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PostPosted: Thu Jun 11, 2015 12:05 am Reply with quote
HeeroTX wrote:
Hoppy800 wrote:

WTF, Ayuka was in AKB at 11 as well? What's wrong with some of these parents? An idol group is no place for a 11 year old. Is fame so good that you need to sacrifice the innocence of your child to mainly dirty old men.

I realize it's not an idol group, BUT...
http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/kate-plus-8/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Comes_Honey_Boo_Boo

Yeah, ok, we don't really do the "loli-idol" thing like Japan, but we (as a nation) have absolutely no issues with exploiting our minors for fame and "entertainment". I don't really want to dig for instances where US entertainment has "sexualized" pre-Teens, but I'm sure it happens.


It's not a systematic thing, and a lot of people are opposed to it. Heck, it's en vogue to hate on it. Guess it's en vogue to hate on it in Japan too.
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