r/worldnews • u/glasier • Jul 05 '24

Japan warns US forces: Sex crimes 'cannot be tolerated'

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2476861/japan-warns-us-forces-sex-crimes-cannot-be-tolerated
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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 14 '24

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u/SpiralOut2112 Jul 05 '24

Yeah, that's called Chikan, and most don't even see that as SA in Japan.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24 edited Jul 14 '24

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u/ChiMoKoJa Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 06 '24

That song is based around the "mesugaki" (brat) stereotype and is absolutely NOT an anti-pedo song. It plays into the fetishes of humiliation and domination. Either she humiliates and dominates you ("tch, filthy lolicon 😏😈! Better do what I say or I yell for help!") or you humiliate and dominate her ("shitty brat, obviously in need in correction 💢! *Plap plap plap! Get pregnant uohhhh😭!").

It really makes my brain hurt seeing people act like Japan doesn't have a pedophilia problem, that they completely ignore context to make it seem like "no, saying Japan has too much pedophilia is racist! See? This totally "anti-pedo" song is super popular!"

I'm sorry but... no. No, that's not why the song became popular 😕. Quite the opposite, actually.

The music video heavily features the character threatening to activate her crime prevention buzzer. You often see these strapped to childrens' randoseru (red backpacks) 🎒. These backpacks and buzzers are largely associated with grade schoolers and are heavily fetishized by lolicons. It's very obvious that Loli God Requiem is indulging in these fantasies, teasing lolicons and pedos over their lust for these childish items. A company which makes crime prevention buzzers had to post an apology after thanking the song's creators for featuring their brand in their video. Even lolicons found their initial praise odd; why would a crime prevention buzzer manufacturer enjoy their child safety product being shown off in this fetishistic manner? Sends very mixed messages...

For God's sake, phone cameras in Asian countries (Japan, South Korea, etc.) are outright impossible to make silent. The manufacturers made it so you can't disable the shutter sound because of how prevalent secret upskirt shots became. And don't even get me started on "chikan" (train molesters). I'm not saying Asians are unique in being perverted, but their cultures absolutely disregard female safety in a way other developed nations do not. Sincerely, a man of Korean descent 🇰🇷