XPost: rec.arts.anime.misc   
   From: aj153@fuspamma.freenet.carleton.ca   
      
   Galen Musbach wrote:   
   > On Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:17:10 -0500, Dave Watson   
   >  wrote:   
   >> Sorry, san, but I stick by my argument--the only manga that currently   
   >> can't be bought by people under 18 is that which contains explicit   
   >> sexuality.  That's how it should stay.   
   >   
   > Ah. So you intend to argue that labeling content is   
   > a slippery slope toward restricting it? I think Dark Horse   
   > made the same argument, and I am somewhat inclined   
   > to agree. If a 9 year old goes to buy Negima (16+), and   
   > the clerk sells it to him, does the content label create   
   > a premise of liability?   
      
   That's a big part of it, yes.  This sort of thing tends to lead to more   
   censorship.  I'm perfectly capable of thinking for myself about which   
   sort of content I'm able to handle seeing, and I get very offended when   
   somebody tries to make those decisions for me.  Especially if it's due   
   to a climate brought about by politicians who I don't vote for.   
      
   > In practice, my local comics store wouldn't sell to children   
   > below an apparent age of 13 without a parent, and tended   
   > to eject them. But I think that was a merchandise damage   
   > and shoplifting concern rather than the notion that kids   
   > were too innocent.   
      
   One of the things about the proposed ratings that makes me mad is what   
   they threw into 18+.  Explicit language (which is more often than not   
   the fault of the anime/manga company's own "adapters"), explicit   
   violence, any reference to incest (even if it's not made in a prurient   
   manner), and "explicit fanservice" (AKA nipples and cameltoes) are now   
   in the same category as explicit sexuality?  No other artistic medium   
   has these restrictions placed on them, especially live-action movies,   
   which circulate much more than manga does.  This must not be allowed to   
   stand.   
   --   
   Dave Watson, Severed Heads Liberation Front (Stretcher CD-R--sevcom.com)   
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