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NEWS: Young Magazine Issue Delayed Due to 'Inappropriate' Depiction


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penguintruth



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:32 pm Reply with quote
Just to put this in perspective to people who don't think this is inappropriate, imagine a magazine with an adult man being fondled by an underage girl.

Enjoy your double standard.
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Psycho_Despair



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 12:44 am Reply with quote
So they forget to convert her into a 2D girl? Anyways like many have said, that little kid is lucky. He could have fondled them "accidentally".
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ConanSan



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 2:27 am Reply with quote
penguintruth wrote:
Just to put this in perspective to people who don't think this is inappropriate, imagine a magazine with an adult man being fondled by an underage girl.

Enjoy your double standard.
It's not so much that (I've resigned myself to Japan having that sort of nonsense as well as their economy busting DVD/BR prices) as the idea that this has been "Delayed" because how dare a past person who was exploited by a system such as AKB48's suddenly go and make provocative photos of herself outwit that system and apparently of legal age.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 7:17 am Reply with quote
Ah, the idol graduation tradition. Time to put out a nudie book, ala Perfect Blue. Actually, Japan even has "age-time countdowns" for these books. Laughing

Sure, use a gaijin boy for this photoshop because J-boys would hit too close to home. She doesn't look all that though. Razz
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Polycell



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:56 am Reply with quote
penguintruth wrote:
Just to put this in perspective to people who don't think this is inappropriate, imagine a magazine with an adult man being fondled by an underage girl.

Enjoy your double standard.
Actually, if she was doing the exact same thing I think a lot of people would care less. Gotta remember that double standard for the tatas.
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mdo7



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:38 pm Reply with quote
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Update 2: Dan Kanemitsu notes that the cover image of the photo collection can be considered child pornography under the legal definition in Japan.


So that's the reason why this delay happen. Well, never thought child pornography would come up.
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Mohawk52



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 7:44 pm Reply with quote
enurtsol wrote:
Sure, use a gaijin boy for this photoshop because J-boys would hit too close to home. She doesn't look all that though. Razz
He doesn't look all that gaijin to me. It's not uncommon for Japanese children to have their hair bleached, or coloured by their parents, or at the child's agent's request, and if it's for a photoshoot like this even more so if the pay is good. Hell one could even say that maybe those breasts have been photoshopped as well, given that the majority of Japanese females don't usually sport such a cup size. Wink
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 8:09 pm Reply with quote
Mohawk52 wrote:
enurtsol wrote:
Sure, use a gaijin boy for this photoshop because J-boys would hit too close to home. She doesn't look all that though. Razz
He doesn't look all that gaijin to me. It's not uncommon for Japanese children to have their hair bleached, or coloured by their parents, or at the child's agent's request, and if it's for a photoshoot like this even more so if the pay is good. Hell one could even say that maybe those breasts have been photoshopped as well, given that the majority of Japanese females don't usually sport such a cup size. Wink


That was one thing that has come up in my mind, "are those for real or have they been photoshopped" Laughing
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DTJB



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 3:39 am Reply with quote
This just in: former idol group member identified to being a SELL OUT!
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dragon695



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:51 pm Reply with quote
Lija-chan wrote:
What a lucky young man he was. He would probably remember this...forever...

You know, we always hear this, but what if it turns out that his sexual orientation means that later he might actually regret this? That's just one possibility, but there are so many reasons why this is not a good idea. I just think it is kinda funny that everyone *assumes* that he'll appreciate it.

BTW, he looks more like a half-breed than an all gaijin. The moar you know...
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lijachan



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 5:14 pm Reply with quote
dragon695 wrote:
Lija-chan wrote:
What a lucky young man he was. He would probably remember this...forever...

You know, we always hear this, but what if it turns out that his sexual orientation means that later he might actually regret this? That's just one possibility, but there are so many reasons why this is not a good idea. I just think it is kinda funny that everyone *assumes* that he'll appreciate it.
Which brings me back to the "he'll remember it... FOREVER."
Whether this kid turns out to be homosexual later on, or not - since we'll never really know - this experience could haunt him in a good or bad way. I don't even see why my comment has to be taken in a bad way, coz it's a double standard comment. That's really up to your imagination what it could mean.
As a woman, whether I think I'm straight or gay or bi, or whatever... having to touch those boobs would make me happy. Because, hey! I like boobs. //shrugs. But that's just me.

(But like you said, pushing the sexual orientation out of the topic...and talking about a different reason, there's a possibility this could leave him thinking of it in a bad way until he's older... //nods. u.u)
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