ED, Despite all those horrible 'manga', the crime rates in Japan regarding sex and violence remain low. So it is bad that I am agitated by tantric sex and pedophilic priest. I should learn more from the Japanese. Anthony
--- On Wed, 23/2/11, ED <seacrofter...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: ED <seacrofter...@yahoo.com> Subject: [Zen] Re: An Article of Interest To: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, 23 February, 2011, 3:52 AM God alone knows, but some think so. As Anthony appears to get unusually agitated by Tantric sex, pedophilic priests and raunchy Zen masters, I thought he might appreciate the news from Japan re: shojo manga and shotacon. --ED --- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > Is there any evidence that these comics actually "contribute to actual sexual > abuse of children"? Is the rate of this any higher in Japan than elsewhere? > If not I don't see any problem with it, after all no children are involved in > its production as it is all art work not photography. > > Edgar > > Anthony, > > > > You may be pleased to hear that pedophiliac priests will shortly be finding > > life tougher even in Japan. > > > > --ED > > " Lolicon also romanised as rorikon, is a Japanese portmanteau of the > > phrase "Lolita complex". In Japan, the term describes an attraction to > > underage girls, or an individual with such an attraction. It is also > > commonly used when referring to lolicon manga or lolicon anime, a subset of > > manga and anime wherein childlike female characters are often depicted in > > an erotic manner. A number of anthology manga magazines have been published > > since the 1980s which focus exclusively on this subset. Outside Japan, the > > term is in less common usage and usually refers to the manga and anime. > > > > The phrase is a reference to Vladimir Nabokov's book Lolita, in which a > > middle-age man becomes sexually obsessed with a twelve-year-old girl, and > > is an outgrowth of the shôjo manga style of artwork. The equivalent term > > for attraction to (or art pertaining to erotic portrayal of) young boys is > > shotacon. > > > > Laws have been enacted in various countries, including in Japan, which > > regulate explicit content featuring children or child-like characters. > > Parent and citizens groups in Japan have organized to work toward stronger > > controls and stricter laws governing lolicon manga and other similar media. > > Critics say that the lolicon genre contributes to actual sexual abuse of > > children, while others say that there is no evidence for this claim, or > > that there is evidence to the contrary. > > > > A recent law passed in Tokyo on what material could be sold to minors takes > > effect in July 2011, and has directly affected the long-running Tokyo > > International Anime Fair (TAF) as multiple large and small publishers of > > manga and producers of anime have backed out of showing or sponsoring the > > fair." > > > > (Wiki) > > > Bill, > > > > > > I am glad you still think ethic may exist. Wait for a non-pedophilic > > > priest to convert you to the glory of God. > > > > > > Anthony
