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CJAS Alum quoted by MSNBC article on anime

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Our own Lawrence Eng was quoted in this MSNBC article about how sexualized anime is going mainstream. I find the content of the article dubious. But, hey, it quotes a CJAS alum! :D
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The article compares Gurren Lagann to Legend of the Overfiend. :shock:
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Well, honestly, it's just missing a word. After "But sexually-suggestive and explicit anime like 'Gurren Lagann' and 'Legend of the Overfiend,' belongs the word "respectively". However, when the author called manga "graphic books", I wasn't sure if he meant "composed of graphic images" (drawings) or "containing graphic scenes" (R rated). Maybe he's not sure so he's hedging his bets?
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Fascinating article. He's an expert; wow! That's cool. You know, back when I was 13 and started watching serious anime (Mononoke-Hime and such), Mom once sat me down and forbade me to watch hentai. She never used the specific words, but her meaning was clear. I guess she heard about alarm bell stories about how anime masquerade as innocent to obfuscate their hidden hentai.

Funny story: Before they realized what was on the disc, I remember seeing Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth in the Cartoons section at my local Blockbuster. Mind you, this was when it was first released, so many people didn't know better... But still...
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At least Lawrence's quotes are trust-worthy and accurate. I can't say that about the rest of the article, though I've seen much worse.
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I would like to applaud Lawrence our good Alum for setting things right about Lolicon.
Whatever it is, for a true otaku, Eng says, it [lolicon] is not pedophilia. “Fans abhor young looking [real-life] models,” he said. “They abhor real child porn. They do not want to be associated with that stuff.”

For example, on a Lolicon chat board recently, someone posted a Japanese DVD cover showing real schoolgirls, around 8 years old, dressed in uniforms, showing their panties, smiling, giggling. The community was outraged and urged harsh punishment for the makers of the DVD, arguing that there is a vast and important difference between “2-D” and “3-D.”
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Here's Lawrence's own response to (a podcast's response to) the article.
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Mike wrote:At least Lawrence's quotes are trust-worthy and accurate. I can't say that about the rest of the article, though I've seen much worse.
Pretty much. As someone else on another forum I go to mentioned, it was like the article was trying to say "Hey! Here's this fun area of fetishes to try!" more than anything else. It irks me a little though.
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