I really do question the motives of much of the anime industry, when they quite consistently release otherwise decent/passable media... with one hypersexualized prepubescent girl attached. Seems to me that a decent number of artists are trying to lead/push people into it.
If I were to guess, probably more to do with idolisation of youth than anything else.
They still have less rape gangs than the West so we can't use the argument that one leads to the other, just more of a consumer argument of 'I don't like this, so I won't buy or view it'
Japan has historically had a... strange relationship with naked little girls. IIRC they only finally made softcore CP illegal in the early 90s, before then you could find books full of pictures of naked children in bookstores.
That they would become totally naked during their transformation scenes, but it was edited out for North American audiences. Or not. It was supposed to be something you needed to use slow-play on your VCR to find.
Just to make it clear, personal points after years of hearing many sides, so long as fictional ESPECIALLY if it's drawn, don't give a fuck. It's too much of a free license for even worse censorship to advocate for banning it when all that is required is parents doing their jobs and simply not consuming it if you don't like it.
What's Japan's child buggery rate compared to, say, the Drag Queen Story Hour western alternative? Or the middle-eastern Bacchi Bazi pastimers?
Seems like Japan is fine. It's not harming anyone directly, and it's apparently not harming anyone indirectly given the statistics.
Does it need to be more complicated than that? I don't want the government to bust into a creative sphere and say "I'm the government, and I'm here to help!". ESPECIALLY when there's no harm going on.
On of the things RGE (raging golden eagle) brought up in that he'd love a study on lolicon if there was actually ANY affects if consumption like with video games but because it's so politically toxic, no one will fund it
Especially if the results are like video games where they aren't harmful and actually lowers aggression.
I really do question the motives of much of the anime industry, when they quite consistently release otherwise decent/passable media... with one hypersexualized prepubescent girl attached. Seems to me that a decent number of artists are trying to lead/push people into it.
Japan was either nuked too much, or not enough. That's the only answer.
If I were to guess, probably more to do with idolisation of youth than anything else.
They still have less rape gangs than the West so we can't use the argument that one leads to the other, just more of a consumer argument of 'I don't like this, so I won't buy or view it'
Japan has historically had a... strange relationship with naked little girls. IIRC they only finally made softcore CP illegal in the early 90s, before then you could find books full of pictures of naked children in bookstores.
I remember the rumours about "original, Japanese" Sailor Moon from back in the day.
Haven't heard that one, care to share?
That they would become totally naked during their transformation scenes, but it was edited out for North American audiences. Or not. It was supposed to be something you needed to use slow-play on your VCR to find.
Money. Same reason so much woke shit is pushed out: money, in the form of ESG.
No matter which side of the issue you happen to be on...damn do I love how controversial it is. Leads to some fucking hilarity.
You're right on that front, it's like Loli's are black ice and both right and left slip and break their ass on it!
Just to make it clear, personal points after years of hearing many sides, so long as fictional ESPECIALLY if it's drawn, don't give a fuck. It's too much of a free license for even worse censorship to advocate for banning it when all that is required is parents doing their jobs and simply not consuming it if you don't like it.
Is it harming real youths?
What's Japan's child buggery rate compared to, say, the Drag Queen Story Hour western alternative? Or the middle-eastern Bacchi Bazi pastimers?
Seems like Japan is fine. It's not harming anyone directly, and it's apparently not harming anyone indirectly given the statistics.
Does it need to be more complicated than that? I don't want the government to bust into a creative sphere and say "I'm the government, and I'm here to help!". ESPECIALLY when there's no harm going on.
On of the things RGE (raging golden eagle) brought up in that he'd love a study on lolicon if there was actually ANY affects if consumption like with video games but because it's so politically toxic, no one will fund it
Especially if the results are like video games where they aren't harmful and actually lowers aggression.