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typicalgamer:
He would be 1 shot k-o if he moves a muscle

CoolUsername:
I got into an argument in a comment section the other day. I said since loli content is fictional, there shouldn't be laws against it and most of the moral grandstanding is unnecessary, despite how weird it actually is. I got called a weirdo for this stance.

What do you guys think about loli characters in anime?

Is it problematic?

Are lolicons actually pedos?

Should it be illegal despite it being fiction?

Is it just a weird preference? Is it not weird at all?

How does it compare to other taboo preferences like ryona and guro?

Are you a lolicon?

Kaycee7:
Same argument was raging on X yesterday.

I see them the same way as any other character archetype. I have lolis among my favorite characters and characters I hate/dislike.

It's as problematic as violence in video games or anime. Funny how we don't see people condemning underage characters in fiction participating or suffering violence but you drop a beach episode and everyone loses their minds.

There's probably some actual pedos in there but I wouldn't say that's a direct result of them being lolicons.

Absolutely not.

Depends on the person. Some make it seem weird and some don't. Might also have something to do with our perception of the person.

I'd put it on a similar level with ryona but tame when compared to guro.

To the best of my knowledge, no.

pu7pl3:
Wth us a Lolicon?

pu7pl3:
Wth us a Lolicon?

CoolUsername:
Thanks for your response. This conversation was basically non-existent 10 years ago. It's like we've somehow lost the ability to distinguish between fiction and reality and regressed to the days of blaming violent video games for real world violence.

This may be strange to say, but I kinda miss the days when weebs got bullied for being nerds. Now, with normification of anime and nerd culture in general, these spaces have been infiltrated by the same kinds of people who once bullied nerds and weeks.

However, the bullying still persists but with our current social climate's emphasis on mental health, they started to get creative.
This means that everything must have a moralistic dimension. You don't just get called a loser for liking fanservice anime, you get called an evil loser because fanservice perpetuates unrealistic body types that give little girls eating disorders and drives them to depression and suicide. You are not just a weirdo for lolicon, you are a pedo who should get arrested.

Should've gatekept.

Kaycee7:
The funny thing is that the folks who're obsessed with the ages of fictional characters come off as creepy to me.

And the projection is crazy. For example, my favorite Dragon Maid character is Kanna. And I view Kanna completely as a child, not even a loli. I mentioned this one time and some dude replied with "call the FBI" and started accusing me of being a pedo, even though I hadn't mentioned anything remotely sexual yet.

It's really not a strange thing to say. Tourists have caused a lot of damage to discourse in the anime community.

CoolUsername:
This people would say stuff like this but watch Saw 1—6, talk about how much they love Jaime Lannister in GoT, and watch Euphoria. Of course, there nothing wrong with doing any of these but the hypocrisy is amazing.

nani667:
Droid°°

CoolUsername:
According to Wikipedia:

In Japanese popular culture, lolicon is a genre of fictional media in which young girl characters appear in romantic or sexual contexts. The term also refers to desire and affection for such characters, and fans of such characters and works.

Kaycee7:
Fans of loli characters

CoolUsername:
Vizards jobbing😞

Shinji getting cut off mid-sentence, then secondary explosion when he was about to land was just insulting

Baddestguyp:
Shinji na fraud nah

The same dude that explained his whole technique to Aizen for Aizen to treat it as child's play

CoolUsername:
1. NOW LEMME TELL YOU SOMETHING BROTHER!!

2. Shooting star press.

3. TFW you explain your power to your opponent and they just the information to beat you.

Baddestguyp:
Please no JJK manga spoilers here

I literally opened my Twitter this morning and the first thing I saw was JJK spoilers

The new chapter is trending and appeared on my feed even though I don't usually see anime/manga trends

MrSinister:
Thank God you have finally come back to your senses.