Both, and being derogatory doesn't necessarily mean it's not accepted to some extent.
Kasumi being under 18 is a real issue. The game was directed with this in mind. Subsequent games didn't change anything until problems with localization, i.e. clashing with other cultures and laws.
The US still does that and also treats college like a never-ending frat party, but that's not what this is about.
Japan is mostly homogenous, is a small country, and doesn't deal with "migrants" and blackmail trading as much as the US. Human trafficking and the kind of rape we have here are very different because we are very different countries in many ways.
My point is that I would be more concerned if the culture was borne out in the statistics.
We all know Muslims have a very conservative culture but have actual rape issues involving women and children. I'm not going to act like I know what causes harm without evidence first.
The Muslim "conservative culture" has the rape issues ingrained in it. The evidence there is the religion and the culture itself. You keep bringing up unrelated issues.
Are Muslim women sexualized in Pakistan/Iranian/etc media? I mean, we can bring this discussion to violence in the media as well. You need to provide some numbers if you do. Otherwise we get into the "guns in video games encourage gun violence" argument.
Both, and being derogatory doesn't necessarily mean it's not accepted to some extent.
Kasumi being under 18 is a real issue. The game was directed with this in mind. Subsequent games didn't change anything until problems with localization, i.e. clashing with other cultures and laws.
The US still does that and also treats college like a never-ending frat party, but that's not what this is about.
Japan is mostly homogenous, is a small country, and doesn't deal with "migrants" and blackmail trading as much as the US. Human trafficking and the kind of rape we have here are very different because we are very different countries in many ways.
My point is that I would be more concerned if the culture was borne out in the statistics.
We all know Muslims have a very conservative culture but have actual rape issues involving women and children. I'm not going to act like I know what causes harm without evidence first.
The Muslim "conservative culture" has the rape issues ingrained in it. The evidence there is the religion and the culture itself. You keep bringing up unrelated issues.
Are Muslim women sexualized in Pakistan/Iranian/etc media? I mean, we can bring this discussion to violence in the media as well. You need to provide some numbers if you do. Otherwise we get into the "guns in video games encourage gun violence" argument.
That's your argument, not mine.