[Zen] Re: An Article of Interest

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:16:24 -0800 

Kristy,  Come closer and I'll lop off your Just THIS!  ...Bill!

--- In [email protected], Kristy McClain <healthyplay1@...> wrote:
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> Anthony,
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> Its not bad.  Its  not good.  It's "Just THIS".. ~k~
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> --- On Tue, 2/22/11, Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote:
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> From: Anthony Wu <wuasg@...>
> Subject: Re: [Zen] Re: An Article of Interest
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 8:46 PM
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> ED,
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> Despite all those horrible 'manga', the crime rates in Japan regarding sex 
> and violence remain low. So it is bad that I am agitated by tantric sex and 
> pedophilic priest. I should learn more from the Japanese.
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> Anthony
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> --- On Wed, 23/2/11, ED <seacrofter001@...> wrote:
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> From: ED <seacrofter001@...>
> Subject: [Zen] Re: An Article of Interest
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Wednesday, 23 February, 2011, 3:52 AM
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> 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
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> --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@> wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > Edgar
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> > > Anthony,
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> > > You may be pleased to hear that pedophiliac priests will shortly be 
> > > finding life tougher even in Japan.
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> > > --ED
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> > > " 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.
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> > > 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.
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> > > 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.
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> > > 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." 
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> > > (Wiki)
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> > > > Bill,
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> > > > I am glad you still think ethic may exist. Wait for a non-pedophilic 
> > > > priest to convert you to the glory of God.
> > > > 
> > > > Anthony
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