I'm getting tired of porn addicted weabs complaining about anti-lolicons and denying its inherent pedophilic links, using fallacies of all sorts of kinds, blatantly ignoring any argument given to them, and at some times just using personal attacks, so I'm going to address everything they say (regardless of fallaciousness, because they truly cannot fathom the prospect of their 'community' being filled with pedophiles) in a simple text post that you can screenshot and share easily.
Let's start with some common arguments:
THE FICTION VERSUS REALITY ARGUMENTImmediately, anybody can notice that this is… a fallacious generalization and a red herring. How does it generalize? It's very simple: it boils down pieces of art to the equivalent of mere scribbles, insisting that any intended meaning behind said art should be disregarded because 'it's just a drawing'. Yet this leaves some questions: if the art is truly 'just a drawing', why does it sexually represent a young person, often a little girl, in eastern "manga" style? Not only that, why is the art in question intended to be arousing to the viewer, and how exactly is it 'just a drawing' at that?
A counter argument to this response is often along the lines of 's/he is 1000 years old, it's okay', or 'it's just a petite [wo]man'. This is willfully ignorant, as almost all 'lolicon' art is obviously intended to represent little girls, boys, or even babies sexually. Even if the artist in question intends for the character to be older and 'petite', this completely ignores the fact that using a historically minor-like design model sexually, even with a "confirmed" age, does not matter. The art is a representation of what appears to be a minor, and thus is a result of the artist's perverseness. 'Canonizing' ages does not matter when the character looks like a child.
Let me be clear: fiction MEANS something. Even if you say it's just a drawing, said drawings still have meaning. Denying so is ignorant.
THE AD HOMINEM ARGUMENTWhen I refer to the ad hominem argument, I refer to a personal attack targeting the individual making the argument, usually stating things like 'you're the real pedophile, see this list' or 'you are supportive of [insert political/social ideology or movement], you can't be talking', or 'nice try hypocrite, but [insert media piece] that you like was created by a lolicon].
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