CNN brands anime and manga as porn

[darkjam]

lolwut?

[Phobotech]

Well, they aren't completely wrong.

I was just watching Evangelion the other day, when suddenly this happened.

[DM692]

"Uneemay animation"

lol

[kazumazkan]

I think they're mainly talking about the more pornographic manga's instead of the "normal manga"

[Idiot-Finder]

At 7/27/14 05:52 PM, darkjam wrote: lolwut?

It's CNN, what do you expect?

Excuse me while I go and watch my favorite guro porn Hokuto No Ken.

[Scintillating]

No, it didn't imply that in the article, you gimp.

[Mismo]

CNN trying to stay relevant.

[darkjam]

At 7/27/14 06:44 PM, Scintillating wrote: No, it didn't imply that in the article, you gimp.

Just because I get more pussy than u m8

[Mismo]

Maybe I should read the article first before I post. Seems it's more about people in Japan wanting to ban anime child porn which is actually not a bad thing.

[NGPulp]

That's actually not too far-fetched.

[Xenomit]

At 7/27/14 07:23 PM, Mismo wrote: people in Japan wanting to ban anime child porn which is actually not a bad thing.

It's not a good thing either though

[UVSoaked]

At 7/27/14 07:13 PM, Mismo wrote: CNN trying to stay relevant.

It's rather cute.

[Sense-Offender]

So, since you're clearly illiterate, I'm guessing you dictate to someone who posts for you and reads the replies to you? You should have told them to read the article you had them post as well.

[LittleWashu]

At 7/27/14 07:44 PM, Xenomit wrote:

At 7/27/14 07:23 PM, Mismo wrote: people in Japan wanting to ban anime child porn which is actually not a bad thing.

It's not a good thing either though

Banning Anime child porn isn't a good thing? Could you please explain to me how this isn't a good thing?

[ohbombuh]

At 7/27/14 07:13 PM, Mismo wrote: CNN trying to stay relevant.

Guess that's more important than their last shreds of journalistic integrity.

[Xenomit]

At 7/27/14 07:53 PM, LittleWashu wrote: Banning Anime child porn isn't a good thing? Could you please explain to me how this isn't a good thing?

Because it's not real. It's an artistic creation, and censoring any artistic creation that doesn't harm anyone is immoral, regardless of how much that creation might disgust or sicken you.

[koopahermit]

At 7/27/14 06:32 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote: It's CNN, what do you expect?

Excuse me while I go and watch my favorite guro porn Hokuto No Ken.

Kenshiro dono! Yamate!

[Sense-Offender]

At 7/27/14 08:00 PM, koopahermit wrote:

At 7/27/14 06:32 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote: It's CNN, what do you expect?

Excuse me while I go and watch my favorite guro porn Hokuto No Ken.

Kenshiro dono! Yamate!

Omae wa mo fakku!

[Th-e]

"'Cuteness is a problem," she said. "Because cuteness is something that makes you feel you have to protect the person, and there's a very fine line between 'I can protect the person' and 'I can control the person.'"

I don't know about that, although sometimes I wish I could give that person a hug. I do like looking at adorable characters, but not if they are sexualized.

That said, I do have a thought about something that may fit into this. From the Touhou based videos, there is this one called The Lovely, Freezing, Tomboyish Bath, Cirno's Hot Spring. It's cute and all, but there is this one scene that depicts a "child" naked with only some steam covering things. I am not providing the link for this reason.

Cirno is 60 years old, but has the appearance closer to that of a 10 year old, and is made of pure, icy cuteness. Should this be something to cut off access to?

[MrPercie]

Well, its not real child abuse, but I'd still be a bit hesitant to make it a regular thing to have on the book shelves.

[poopmcfarts]

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Illegal text.

[SneakyGameBoy]

Wow. CNN just pulled a Fox News move.

[Xiicubed]

That wasn't implied anywhere in the article

[dumbclowny]

Lol, see that's the wonderful thing about art your limits are endless as to what you can create and how you perceive the work of art. I've seen plenty of animes where there's one character that looks like they're 12 years old when in reality they're like 30. I don't think there's anything wrong with it when it comes to art.. I mean cmon it's not harming anyone if an artist decides to draw a naked child so be it, if you don't like it then stay away from it. It's the same as portraying rape in porn as far as I'm aware they don't get in trouble for that shit since I've seen it quite a bit.

[SubparTony]

Down a set of stairs, there are rows and rows of manga, many containing popular themes and images. But five feet away, in an area marked "adults only," the content took a sharp turn into shocking sex scenes, apparently involving minors.

"Very often people think manga equals sexual or manga equals violence. But it's only a part of manga... there are some very poetic, very beautiful ones," she said.

The fuck OP?

[yurgenburgen]

yeah let's start banning drawings because we're too fucking stupid to differentiate between reality and illusion

[satanbrain]

Enforcing child pornography laws in drawings is hard when the figure is not explicitly minor.

[Jojo]

I think you missed the point of the article. They didn't "brand" anything as porn. It's just discussing the possible relationship of (arguably) cp in manga and actual child abuse. Which leads me to this quote:

Actual children suffering and crying is not acceptable. But manga doesn't involve actual children. So there are no actual victims.
Ken Akamatsu

Inspirational words from an inspirational man.

Did you know drawings depicting children sexually are illegal in some countries, like the US? That's (arguably) a victimless crime. Japan is, like, the land of freedom. Well, at least when it comes to this. I applaud a country who in this age doesn't try to take people's freedoms away. (Well, at least when it comes to drawings and animation.—Freedom of expression.)

[ManDeep]

Good riddance.

[Radaketor]

At 7/27/14 07:53 PM, LittleWashu wrote: Banning Anime child porn isn't a good thing? Could you please explain to me how this isn't a good thing?

Because if you take away a pedo's lolicon he's gonna take away your kids.