BeamBrain [he/him] to askchapo • 2 years agoOkay, this has bugged me for a while: WHY is there so much pedobait in anime?message-squaremessage-square113 fedilinkarrow-up168
arrow-up168message-squareOkay, this has bugged me for a while: WHY is there so much pedobait in anime?BeamBrain [he/him] to askchapo • 2 years agomessage-square113 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareAmericaDelendeEst [any]hexbear6·2 years agoLike, kinda, but I wouldn't see that excuse flying with a male protagonist in terms of analyzing the pedo qualities of another show link
minus-squareCromalin [she/her]hexbear6·2 years agoit's trying to have a child character that's an adult but also a cute romance and it doesn't work, but it doesn't strike me as being meant to be sexy or anything which so many other examples clearly are. does that make sense? link
minus-squareAmericaDelendeEst [any]hexbear5·2 years agoIt's not as bad as other things definitely, you have to think about it more than this other problematic content to really be like "this is a problem" link
minus-squareCromalin [she/her]hexbear6·2 years agoit's a problem, but i think if it wasn't for this broader trend it could exist without us noticing or caring link
Like, kinda, but I wouldn't see that excuse flying with a male protagonist in terms of analyzing the pedo qualities of another show
it's trying to have a child character that's an adult but also a cute romance and it doesn't work, but it doesn't strike me as being meant to be sexy or anything which so many other examples clearly are.
does that make sense?
It's not as bad as other things definitely, you have to think about it more than this other problematic content to really be like "this is a problem"
it's a problem, but i think if it wasn't for this broader trend it could exist without us noticing or caring