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Originally Posted by SaintessHeart
Given how the media flagrantly reports on the sexual escapades of high school students, the conservative mindset of the general male in the society look for innocence and subservience, therefore they turn to the young girls' demographic.
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Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Is media reflecting a preference for sexualised young girls that was already there to begin with, or did media create that preference? How and where did it begin?
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Originally Posted by GenjiChan
Rather than make new laws.. discuss it with all the media makers and together decide for the better... Get their opinions and have an agreement for the fairness of all.
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What makes you think discussion had not taken place? As the article makes clear, the vast majority of Japanese (up to 90 per cent) favour tougher laws against child pornography. But nationally, the laws can't be passed because of a political deadlock. In other words, the national government is failing to heed and carry out national opinion on this matter. Is that fair?
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Originally Posted by Aegir
And the general unimaginative tendencies typical of non-moderate conservatives everywhere
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It's such language that stirs up unnecessary bad feelings on both sides. Would you consider Unicef (the United Nations Children's Fund) representative of "non-moderate conservatives"? According to the report, the agency is also clearly in favour of stronger laws against child pornography in Japan.
Let's address the elephant in the room: Is child pornography desirable? What qualifies as child pornography? Should we care that demand for child pornography is rising rapidly in Japan, as the police claim?