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Aug 19, 2002, 9:56am

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Umm, I know full well that there are plenty of Lolitas in Japan. But
that doesn't necessarily make it the driving force for creating anime
with little girls in them. Hell, most shoujo is created by *women* who
target them towards teenage girls; the Lolitas just help to keep them in
business.


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> Um, by "sex" I don't necessarily mean actual sex, you idiot; simply sexual...sexuality. Come on, man, learn to extrapolate. And if you don't think Pokemon has violence, YOU are the one who needs to get out more. How often is Team Rocket "blasted into space"? Duh...they have to be HIT (violence) by something to be pushed, you know.
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Well dur, I knew you weren't talking about flat-out sex. So much for
extrapolating. As for violence, I suppose next you'll tell me that
Looney Tunes is rife with violence! "My God, it's poisoning our
children! When will it end?!" :P Give me a break.


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> Uh huh...so are you now agreeing with me that sex and violence are the biggest components (not ONLY or ALL!) of anime?
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I'm agreeing that sex and violence can be found in lots of anime in
varying degrees. But that doesn't mean it's the "biggest" component. If
you made the argument that sex and violence are part of Japanese
culture, which is really the biggest component of anime, then maybe
you'd have a case.


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> I never said they were NECESSARY components for BEING anime; simply that they ARE the biggest components OF anime. Helps to understand English, Goob...
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See above.


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> Um, Hollywood IS MOSTLY (not "all") about sex and violence--if you can't see that, you truly are clueless.
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So then, anime isn't "all" about sex and violence either, meaning sex
and violence isn't the biggest component. I never said Hollywood doesn't
have its share of sex and violence, but S & V isn't its BIGGEST
component any more than it's anime's.


> God damn, dude, do you just like to argue or something? At least TRY to offer support for your arguments...
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I could ask the same about you...

At any rate, all I'm saying is you can't paint anime with such a broad
brush any more than you can do it to Hollywood. Then again, I suppose if
you truly believe what you're saying, that might explain a lot of
things, since you apparently must avoid all forms of entertainment. ;P


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