Sorry to burst your bubble, but the international market is still very much an afterthought for Japanese studios. As long as Japanese viewers still watch those shows and buy the merch, you boycotting them will do absolutely nothing.
You’re right. This was going to be part of my rant about reddit in your other post but I knew it would be an unpopular observation. I was scrolling reddit a few weeks back and found this. The character is canonically a high schooler, and that is definitely “non-sexual” sexualization. I was buried for saying it was gross. People are not ready to address this issue, here or elsewhere. I think it hurts too much for the people who have been hurt by it, and too many others actively participate and enjoy it, which…
I don’t blame you; it’s perfectly in line with what you’re describing, sexualization of a minor without “crossing the line” and then being massively applauded
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the international market is still very much an afterthought for Japanese studios. As long as Japanese viewers still watch those shows and buy the merch, you boycotting them will do absolutely nothing.
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You’re right. This was going to be part of my rant about reddit in your other post but I knew it would be an unpopular observation. I was scrolling reddit a few weeks back and found this. The character is canonically a high schooler, and that is definitely “non-sexual” sexualization. I was buried for saying it was gross. People are not ready to address this issue, here or elsewhere. I think it hurts too much for the people who have been hurt by it, and too many others actively participate and enjoy it, which…
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I don’t blame you; it’s perfectly in line with what you’re describing, sexualization of a minor without “crossing the line” and then being massively applauded
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