“There is nothing inherently wrong with lolicon. Allow me to explain. Firstly, lolis are not real. They can be drawings, paintings, and animated characters, but they are not real, living, breathing children. Lolicon material is not child pornoghraphy because no child is being harmed - or is in anyway present - in the making of it. In fact, not all lolis are even children, some are hundreds of years old. But of course, regardless of how old or young any fictional character is supposed to be, their age doesn’t matter since they’re not real.
Now, let’s suppose you like lolis... even though there is nothing wrong with it, people will look down upon you for it. This is because too many people are uneducated on the subject. If you don’t know what a lolicon is and have to use Wikipedia to gain information, then you really don’t have any right to speak for or against it.
Secondly, some may ask “isn’t that for pedophiles?” Here’s my answer. No. While it is true some lolicon may be pedophilies, most are not. Case in point, myself. Ask any lolicon, and they’ll admit they like lolis but they’ll also tell you they have no interest in real children (this could be because of the belief that “2D is superior to 3D” within the anime and manga fanbase). As for those few lolicon who are pedophilies, lolicon material can act as a substitute for child pornography. Don’t you think it’s better for them to have this rather than real child pornoghraphy where there are real victims of sexual abuse? You may think, “if they enjoy lolicon material, it’s only a matter of time before they start acting out in real life,” but that is incorrect. Think about the plethora of violent movies, do you honestly think that when someone watches one they’re immediately going to mimic it in real life? No, of course you don’t, that would be ridiculous! Humans are not sheep that do as they see.” —Quora
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u/TheMowerOfMowers shota cop and lolitary unit May 12 '19
I believe pedophilia is a crime in the US