@maraxusofk: Hmm. Deciphering Disemvowelment is fun! So far I got "Well, They do say some is like something something in Japan". am i close? I pity the fool who was stupid enough to Diss japan in someway!
I'd totally buy that and put it right next to my Tifa and Mitsuru Kirijo figurines in my cubicle.
I'd worry about a scantily clad ninja maid getting me in trouble at the office, but I have the Soul Calibur IV preorder bonus calendar hanging in my cube, and guess what month March is?
Voldo.
If showing Voldo in public can't get me in trouble at work, I'm not sure what will.
Depends. Are you male or female? If you're of the fairer sex, then you can pretty much have a poster of Voldo bending over backwards and it'll just be chalked up to quirky behavior from the office gamer chick. It'd be the same for the Iroha statue. If you're of the gruffer sort (hopefully not a neckbeard), then well, even if you don't get fired, you're going to be that creepy dude in the office who makes all the ladies uncomfortable.
You know somehow its actually tempting but I hate how they always show these woman with a face of "oh noes, they gonna rape me!!! what should I do, maybe let them and enjoy while I pretend I don't!!!"
@WDYC: The unfortunate result of the popularity of subservient women in Japan. Goes hand in hand with the maid and rape fetish I suppose. I do have to wonder what Japanese girls think of how dominant this mindset seems to be over there. Does the influx of tentacle rape and lolicon sex get the "boys will be boys" treatment there as it may over in the USA?
@Kobun: One time I saw this video of these japanese women in schoolgirl outfits punching and kicking a businessman right in the junk. Make of that what you will.
Actually, I think a lot of that has been toned down over the years, at least in terms of the whole anime porn thing. Where once the majority of titles that were produced featured and "celebrated" rape, gore, humiliation, etc. it seems that the most popular ones these days are the light-hearted romps or the love stories. There have also been enough eyes towards the industry lately if news articles are to believed - I think perhaps now that it's much easier to find foreign assessments of your country due to the Internet, who wouldn't be upset knowing that the world knows you for wacky porn?
As for the whole "boys will be boys" thing, I doubt any of that stuff is socially acceptable; the only difference is that over there, it's legal to produce.
@Mister Jack Wants Killzone Players: Talk about a coincidence; I just had the displeasure of finding out about the fetish in question. It even has a name (I'm not willing to go find that name again, though.)
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Chazz Reinhold approves, at least.
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I'd worry about a scantily clad ninja maid getting me in trouble at the office, but I have the Soul Calibur IV preorder bonus calendar hanging in my cube, and guess what month March is?
Voldo.
If showing Voldo in public can't get me in trouble at work, I'm not sure what will.
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Depends. Are you male or female? If you're of the fairer sex, then you can pretty much have a poster of Voldo bending over backwards and it'll just be chalked up to quirky behavior from the office gamer chick. It'd be the same for the Iroha statue. If you're of the gruffer sort (hopefully not a neckbeard), then well, even if you don't get fired, you're going to be that creepy dude in the office who makes all the ladies uncomfortable.
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Actually, I think a lot of that has been toned down over the years, at least in terms of the whole anime porn thing. Where once the majority of titles that were produced featured and "celebrated" rape, gore, humiliation, etc. it seems that the most popular ones these days are the light-hearted romps or the love stories. There have also been enough eyes towards the industry lately if news articles are to believed - I think perhaps now that it's much easier to find foreign assessments of your country due to the Internet, who wouldn't be upset knowing that the world knows you for wacky porn?
As for the whole "boys will be boys" thing, I doubt any of that stuff is socially acceptable; the only difference is that over there, it's legal to produce.
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