She doesn't hate lolicons. She was calling her dad out for being a pervert.
I have a friend in Japan, and I asked him about lolicons and shotacons and all that because I wanted to know what the whole story was surrounding that.
TL;DR - Enjoying drawn younger characters (lolis or shotas) has a far different stigma to it than it would in the West. While some might call you a pervert, they're usually just doing it to tease you.
Long answer - It's more or less widely accepted that you have people who're physically attracted to younger characters on both sides of the aisle. Look at Japanese media. You have girls admitting they like lolis and shotas, you have guys admitting to liking lolis. Take a look at Hololive. You have talents on there that readily admit to it. My friend even went as far as to tell me that while some can use 'lolicon' synonymously with P-file, the stigma is far less profound than in the West.
This is why, on an anime rated for kids and young teens, you have this scene. In fact, you can find this kind of thing, and even fan service, in a lot of anime.
Japan has a very precise relationship surrounding this kind of thing. As long as you're not being a creep with actual girls/boys, then people usually won't judge you too harshly, unlike the West.
Case in point; I have another friend, she's married, has two adorable daughters. I made a joke about something surrounding cute lolis in Blue Archive. She called me a pervert, but she still considers me her best friend and wants me to be the uncle for her two daughters and basically THE family friend. You know how every family has THAT friend that's basically an honorary family member.
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u/SimpleInterests Mar 11 '25
She doesn't hate lolicons. She was calling her dad out for being a pervert.
I have a friend in Japan, and I asked him about lolicons and shotacons and all that because I wanted to know what the whole story was surrounding that.
TL;DR - Enjoying drawn younger characters (lolis or shotas) has a far different stigma to it than it would in the West. While some might call you a pervert, they're usually just doing it to tease you.
Long answer - It's more or less widely accepted that you have people who're physically attracted to younger characters on both sides of the aisle. Look at Japanese media. You have girls admitting they like lolis and shotas, you have guys admitting to liking lolis. Take a look at Hololive. You have talents on there that readily admit to it. My friend even went as far as to tell me that while some can use 'lolicon' synonymously with P-file, the stigma is far less profound than in the West.
This is why, on an anime rated for kids and young teens, you have this scene. In fact, you can find this kind of thing, and even fan service, in a lot of anime.
Japan has a very precise relationship surrounding this kind of thing. As long as you're not being a creep with actual girls/boys, then people usually won't judge you too harshly, unlike the West.
Case in point; I have another friend, she's married, has two adorable daughters. I made a joke about something surrounding cute lolis in Blue Archive. She called me a pervert, but she still considers me her best friend and wants me to be the uncle for her two daughters and basically THE family friend. You know how every family has THAT friend that's basically an honorary family member.