Is it Pedophilia When someone is attracted to an Anime Character?

[Jack Lias]

To me, claiming that watching young anime girls in compromising positions is like saying that somebody liking Jennifer Lawrence from X-Men: First Class means they're attracted to all women with blonde hair. What you watch for entertainment or pleasure is different from what you really desire. If it wasn't, then anyone who loaded up a copy of Grand Theft Auto would want to run around their city, killing and stealing, and Jack Thompson would have been right all along.

 

[FarisScherwiz]

That's a tough one however since they are not real people and just characters I do not count it as podphilia

 

[kratoscar2008]

NO.

I like Lolis but im not a Pedo, where i live is a paradise for pedos as most children around here are naked because of very poor families and im not turned on one bit i even avert my eyes of disgust while i can stare a hot Loli for long periods.

those are anime characters wich have different perception than real people, i like those big eyes of Lolis absent in real people for example.

 

[Mr. Zombie]

I don't think it's pedophilia. See, there's a difference between getting off to fictional characters than it is to real people. Most people who like that media know pretty well the difference between the characters and real children, and are very disgusted by the idea of having sex with real children. To be perfectly honest, if you think these people don't know the difference, you must be... out of this world, to say the least.

(and just to add, the age of consent in Brazil is 14 years old)

 

[Riku]

Yes, I consider it pedophilia. Just because it is fantasy and does not 'hurt' anyone does not erase the fact that it is about being attracted to a child. I find it wrong that people would call something like that a kink. Being attracted to beings much younger than yourself is not a kink, it is pedophilia plain and simple. Is incest right just because it's fictional? Is bestiality right when it's used in fiction? In my opinion - no, it is not. It is what it is.

 

[asm]

I never said pedophilia was okay. I simply put it in the same boat as all other harmful sexual preferences, because they all do harm. You have a preposition that homosexuality and transexualism is okay, and therefore cannot fathom the idea that everything outside of mature heterosexuality is propelled by a same deviated mindset.
And so, you and several other posters have resorted to fallacious logic and straw men- outright bashing actually- to simmer up an argument.

I see your point and to some point even agree with it, but it is still silly.
Homosexuality, transvestism and most paraphilias that you can think of still are somewhat based on consent. Those that are not based on consent are generally criminal or for the most part, deemed immoral. In the case of pedophilia, that consent is not the case as the object is not legally capable of giving said consent, in the way two adults are. Perhaps you can make an argument that pedophilia is a biological "anomaly" just like homosexuality or being left-handed is, but the social implications are severely different.

That said, a non-impulsive pedophile that does not act upon his desires just fine.

But a moderator has already said that this is off topic, so I am just going to leave it at that. The original point I was trying to make was that anime child pornography does not harm anyone anymore then, let's say, homosexual porn harms victims in prison. If the reason why pedophilia is wrong is because it hurts a child, then the carnal desire alone is just a fantasy much like any other sexuality. I'm going to wager that anyone who gets off on child porn isn't really thinking about causing harm, but simply getting their rocks off. A homosexual person may fantasize about having sex with a straight person, and even though it would hurt the person, they don't desire to hurt them- only get their rocks off.

Perhaps. I still think it's a bit of a slippery slope to suggest such material wouldn't in turn, incite people. As an example, people scoff at the idea of pornography causing rape. Perhaps not directly, but it's plain and obvious the oversexualisation of everything in general with objectification of women through porn too ... is slight cause for that.

You see, there's a big symmetry there. Anime porn, in itself, is a fantasy- an impossible fantasy at that. So why even make a distinction if the anime depicts a child or an adult? Obviously, if they are pertaining to that rather then hunting for actual kiddie porn, then there is an entirely different desire going on in their head.

I have officially put this thread back on topic. Fire away

That would still make one a pedophile, no?

If you rape children, you are above all a pedophile, but you are officially classified as a criminal and a rapist.
If you lust children, you are above all a pedophile, regardless of do you act upon these impulses or not.


I think it's also interesting how people say this isn't related to pedophilia because "it's fiction". Well, so is adult pornography, at least for the most part. It's manufactured by people, who do not engage in it for pleasure or to document reality. It's no more or less fiction than anime is (or whatever you call that stuff).

 

[Cabaret]

I think it's also interesting how people say this isn't related to pedophilia because "it's fiction". Well, so is adult pornography, at least for the most part. It's manufactured by people, who do not engage in it for pleasure or to document reality. It's no more or less fiction than anime is (or whatever you call that stuff).

I also find that interesting and quite frankly scary. Paedophilia is not something that happens overnight, it is a process that begins with a fantasy which is outside the norm and rejected. (EG A paedophile finds themselves aroused by the thought of a child, but rejects it)
Then the fantasy is explored then normalised. (EG A paedophile finds this feeling returning so channels it into, say, watching and fantasising about fictional anime characters)
The new norm becomes acceptable (EG A paedophile considers that he/she can't be the only one to feel this way because there is anime that caters to it. And if they aren't the only one then it's ok.)
The paedophile justifies acting on their feelings (EG They tell themselves that it's better that child X has their first sexual experience with the paedophile to protect them or that child Y is in some way asking for it by being flirtatious or that child Z is deserving of it because it reinforces a 'special bond' - warped shit like that.)
The paedophile then works to separate the child, groom/silence them then the rest is a harrowing drama that you wish you'd never watched.

So yeah, I'd say that being attracted to a young anime character is part of the normalising process and so paedophilia and a step towards acting on it.