more adult-like than child-like which again kills any sense of realism.
This is the exact opposite of, for instance, Cuties where real children did sexually explicit dancing in front of adults. (Which brings up a 4th point: lolis are depicted by adult voice actresses).
This is an interesting discussion, because I'm somewhere in the middle, so I'm playing both sides in the argument, which is fun.
This is a mixed bag, in my opinion. Having children-looking characters act adult (often including sexualization) does send some weird messages. Entertainment doesn't cause specific actions, but it certainly attracts specific people. I think the age-blending that goes on in anime does partly explain why some of the fanatical weebs end up being perverts and weirdos, often with sexual confusion. I think some of anime's oddities do attract some people who have some degenerate and downright immoral tastes.
Does that mean anime should be censored? Absolutely not. Does that mean X causes Y? Nope. But to act like there's no connection at all between something like the portrayal of lolis and the tastes of degenerates is not something I'd agree with either.
Are all loli-enjoyers perverts? Nah. Are many? Yup.
Or, you know. Media aimed primarily at kids aged 11-16 features characters who look like they're 11-16.
Often lolis are injected into shows where most of the cast is portrayed as older, though. Sure, often not much older, but there is still a massive gap in the depiction of age, and I think that does draw in some rather...confused individuals.
Honestly, a show with all lolis would be more understandable than when they shove one character of the loli archtype in with a bunch of people that are depicted as older.
And, just to be clear, although I am not a fan of lolis, I am pro-loli-existence, pro free speech, and anti censorship.