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Originally Posted by Vexx
First, not all otaku think that way --- actually its a rather small but very loud minority from what I can gather. I suppose you could argue that they're just very retro-conservative that way - a weird cultural flashback to extremely misogynistic times.
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What's weird is, it's not "conservative" in a Japanese sense.
Virginity being sacred is a Western cultural influence, not a Japanese one.
Japanese culture has traditionally been
very open about sexuality, and even homosexuality.
For example traveling shrine priestess of shinto also served as prostitutes, and sex with young boys and girls was a common and accepted culture during the feudal times.