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Re:Mastodon is big in Japan, and the reason why is uncomfort... by userbinator on Saturday August 19, 2017 @10:50AM (#15053678)
It seems the distinction between real child porn and lolicon that Japan has made, could be summarised as "thoughtcrime is not crime".
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Re:Mastodon is big in Japan, and the reason why is uncomfort... by convery on Saturday August 19, 2017 @11:00AM (#15053738)
I feel that we, as a society, should try to apply this idea in a lot of areas..
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Re:Mastodon is big in Japan, and the reason why is uncomfort... by snakeanus on Saturday August 19, 2017 @08:06PM (#15056294)
Isn't viewing child porn also a thoughtcrime? Obviously this would apply only to viewing it and not creating it.

If I am not mistaken Japan illegalised viewing CP in ~2009 but distributing it was illegal beforehand.

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Re:Mastodon is big in Japan, and the reason why is uncomfort... by agumonkey on Saturday August 19, 2017 @11:02AM (#15053753)
That's one factor, the other is the culture around youth appeal through drawings. Mangas were filled with teenage erotism. So lolicon is not a huge stretch from there.
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