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NEWS: 'Hentai' Anime Episodes Banned in Russia as Child Pornography


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Cecilthedarkknight_234



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:36 pm Reply with quote
Kurohei wrote:
I don't care if it's illegal or not, Looking at nude animated children is just discussing.


yeah we are discussing looking at naked cartoons oh wait you meant disgusting, gee try clarify next time. Also we don't know what series was removed it could have been strike witches, vivdread operation, dance in the vampire bund, yousga no sora, kodomo no jikan or moetan.
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mangamuscle



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:49 pm Reply with quote
Melanchthon wrote:
Srsly though, one of the biggest struggles in anthropology is to overcome the idea that our cultural norms are universally correct. Personally, I am a strong defender of the right to freedom of speech and am glad that I live in a country where those rights are respected. But I also acknowledge the Russian people have the right to make their own laws, even if I find these laws odious. These episodes were judged by Russian law and found to be in violation. If that's what the Russian government wants to do, then so be it.


The problem is not that they banned material with high sexual content, but the reasons behind the ban. Calling an anime or cartoon "child pornography" is akin to jailing someone for manslaughter or genocide just because he played a videogame and killed one, a thousand or a billion 2D humans. If law becomes so crooked the goverment can get away with just about anything.
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WeirDiE_InC



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 9:54 pm Reply with quote
I don't know, something tells me this decision might also have something to do with countering Americans regarding their reputation concerning child trafficking.
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vangelionite88



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 10:01 pm Reply with quote
they are banning the genre in general? cause some hentai does display "young" in appearance characters.

but media does not necessarily dictate peoples behavior, in which case violent movies and video games should be banned as well, hell after playing soo many hours of gta3 i should not be allowed to drive period, (most of the time i was running over people for the fudge of it, and blowing up cars, shooting random people).
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11G4GUNOT



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 10:16 pm Reply with quote
@Russia Hentai Ban, OMG SRSLY?
Blarg Monster wrote:
Omg you guys, I just killed approximately 450 totally innocent civilians in Saint's Row 3. SOMEONE PUT ME AWAY, I'M A MONSTER!!!
No
revolutionotaku wrote:
This is just as ridiculous as New Zealand banning "Puni Puni Poemi".
and also obscene with both Australia and Canada. Japan loli ban fails epically.
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mangamuscle



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 10:18 pm Reply with quote
WeirDiE_InC wrote:
I don't know, something tells me this decision might also have something to do with countering Americans regarding their reputation concerning child trafficking.


"We allow traffic of flesh and blood children, but 2D children are 100% protected from abuse in the Russian federation" <---- Am I the only one that thinks that line of thought is throughly retarded? Not to say politicians are above being totally retarded.
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blindworm



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 10:34 pm Reply with quote
i like how the hentai wasn't named, admirable bit of professionalism
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jr240483



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 10:38 pm Reply with quote
kipia90 wrote:
This is so dumb...


Nope. it have only one word.

STUPID!!!!!! With a capital S!!!!


Seriously?? Not all hentai series have lolicon in them. Sure there are some like Chousuji , and yea i like that series and other lolicon type series as well, but not every single hentai series is child porn. their starting to act as bad as the US gov't when it comes to the otaku commmunity.

though the japaneese govt have already earned the loathing of the otaku community and some manga creators thanks to that dumbass law the passed last year.
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TsukasaElkKite



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 10:46 pm Reply with quote
This is stupid.
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jr240483



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 10:58 pm Reply with quote
I just said that. but you are definitely right. its stupid beyond levels. i wont be susprised there will be a lawsuit to remove this ban. but since russia a dictator country i highly doubt it.
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takemyrevolution



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 11:02 pm Reply with quote
From briefly searching on Google, I found Vkontakte compared to Facebook in terms of being a social networking site. I'm pretty sure a social networking site doesn't want to get in a fight with the Russian government over some cartoon pornography, so it was appropriate, regarding the law, to remove the videos. I'm sure the series in question is available on other websites...
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WeirDiE_InC



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 11:17 pm Reply with quote
jr0904 wrote:
but since russia a dictator country i highly doubt it.


Yeah... I think it's time to stop living in the 20th century, jr.
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Khooni



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 11:19 pm Reply with quote
This is totally off the topic...... but can someone tell me the name of the anime O_o
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belvadeer





PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 11:31 pm Reply with quote
All in favor of not taking Russia seriously any further, say I.
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Mesonoxian Eve



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 11:33 pm Reply with quote
Melanchthon wrote:
Personally, I am a strong defender of the right to freedom of speech and am glad that I live in a country where those rights are respected.

And just what country is that? Because if you're talking about the US, you're one very naive person.

Not only does the US have a law which can do the very same thing (PROTECT Act), but the NSA's love of every American citizen clearly shows rights are far from respected.

Yeah, I went there.

Because it's true.
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