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Please do not read if youâre uncomfortable. But if you are interested, please do read through it.
Please do not read if youâre uncomfortable. But if you are interested, please do read through it.
So the other day, I made a tweet joking about walking into pedo twitter.
This was because I commented a lighted remark to someone who EXPLICITLY said that they wanted to see characters, under the age of 18, in lewd and sexualised clothing.
This was because I commented a lighted remark to someone who EXPLICITLY said that they wanted to see characters, under the age of 18, in lewd and sexualised clothing.
I have now had multiple people, over the age of 18 (legal adults) replying to me, (legally a child) trying to argue the fact that they are only characters, and do not exist in the real world.
Arguing this, in response to a person (me) who is, at the time of writing this, the same age as the characters mentioned.
I understand the fact that they are only fictional characters, and hold no weight in the real world. However +
I understand the fact that they are only fictional characters, and hold no weight in the real world. However +
The concerning amount of people over the age of 18, arguing the morality of sexualising characters canonically under the age of 18 is scary. How can you actively say that it isnât morally wrong to heavily sexualise characters known to be underage?
Then having the gall to say that if I cannot see the difference between fiction and reality, then itâs my problem. Sexualisation of anyone under the age of 18, characters or not is wrong. Normalising it makes it easier for people with truely disturbing intents to hide +
Under the false security that theyâre only characters. Normalising the sexualisation of characters under the age of 18, is in turn, helping to normalise the sexualisation of real children.
For example, âLoliâsâ are widely known to be sexualised by thousands of people both in real life and over the internet. One of the most commonly known characters is Kanna, from Miss Koboyashiâs Dragon Maid. Who while being a dragon, age unknown, has an underage human form. +
This human form canonically appears as a child aged 8/9, that attends elementary school and is in year 3. Thing is, is that her human form is the one being sexualised. A character who appears as a child, and acts like a child. +
It Is so heavily sexualised and generally normalised. Do you see the glaring issue? What difference does it make if the character is 16? Both characters are depicted through appearance and actions as children. So tell me what the difference is.
Do you agree with the sexualisation of Kanna, just because sheâs technically an âancient dragonâ? Are you saying that youâre okay with sexualising a character who appears as an elementary schooler, just because theyâre actually really old?
How are your morals so easily swayed by the fact that theyâre only characters? How can you say that with such confidence and moral?
In fact, how can you so easily say all of that to a person the exact same age as these characters that youâre oh so dutifully expressing the fact that theyâre fictional? Do you even grasp what youâre implying to me and people under the age of 18?
Because what youâre implying is the fact that the only reason you are not actively sexualising me is because Iâm not fictional. These lines that youâre drawing are so easily blurred by you, and you donât even realise it. How do you not realise what youâre telling me?
the fact that you would be able to actively sexualise an underage person based solely on the fact that they are a fictional character is disturbing. How can you blur a line so badly and still believe that youâre correct?
Are you just ignorant? Or are you truely hiding behind the pretence of them being fictional? If youâre so easily swayed to believe that this is normal, how easily will you be swayed in the real world?
You can tell me all you like that you would never do any of this to a real person, instead of asking yourself why youâre even doing it in the first place. Arenât you embarrassed?
Arenât you embarrassed that a person, legally a child, has more capacity to reflect on themselves and their actions, than you? How can you not see the glaring issue? Why arenât you able to reflect on yourself and find any issue with what youâre saying?
Is it just because the age difference is only 3 or 4 years? If it is, why do you so wholeheartedly believe that? Why canât you find issue with this? Why arenât you able to understand that what youâre saying is wrong? In the end, theyâre still a child, and youâre still an adult.
Is your life really so dull that you are able to find time to argue morality on twitter with a child? Because the way that things are at the moment, I find it easy to say that youâre a dull person, living a dull life.
Tell me, what would your parents say if they found out you were arguing morality about the sexualisation of characters under the age of 18, to a child? Itâs pathetic. Get help, please.
//end of thread.
I have said what I wanted at the moment, sorry for any misspellings, or bad punctuation.
I hope what I said makes sense, and that anyone reading this that believes this is okay, to try and find why you think like that.
Donât sexualise minors, real or fictional
I have said what I wanted at the moment, sorry for any misspellings, or bad punctuation.
I hope what I said makes sense, and that anyone reading this that believes this is okay, to try and find why you think like that.
Donât sexualise minors, real or fictional
