Comments on: Jigoku Shoujo; Or Meet Japan’s Most Well Endowed Pre-Teenager http://philip.onetwenty.org/2006/11/12/jigoku-shoujo-or-meet-japans-most-well-endowed-pre-teenager/ Floating in a sea of serendipity... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:05:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Philip http://philip.onetwenty.org/2006/11/12/jigoku-shoujo-or-meet-japans-most-well-endowed-pre-teenager/#comment-6 Philip Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:48:20 +0000 http://philip.onetwenty.org/index.php/2006/11/12/jigoku-shoujo-or-meet-japans-most-well-endowed-pre-teenager/#comment-6 Who knows? With some parents, money speaks louder than consciences, time and time again. Apparently, her managers have tried to subvert the growing impression she is a rorikon gokko (lolita doll) but to be honest, I don't think they're trying hard enough. Given that Japan has the lowest age of consent (12) and a high prevalence of enjo kosai (compensated dating) among middle and high school students means that there a lot of complicated social issues at work. (Ie, students milking money off sugar daddies to afford an unrealistically fashionable lifestyle, etc). From memory there was a referendum about it, but given that you have to be 20 or older to vote, it's a waste of time (why not ask 12 - 20 year olds instead?) Let's face it. Media is constantly hypersexualising everything in an attempt to make sales, regardless of whether it's right or wrong and try and wriggle out of the consequences if they go over the line with feigned ignorance. If later on, a girl exposed by such actions is taken advantage of, who's to blame? Us [media consumers] for accepting such blatant media garbage, or the companies for producing it? Who knows? With some parents, money speaks louder than consciences, time and time again. Apparently, her managers have tried to subvert the growing impression she is a rorikon gokko (lolita doll) but to be honest, I don’t think they’re trying hard enough.

Given that Japan has the lowest age of consent (12) and a high prevalence of enjo kosai (compensated dating) among middle and high school students means that there a lot of complicated social issues at work. (Ie, students milking money off sugar daddies to afford an unrealistically fashionable lifestyle, etc). From memory there was a referendum about it, but given that you have to be 20 or older to vote, it’s a waste of time (why not ask 12 - 20 year olds instead?)

Let’s face it. Media is constantly hypersexualising everything in an attempt to make sales, regardless of whether it’s right or wrong and try and wriggle out of the consequences if they go over the line with feigned ignorance. If later on, a girl exposed by such actions is taken advantage of, who’s to blame? Us [media consumers] for accepting such blatant media garbage, or the companies for producing it?

]]> By: Nick http://philip.onetwenty.org/2006/11/12/jigoku-shoujo-or-meet-japans-most-well-endowed-pre-teenager/#comment-5 Nick Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:54:05 +0000 http://philip.onetwenty.org/index.php/2006/11/12/jigoku-shoujo-or-meet-japans-most-well-endowed-pre-teenager/#comment-5 Man, you'd expect Saaya's managers to be seedy and self-serving (if you accept industry stereotypes), but what about her parents?! If I had an 11 year old daughter, I sure as hell (no pun intended) wouldn't want her in sexually allusive photos. Man, you’d expect Saaya’s managers to be seedy and self-serving (if you accept industry stereotypes), but what about her parents?! If I had an 11 year old daughter, I sure as hell (no pun intended) wouldn’t want her in sexually allusive photos.

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