Japan to Outlaw Child Porn, Lolicon Excluded

AHN is reporting that legislation is being drafted in Japan, under international pressure, to ban possession of child pornography. However, the, "the prohibition reportedly exempts manga comics and animated film." The Guardian has more:

Manga belonging to the popular "lolicon" - Japanese slang for Lolita complex - genre are likely to escape the ban, as MPs are concerned that outlawing them could infringe on freedom of expression and drive men who use them as an outlet for their sexual urges to commit more serious offences.

Other critics of a far-reaching ban say the characters depicted in scores of lolicon titles are fictional and so are not being harmed.

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i am not sure if UNICEF will

i am not sure if UNICEF will be satisfied, i am sure their failure in Darfur make them shame on self and then they trying to find 'easy sitting duck' so they can be called 'succesful' in other area.
sometimes in the future they will be barking again asking why so many 'childporn' on manga and anime and press japan again...and again... until they satisfied with the 'moral westernization' on japan.

anon: LOL Darfur. Can you

anon: LOL Darfur.

Can you count how many Japanese pedophiles that were arrested in Cambodia?

The answer: NONE Wonder why

The answer: NONE

Wonder why many of these pedos came from countries that ain't Japan. Gee, maybe because these lolicon otakus are sane enough to recognize the difference between fantasy and reality? UNICEF needs to be kicked in the nuts for being good at doing absolutely nothing.

Hangmen U Pedo?

You pedophiles need new material..really, but I'll humor you and easily shut down the most over used defence for loli out there

The FANTASY is preteen children being manipulated, molested, and RAPED by most of the time much older men...yes it it a drawing..well, porno really

The REALITY is you dorks are masturbating to depictions, and fantasies of preteen children being manipulated, molested, and RAPED by most of the time much older men....CHILDREN...you still don't get it huh?
Now really rapist..honestly tell me how that DOESN'T make you 30 yr olds in your parents basement pedophiles??? really? I mean logically it's open and shut.

Bisna
P.S. just so we skip the next back and forth I'll cover another over used defence for loli

EXCUSE:((30yr old dork in parents basement)):It's art..you can't censor art man..it's unconstitutional..waaahhhhhh

SHUTDOWN:((ANY logicall person who doesn't want to molest small children)):So when you're masturbating it's "porn" or "hentai", and when you need to defend it, it's "ART"...not the smartest bunch..are they;)
I wonder what wouldv'e happened to Da Vinchi or Monet had they painted a small chld engaged in intercourse screaming...hmmm I wonder

1 more thing pall, "otaku" is an insult over there...just letting you know so you don't sound like a moron;)

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Well, however people want to

Well, however people want to defend it, loli-hentai IS child porno. Bisna is absolutely correct that Monet and Da Vinchi would have been castrated if painting some of the so called art thats depicted in loli-hentai because of this fact. Porno is the depiction of Sexual intercourse, animated or not. In regards to becoming defensive about "westernization". . .well, ya. . . I kind of see where you're coming from on that fear. When Cardcaptor Sakura came to the united states, they butchered the hell out of it and put that POS called Cardcaptors on. I think changes of this sort are largely due to the dictation from the common religious belief of a society. The relationships that (though not sexual by any means) were removed from the english WB versions would not have bode well on the largely Christian based population of USA. But really, the sanctity of a child in the pornographic sense is world wide, not just "westernization". In this world, you cannot allow a child of any age to just be on the beach with out being cautious of what they are wearing for fear that some other human may have sexual desires toward that child, and whilst having these desires thus commit rape or worse. Trust me i'm not undermining the seriousness of rape, but I'm referring to torture or whatever that is also depicted in loli-hentai. I personally view loli-hentai, and I like it. Im not into the rape and torture stuff, but the rest I like. Ive never really known what it is about it that is captivating. I personally have never had any intentions or desires of a real life child, and I do abhor the idea of real life child pornography. Pedophiles make me sick and I hate it when they say "princess" or whatever. I really feel nauseous when I hear crap like that and want to vomit. Ive viewed loli-hentai for a good 8-9 yrs and still hold this view. But the fact of the matter is that they are the same, loli-hentai and child porn are the same. People should come to grips with this fact. If it is available, I will seek it out and download it. But I am not going to raise arms if the powers that be of the political type wish to remove it. Please, by all means.

Oh, and btw, this whole thing about "if they were to stop allowing child porn in the animation form, this would be infringing on my right to express myself...". . . Okay, ONE, if you're gonna say that its unconstitutional, then please only say that if you're in the USA lol. Secondly, humans have the privelage of expressing themselves, there are NO rights, get that straight. Because our world is so jacked up, we have political factions that dictate the lvl we can express ourselves. Are they always right. . . NO. However, to what extent would you like someone to use this age old excuse if you had a child and they wanted to rape them and carve them up with a knife only to express themselves? "Hello, Loli-hentai doesnt actually hurt anyone! Its all fake Varx" This may be true, however, loli-hentai is the clear, expressed, and depicted desire of such hurtful situations.

I honestly feel that all Pornography, child or adult should be banned.

Oh, and one more thing. . .

Oh, and one more thing. . . Bisna, just for clarification. . . Otaku is to a degree an insult, but not like you think it might be. Back in the day, nerds were insulted by being called "Geeks" or "Nerds". In modern terms, there are varying levels of respect accompanied by these titles, from very low in the social and intellectual rating, to very high. The same is with an Otaku! I like to think of myself as an Otaku. I am a fairly responsible young male that enjoys World of Warcraft, anime, and manga. Though I own my own house two story house in the suburbs, do some minor web design and video editing, and have a Mazda RX-8. The point of me rambling like this is not to provide a personal ad, but rather to show that Otaku is not an insult. oh ya, and please don't be so hasty and immature as to call someone a moron. It's not polite ^_^

Is it child porn?

regardless of how "tasteful it is or immoral" lolicon/lolicon hentai in general is NOT child porn.

reason 1: It is animated!! regardless of what you may say or think or what beliefs people try to force on others for this type or crime there has to be a victim. Who is the victim? all I see isnt a morality issue but more about like was said before western rules and laws being forced onto another country. modern laws these days make me sick. People say it is to proctect our freedoms but in fact they actually take away people basic freedoms and replace them with false ideas and say these are the only freedoms you are allowed. people should be free to own what they want and go where they want to go. Granted with this ideas are there always will be concequences, but it is also our freedom to choose what we wish to do.

reason 2: lolicon may be in fact a word derived from lolita, but the actually turn in young under developed females. This is fact does not pin a age on these "animated" not real characters. even these days what do women do over the consented age? Try to make themselves younger. Are they in fact instigating this practice? not to mention there are plenty of women out there that arent children that in fact look younger the most of our teenagers. Please get your facts straight before making conclusions and make real conclusions.

I do agree that lolicon is aimed for enticing the idea of underage sex but all in all if anything these animes/hentai/cartoons arent real, and if these actually in fact help people who are indeed pedofiles curb there urges from actually chasing real children, which Ive read has been the case then i see no problem in this.

Japan has prospered in many more ways then the US and the US people in my opinion dont know jack about what type of life people in japan are living. It is there government and international org. or any other country shouldnt interfere with another country that doesnt need this help.

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