LOL! That just about covers everything! Edgar
On Feb 22, 2011, at 6:20 PM, ED wrote: > > > On issues concerning guns, drugs, sex, land-grabs, children, women, and so > on, it is not easy to separate truthful from emotional positions. > > --ED > > > --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > > Well the arrest rates should be known data. I'd be interested in seeing if > there is any increase in actual criminal activity or whether perhaps such art > serves as an outlet and actually reduces the rate which some claim it does. > It all seems more a matter of political correctness than actual criminality > to me.... > > Edgar > >> God alone knows, but some think so. As Anthony appears to get unusually >> agitated by Tantric sex, pedophilic priests and raunchy Zen masters, I >> thought he might appreciate the news from Japan re: shojo manga and >> shotacon. >> >> --ED >> >> >> >> >> > Is there any evidence that these comics actually "contribute to actual >> > sexual abuse of children"? Is the rate of this any higher in Japan than >> > elsewhere? If not I don't see any problem with it, after all no children >> > are involved in its production as it is all art work not photography. >> > >> > Edgar >> >> >> > > Anthony, >> > > >> > > You may be pleased to hear that pedophiliac priests will shortly be >> > > finding life tougher even in Japan. >> > > >> > > --ED >> >> > > " Lolicon also romanised as rorikon, is a Japanese portmanteau of the >> > > phrase "Lolita complex". In Japan, the term describes an attraction to >> > > underage girls, or an individual with such an attraction. It is also >> > > commonly used when referring to lolicon manga or lolicon anime, a subset >> > > of manga and anime wherein childlike female characters are often >> > > depicted in an erotic manner. A number of anthology manga magazines have >> > > been published since the 1980s which focus exclusively on this subset. >> > > Outside Japan, the term is in less common usage and usually refers to >> > > the manga and anime. >> > > >> > > The phrase is a reference to Vladimir Nabokov's book Lolita, in which a >> > > middle-age man becomes sexually obsessed with a twelve-year-old girl, >> > > and is an outgrowth of the shôjo manga style of artwork. The equivalent >> > > term for attraction to (or art pertaining to erotic portrayal of) young >> > > boys is shotacon. >> > > >> > > Laws have been enacted in various countries, including in Japan, which >> > > regulate explicit content featuring children or child-like characters. >> > > Parent and citizens groups in Japan have organized to work toward >> > > stronger controls and stricter laws governing lolicon manga and other >> > > similar media. Critics say that the lolicon genre contributes to actual >> > > sexual abuse of children, while others say that there is no evidence for >> > > this claim, or that there is evidence to the contrary. >> > > >> > > A recent law passed in Tokyo on what material could be sold to minors >> > > takes effect in July 2011, and has directly affected the long-running >> > > Tokyo International Anime Fair (TAF) as multiple large and small >> > > publishers of manga and producers of anime have backed out of showing or >> > > sponsoring the fair." >> > > >> > > (Wiki) >> >> >> >> >> > > > Bill, >> > > > >> > > > I am glad you still think ethic may exist. Wait for a non-pedophilic >> > > > priest to convert you to the glory of God. >> > > > >> > > > Anthony >> >> > > >
