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Case
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Who thinks eating a baby is "comedy gold"? Nobody, would you say? As a (former?) reviewer who has talked much about personal opinions, and how we should all realize that ANN's reviews are just opinions and not statements of fact, I don't know how you can pretend this Nymphet's approach can't be defended. (By anyone?) Further proof to me that ANN's reviewers have a serious problem distinguishing their own judgments from facts. I think you need to listen more and stop simplfying opposing viewpoints as "basically x" cleanly within your preconceived cognitive framework. |
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britannicamoore
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I'm very sorry. I'll try to be more clear: I asked: Is the scence you showed and picked any worse than the scene I just described. Not saying you have a problem with everything- its just a question. Is it that difficult to answer?
Hmm...sick fuckers huh? To that tenchi fanboy several posts back I bet you don't get called one of those. I find the whole story funny. Thats because it is. I'm not into loli or whatever its called these days but its no worse than what i've read in other manga that sit on bookshelves in our bookstores now. Want a list? I'm game. Last edited by britannicamoore on Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:14 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Zac
ANN Executive Editor
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Alright, well, if it's a 10-year old being presented as a sex object and the artwork is drawn like typical fanservice artwork, with the 10-year old's "junk" being shown front and center, and the rest of the work continued to show said 10-year old in sexually suggestive or explicit positions, then yes, it's shouta, and I have a problem with that like I do loli. If the manga is about some depraved awful villain who does things like that and it's clearly presented - tastefully - as something horrifying and wrong, then that's fine. It's adult material to be sure, and shocking, but it would be like the "rape" scene in Perfect Blue. It's controversial, but there's meaning behind it, and it's not there to titillate - it's there to show you the bleak and terrible reality of the human condition.
Not me, actually - the whole "eating babies" thing is a desperate grab at "edginess", and that episode was kinda weak. Metalocalypse is funny because the band members are silly and stupid. The violence is an attempt at satirizing the iconography of death metal, and I'm not sure how successful it really is. Also, if "The Dethklok Home for Wayward Kitties" didn't make you laugh, I don't know what would. Apparently 8-year olds simulating a money shot, I guess. You're not listening to anyone else either, Case, nor are you even bothering to address half of what's being said to you, so don't tell me I'm the one being close-minded when you're just being a coward and ignoring parts of the argument you don't like. So give me a break already. |
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britannicamoore
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Typical fanserivce (throughout the seris) Check Artwork drawn as fanservice Check His junk being shown- nope. I don't remember anyone's junk being shown in the manga- but its been awhile Explicit Positions- arguable. You'd have to see it and i have no pics. She's a bit of a villain but a hero as well. She's seen licking him up and drinking his blood several times. Theres even a scene where his friends hear and they think the two of them are having sex- they aren't though. To imply this further he comes back to the house many times ery tierd and his friends think something is up between him and the vampire- in a lewed way. It's a gag- a trick. Joke. Not sure if he's a sex object or not- the girls like him and always talk about dating him when he's older. Theres not meaning behinnd it. it's part of the comedy and fanservice of the manga. Theres no signs behinnd it- in fact I'd say there are more signs behinnd the actions in Nymphet than there are in this manga. |
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Zac
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Wanna tell me what manga you're talking about here? Because I have no idea. |
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britannicamoore
Posts: 2618 Location: Out. |
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Negima. the scene I brought up was from vol 15 period 137 |
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ikillchicken
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Well, Thats somewhat different since they're hurting others and not just potentially hurting themselves. As an alternative, what about the situation you described, except its not for comedy, its for a serious drama? That would be okay right? Ofcourse that would obviously present it as being a very bad thing even though its happening. I guess maybe thats where the problem arises with this. Its essentially using it for a similar purpose (except comedy instead of drama). Unfortunately, though like in drama, it is not presented in a positive light, because of the less serious nature of comedy, you don't really notice that same negative message with a drama. If you look at it factually, nobodys saying that kids should act like this. However, yes, like you said the attempt to say that this is bad is pretty half hearted.
So you find that its objectionable even if it isnt meant for titillation? What exactly do you mean by "exploitative"? If you just think its trashy or offensive to depict such things no matter the purpose, thats understandable to me. Or do you think that its still obvious that the intend is for titilation. If you do, I can't blame you for condemning it. I still am not certain I agree though. |
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Talon87
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Second, as any fan of loli would tell you, it's an insult to lump loli in with pedophilia; your suggestion is as base as telling a fan of rape hentai, "You'd probably be better off watching real women get raped in front of a video camera." In the same sense that staged rape in pornography "just isn't the same" as "authentic" rape scenes shown in hentai, lolikons have argued that there is next to no sexual appeal of seeing an 18+ year old speak like a baby wittle girl in a school uniform and have sex. And that they would never, ever dream of harming an actual child; thus, they turn to loli hentai, where you get both the "reality" of an actual underage schoolgirl having sex and no real-world victim. This point brings us a little too close to the whole "loli debate" line in the sand, so I won't say more; just pointing out that you're being awfully counter-productive for your own case if you do claim to be a defender of those fans of loli stories like KnJ.
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ArielTsuki
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Crap, did you listen before in the last argument? Aoki-sensei DID try to find help for Rin (you wouldn't know because you didn't read the source). And it reflected in classic Japanese behavior: they basically told him to mind his business about it if the parents won't do anything. Why do you think intense bullying that's on the rise in Japan is basically unchecked? Because teachers are told to mind their business. Hell, you read Loveless, they basically said the same thing to Shimonome-sensei even though it was clear that Ritsuka was being abused. The child protection services in Japan are well known to be pretty much crap, it's not surprising that manga/anime reflect this.
It does make a world of difference if the character in the story thinks of a character. Rin's behavior is not accepted nor encouraged. That's what the audiences supposed to react to it, that is something wrong with this child. And her advances aren't supposed to tittlate as much as intimidate. Plus you didn't get past the first volume so you wouldn't know the whole backstory of how Rin is what she is. Plus KoJika isn't marketed towards lolicons, it's in a bishoujo magazine for guys which includes titles like Girls' High, Potemayo and Hitohira, which are obviously not lolicon titles. KoJika is a PARODY of that genre, the fanservice isn't supposed to be taken seriously like a real lolicon title. If there's people who take it the wrong way, it's not the fault of the author. Well, it doesn't matter now, KoJika was only prempted/canceled because of some principal hitting on a 16 year old student. |
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Mohawk52
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CCSYueh
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Steroid--
ok. Because you did sound a bit over there. No prob Ultrapostman- There's Satanism like the ones that make the news which usually are stray individuals rebelling against the Christian god they were brought up with. LeVey's group out of San Francisco is pretty much the only organised group calling themselves Church of Satan I'm aware of (King Diamond was a member) & LeVey's group is more secular humanism-Satan's crime was putting himself over God & one of their beliefs is worshiping oneself as an embodyment of Satan. They're actually this side of the Mosaic law-Levey said one has to warn an enemy to stop & if they don't, it's ok to curse them. One of their biggest claims to fame was Jayne Mansfield was a member & after she was all but decapitated in an accident the press asked LeVey about it & his response was he warned her to stay away from her managers since he cursed him for speaking out against LeVey. So LeVey's group is really just another religion. However, you're totally off on the non-loli being used for self-pleasure. Look at all the read-between-the-lines yaoi out there. Come on, Gojyo's totally a womanizer, yet isn't he coupled with Hakkai a lot? He did save Hakkai's life. (nudge, nudge) Weiss Kruez, all the other bishie shojo titles where there is no yaoi action the fans insert it. Hells bells, the most fun about Gakuen Heaven is all the jokes "It's so white, can I touch it?" "No, you'll get it dirty!" & they're talking about a teacup. You have to admit a title like Jikan has to lend itself to those who lean towards pedophilia's fantasies whether it does that for you or not. Whoever said manga-ka's are all that intelligent? They're like the rest of us--some are very intelligent & others are idiots (such as Zatch Bell's manga-ka, unable to believe diet Coke had no sugar in it washing his hands in diet Coke &-wow, his hands weren't sticky! Or YuYu Hakusho's author titling a series Level E & telling his editor it was E for Alien only to have the editor point out Alien starts with an A). For the most part, they're in it for a buck. If a title sells, great. If it doesn't, they have to make one that does. Talon-fanfics are scary things & the ones you mention (such as on Deviant Art) are likely inspired by original Japanese tales & so are a knock-off--as much Japanese as whichever country the writre is from. If not influenced by the Japanese original, would most of thatr stuff exist? My teen spends her afternoons drawing manga, writing fanfics, & roleplaying yaoi--I would never say they were American just because she is--it's Japanese filtered thru an American mentality. I have basically ignored fanfics because even though the handful I read were pretty good, I have read about the scary Star Trek ones where it's always Amok Time & the object of desire is the author(There's aparently yaoi. God, I don't want to think about it) for decades & I'm afraid I'm going to come across the anime versions. I'm sure someone has paired Han Solo & Chewbacca & I really don't want to think about that. Case-- As a headbanger from the 80's heyday I will say I find Metalocalypse more stupid than dirt. In fact, most of Adult Swim's "humor" line-up is stupid. That night they aired all those titles instead of the anime I was totally flabergasted at the complete idiocy of the humor--like that stupid Barbarian title's writers really need to watch Bastard or Slayers to see some decent sword & sorcery humor. Particularly Bastard. I'm-on-fire-so-I'm-screaming. I'm supposed to laugh? THe Adult Swim Comedy Night gets better ratings than their anime? That's so sad. I'll gamble the Hannabal Lecter joke is purely Hannabal Lecter. He is a joke-enjine unto himself. You don't have to say "cannibal"-you just say Hannibal Lector & pretty much all Americans know who he is. ArielTsuki- Even if one's superiors want to sweep it under the carpet, one can go outside their power. Aoki Sensei could take her to a shrink. Obviously whatever he's doing hasn't changed her behavior, has it? Not to mention, is it that CPS in Japan is a joke, or media portrayal is? How many Medical Examiners are like Quincy? I was watching Cold Case the other day & the medical Examiner in that segment said it's a joke how they're portrayed in the media. She's never done any of that stuff-chasing down the suspect or whatever. How many laws does the average tv cop break in any given episode of any crime drama? I thought Japan at least pays lip service to supporting all those child protection standards of the UN even if their entertainment industry has genres undermining it. We saw crack-downs on risque manga aimed at girls. I hear the Japanese PTA is a force to be reckoned with-Bobobo allegedly met an early demise after attracting their attention. As an adult who has had to teach her own child, at some point most adults will put their foot down & say "STOP IT!" No blushing. No mincing words. A few times may be cute, but once it gets to be completely irritating, an adult orders the child to stop. He has more power than she does. It wouldn't continue for chapters. |
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Talon87
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^ The original request was for somebody to provide an example of a country which commercially produces Kodomo no Jikan-like material. Because of the "commercial" stipulation, I failed and would admit that the fanfics argument, while close, was too far off the mark to be admissable. Indeed, even when fanfics have been sold for commercial value, I can only turn to Japan and its flourishing doujinshi subculture for examples. I can't think of any other country where something similar to parody doujinshi exist and they are legally sold for money. (Or at the very least sold in very public very well-known convention halls and/or Akiba shops while the person who holds the copyright for the original characters doesn't lift a finger.)
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Berserkfury819
Posts: 229 Location: Detroit Mi. Spider-Man is dead. R.I.P. |
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Oh come on, Metalocalypse is hilarious. I'm a metalhead and so I get most of the jokes, but how can you not love a clown who dresses up like Gene Simmons and runs around screaming in a high pitched voice "Gigigigi yeeeeaaahhhhhh! I'm Dr. Rockso, the Rock'N'Roll Clown! I do cocaine! Seriously, I do a lot of cocaine."
Metalocaypse is the funniest show on Adult Swim, at least in my opinion. |
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ultrapostman
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I know about LaVey and his "church" and I think that this relgion is basically the antithesis of Christianity. He actually said "Love only those who deserve it". I've got a serious problem with that, because it goes against the very core of what Jesus taught, but this is all off topic. I was just saying that I believe Satanism is fundamentally wrong and I stick by that.
You're right, I shouldn't have associated lolicon with pedophilia. It is sort of bollocks when I'm trying to defend it. Thanks for pointing it out. As for the responding to your other points, I'm not going to. Why? Well, because I'm bored trying to defend Knj against everyone here. I use the same arguements all the time, and I think they're good arguements, but they just won't work. So, in order keep myself interested, I'm switching to the anti-Knj/lolicon side. My opinions haven't changed in the slightest; I'm just doing this for kicks. |
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Zac
ANN Executive Editor
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Thanks for publicly announcing that you're basically trolling and are now "switching" to another side of the argument "for kicks". I'd be happy to boot you out of here for this, so consider this your "don't do that" warning. If you're tired of the conversation, go read a different thread. |
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