tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32650776.post5631467804323931132..comments2024-03-19T06:54:09.185+09:00Comments on Japanmanship: LoliconUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32650776.post-82550743889092913132008-02-22T17:09:00.000+09:002008-02-22T17:09:00.000+09:00Hello,A member of our community have related your ...Hello,<BR/><BR/>A member of our community have related your article on our website and I wanted to let you know about. I think it's quite interesting and there are several solid points in my opinion.<BR/><BR/>Have a nice day,<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>KateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32650776.post-91529244164382549442007-09-07T09:25:00.000+09:002007-09-07T09:25:00.000+09:00it seems that the sexualization of children is all...it seems that the sexualization of children is all over the place--not just in Japan, but in the States as well. Although here we don't have panty vending machines, we DO have an unhealthy obsession with youth, beauty, celebrity and sex, as reflected in the media. My feeling is that Japan needs some strong women as role models for girls--women who are authentic, unique and assertive, instead of manufactured, submissive cute girls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32650776.post-64859300489588551622007-08-05T15:27:00.000+09:002007-08-05T15:27:00.000+09:00Yeah when I first discovered this lolicon stuff I ...Yeah when I first discovered this lolicon stuff I was turned off from anime and manga for a while. Now I'm slowly getting back to it, but anything that resembles lolicon really irritates me. And I have to do much research before picking up material. <BR/><BR/>Meh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32650776.post-8568555861354407392007-05-25T03:24:00.000+09:002007-05-25T03:24:00.000+09:00I'm from the United States where the death penalty...I'm from the United States where the death penalty is commonly accepted - and I'm not and never will be a supporter. Just because a country or culture supports something doesn't necessarily make it right. Not a great analogy, I know but....<BR/><BR/>Maybe, just maybe - if the ages of those involved were close - it might be acceptable.<BR/><BR/>However, if we are talking about someone who is considerably older (like 28) and more experienced who is or wants to be involved with someone who is 13 or less - and the 13 year old has been encouraged to act and think like a child - well, I don't really agree with that or accept it. I think that's pedophilia.<BR/><BR/>To me the sexualization of young children at an early age tends to be associated with pedophilia, at the very least. If someone finds the age of 13 to be too old - well, what's too young for them? 8 - 10 years olds? And I'm talking about many cultures, not just Japan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32650776.post-21787391965812164852007-05-13T10:25:00.000+09:002007-05-13T10:25:00.000+09:00What many people don't realize is that what is chi...What many people don't realize is that what is child abuse in America can sometimes not be child abuse in Japan. The age of consent for sexual intercourse in Japan is 13. The nation does strive for the younger girls, and if it is consented they have every right to do so. It is their culture. What is right for some of us is not right for others and vice versa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32650776.post-53024258807548225022007-03-31T01:27:00.000+09:002007-03-31T01:27:00.000+09:00The movie Hard Candy comes to mind when reading th...The movie Hard Candy comes to mind when reading the post and comments... Over 13-14 too old? Scary thought :/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32650776.post-91942011266084816312007-03-29T18:47:00.000+09:002007-03-29T18:47:00.000+09:00A while back, in my previous company, I used to wo...A while back, in my previous company, I used to work with a genuine Lolicon. He was a very friendly and talkative guy and even though I couldn't really have a very long chat with him (my Japanese wasn't that good back then and he didn't speak any English) I thought he was very nice. But when I discovered about him being a Lolicon... well I couldn't help thinking what was going on in his head. I mean, there you had a 28 year old man with portraits, calendars, filers, etc of 12 year old girls on his desk at work like if they were family pictures. He also used to order some stuff from Amazon (Lolicon merchandise) and whenever he got them he used to show us his new acquisitions.<BR/>One of those days, just after getting one of "those" DVDs, I asked him if it was a Morning Musume DVD and his answer was: "Oh no, it's Berryz". Then I asked him: why? got tired of Morning Musume? And he replied: "yeah, they are too old already".<BR/>I couldn't help thinking what age was "too old" for him so I asked him and he answered that he wasn't interested in girls over 13 or 14 years old.<BR/><BR/>hmmmm...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32650776.post-7418644059128510732007-03-28T17:29:00.000+09:002007-03-28T17:29:00.000+09:00This post is useless without pics.This post is useless without pics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32650776.post-83309289894447139952007-03-27T23:31:00.000+09:002007-03-27T23:31:00.000+09:00I'm confused. If they hike up their skirts themsel...I'm confused. If they hike up their skirts themselves why go through all the trouble of walking with a bag or hand over your arse? But you're right. Society's to blame, damn that society!JC Barnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00122980021264683075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32650776.post-6282239615213881952007-03-27T19:23:00.000+09:002007-03-27T19:23:00.000+09:00Former JET here, which means I was teaching in a p...Former JET here, which means I was teaching in a public Japanese high school. Those school uniform skirts? They aren't designed short. They're regular length, but for some reason the girls all want to hitch them up into handkerchief sized miniskirts.<BR/><BR/>I dunno if you know much about school in Japan, but, unlike my native lands of America, schools here have pretty much 24 hour jurisdiction, which means the school can tell students how to wear their uniforms, not only while they're at school, but also on the way to school, on the way back home, and pretty much any other time. We had a really strict school (nicknamed "自衛隊", only because there was an even stricter school nicknamed "軍隊"), and we STILL had problems getting girls to wear their skirts long; they had a tendency to wear them long, but then roll them up at the belt to shorten them once they got out of teachers' sight off-campus. So the blame doesn't really lie in the uniform designers or the schools. It would either be on the wearers, or society as a whole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32650776.post-39588360293895023302007-03-27T00:44:00.000+09:002007-03-27T00:44:00.000+09:00It seems to me that the Nipponjin have much darker...It seems to me that the Nipponjin have much darker and more vivid fantasy lives, perhaps because their everyday existences tend to be so restricted. So yes, the eromanga stuff tends to be everywhere -- you even see people reading it on the Yamanote line for Chrissakes -- but I get the sense that it's OK because so few of them could ever imagine doing it in real life. They seem to feel the same way about our ultraviolent entertainment -- you're not really going to go down the street with a sword and kill everyone, will you? The Japanese notion of "sex is fun; violence is dirty" seems much more the product of a civilized society than the opposite American attitude. Hey, have you reconsidered your membership yet? You belong with us. You know how to get in touch with me...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32650776.post-65644758682039424862007-03-26T12:43:00.000+09:002007-03-26T12:43:00.000+09:00One thing I think is important to remember is the ...One thing I think is important to remember is the vast majority of child sexual abuse goes unreported.<BR/><BR/>Society makes a big deal about creepy old men hanging out near playgrounds in vans, but most most children are victimized by family members or friends of the family. The victim is made to feel a tremendous amount of shame, and usually go their entire lives without reporting the abuse.<BR/><BR/>Having only experienced Japan only by proxy from videogames and such I don't know how they deal with this problem, but I think there have been big strides in the US regarding awareness of child sexual abuse, and still most incidents go unreported. Given Japan's conservative bent and the pressure for people not to stand out or make a fuss it's possible Japan could have a huge out of control child sexual abuse problem and not be aware of it because it largely goes unreported.<BR/><BR/>It's just a thought, though. Maybe the easy availability of lolicon manga and whatnot makes it easier for people to get out their kinks in healthier ways. I don't pretend to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com