Re:Mastodon is big in Japan, and the reason why is uncomfort...
by falcolas on Saturday August 19, 2017 @11:21AM
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> Except, those things are purposely portrayed as bad.
No, they're not. The children were heralded for doing a "good" thing when they lead the forces against the White Queen. Aslan died and was born again just to kill her.
Killing and torture is almost always glorified or glossed over in our modern media: Taken. Star Wars. Hannibal. Mulan. Wonder Woman. Man of Steel. Game of Thrones. Dexter. Terminator. Riddick. Logan. NCIS. Rambo. Kill Bill.
As for the setting - no, distopian universes are not that different from our own cultures or beliefs. Typically, they're our exact culture and beliefs, thrown into a situation where those cultures and beliefs can not survive. Our kids don't glorify Katniss for her personality, or for leading a revolution (killing how many in the process?); they glorify her for surviving three hunger games. Ask around.
> torture and murder are nowhere near as common and lustful as sexual and emotional abuse of individuals
That's going to need a citation.
Since we're talking about lolicon here: Children make up around 25% of the population. 9% of children are victimized. 9% of those are sexually abused. So, approximately .2% of the US population. [0]
Murders, in comparison, come in at .3%
So, yeah, just about as common. I'm guessing that, just as most studies have shown, that things in media are properly realized to be fantasy, and have no practical effect on people's behavior in real life. Video games don't make people murderers, lolicon doesn't make people molest children.
No, they're not. The children were heralded for doing a "good" thing when they lead the forces against the White Queen. Aslan died and was born again just to kill her.
Killing and torture is almost always glorified or glossed over in our modern media: Taken. Star Wars. Hannibal. Mulan. Wonder Woman. Man of Steel. Game of Thrones. Dexter. Terminator. Riddick. Logan. NCIS. Rambo. Kill Bill.
As for the setting - no, distopian universes are not that different from our own cultures or beliefs. Typically, they're our exact culture and beliefs, thrown into a situation where those cultures and beliefs can not survive. Our kids don't glorify Katniss for her personality, or for leading a revolution (killing how many in the process?); they glorify her for surviving three hunger games. Ask around.
> torture and murder are nowhere near as common and lustful as sexual and emotional abuse of individuals
That's going to need a citation.
Since we're talking about lolicon here: Children make up around 25% of the population. 9% of children are victimized. 9% of those are sexually abused. So, approximately .2% of the US population. [0]
Murders, in comparison, come in at .3%
So, yeah, just about as common. I'm guessing that, just as most studies have shown, that things in media are properly realized to be fantasy, and have no practical effect on people's behavior in real life. Video games don't make people murderers, lolicon doesn't make people molest children.
[0] http://www.ncdsv.org/images/HHS-Children'sBureau_ChildMaltre...