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Old 2012-10-04, 19:27   Link #1428
Vexx
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Originally Posted by GVN.Chaos View Post
Actually, the Westermarck effect is not really against them in this case. They were raised together, got a good foundation relationship, then when Kirino is about to understand "he is my brother, I can't married him" (on her own), their relationship shattered. So she never go to that part, and still (maybe) considered him as male. This is quite similar to Himenokoji Akiko's case.
Hmmm, yes, I was saying that because they were raised together, they are highly unlikely to see each other as sexually attracted - that is the effect that the Westermarck theory tries to describe. The effect is seen in multiple species. It isn't a 100% thing but it does put the onus on the author to provide a really good foundation for overriding the effect.
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