"John W." wrote:

> Eric Takabayashi wrote:
> > "John W." wrote:
> >
> > > I think folks that live in Japan don't understand truly how big the
> > > anime culture is.
> >
> > I can read about it often while in Japan, and I can see it while at
> home.
> > The appeal or reach of anime is not the issue. Not even the unsavory
> > aspects of anime are the issue.
> >
> > You, however, link anime and its popularity, to crimes against
> children.
> > You even wonder if anime is not the cause of in increase in child
> porn (or
> > at least, the increase in child porn online from servers in the US).
> >
> Now where did I say that anime leads to the increase of child porn in
> the US?

You "wonder" if child porn "becoming worse" in the US (I had told you of
the UN? claim that perhaps 60% of child porn online was based in the US,
as opposed to how an older UN report used to claim that Japan was the
largest source of child porn online) is not related to the rise in
popularity of Japanese animation.

What did you mean, exactly?

> I really think you're stretching things a bit here. Anime is a
> definite influence on Japanese and American culture; to even suggest
> otherwise is idiotic.

I did not deny that. We are not talking about culture, you are talking
about crime against children in Japan and child porn in the US, and how it
relates to Japanese animation or its rising popularity.

> I never once said it is the root of all evil,
> though. In fact, relating to the US I'm not sure I said it's the root
> of anything related to child pornography.

Oh, really? It's not the root of evil, you just focus on its unsavory
aspects such as porn and portrayal of young girls, wonder if it not
related to how child porn is "becoming worse" in the US lately, wonder
about the number of Japanese crimes against children, and talk about how
anime is unsuitable for children.

> Do you think Japanese are largely able to resist the influence of their
> entertainment?

Yes. They are less violent and commit fewer crimes than Americans at home,
despite an abundance of undesirable elements in their entertainment and
culture.

> And when did I even suggest otherwise?

When you wondered about Japanese crime figures, as if anime were supposed
to result in more crimes against children in Japan than in the US.