Make no mistake—Sugiyama is no fan of the comics. He said he did not watch them, but would defend what he called the rights of those who did. He went so far as to compare people who like such manga with suppressed minority groups such as LGBTQ people in Japan, and blamed the “rise of feminism” in the country for the growing pressure to ban the content.

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    It wasn't perfect but unless I am remembering things wrong female pleasure and same sex acti ity were culturally important activities so they would be progressive compared to most america today

    • Fdos [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      You know what bukkake is? It's from back when the village men would catch a woman cheating. They'd tie her up, drag her into a cave, and all whack off on her face. Thus disgraced, she could never again return. So progressive.

        • Fdos [none/use name]
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          2 years ago

          Yeah, it's a kind of noodles. It's also the name for a disgrace ritual because of the obvious parallel. Can't believe people are defending the misogynist hate rituals of pre-WW2 Japan, but here it is.

      • Soap_Owl [any]
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        And were that true it could still be said that they weren't perfect but by virtue of assigning cultural legitimatacy to female pleasure and same sex activities they would be more progressive than most of america today.