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INTEREST: Newspaper Ad for Raunchy Tawawa on Monday Manga Draws Ire


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Kadmos1



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:49 pm Reply with quote
Oh, boy! Not denying that the sexualization of <18 fictional characters can be concerning, but the group(s) mentioned in this article might as well do the same type of backlash every time such a character is sexualized in any medium.
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CrypticPurpose



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:56 pm Reply with quote
Talk about a knee-jerk overreaction - the current culture of outrage really needs to die, and fast.
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Nobuyuki



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:30 pm Reply with quote
Oh, the outrage!

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main character Tawawa


Her name's Ai-chan, btw. Wink
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Changeman



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:36 pm Reply with quote
I've never seen people complain about a man being sexualized... in fact, they even praise it.
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Shay Guy



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:36 pm Reply with quote
I anticipate the bulk of the "outrage" will be directed at UN Women (and possibly Ishikawa and/or Jibu personally), rather than at Kimura and Kodansha. That's generally how these things go.
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Nom De Plume De Fanboy
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:36 pm Reply with quote
Looking at the ad, her arm is covering up most of her blouse. I can't read the text, so don't know about that. Just looks like a nothing burger to me.

It might sell a small extra number of volumes, otherwise probably no effect.
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OH&S



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:44 pm Reply with quote
The objection appears to be towards putting the ad in a financial newspaper rather than having a go at the subject matter itself.

The only bizarre thing is why a UN group needed to say it.
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14rebecca



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:47 pm Reply with quote
I am a literal woman and I love my weekly dose of Tawawa.
Are some of the storylines risqué for real life? Sure.
But this is a piece of fiction. I don’t walk around telling others what they can and can’t fantasize about.
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tygerchickchibi



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:55 pm Reply with quote
This is actually pretty weird, imo. I don't think this was a good idea tbh
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merr



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:56 pm Reply with quote
The article is pretty clear about why the UN group is objecting. This isn’t a censorship thing. They make it very clear they don’t oppose the publication of the manga itself.
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Changeman



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:58 pm Reply with quote
Shay Guy wrote:
I anticipate the bulk of the "outrage" will be directed at UN Women (and possibly Ishikawa and/or Jibu personally), rather than at Kimura and Kodansha. That's generally how these things go.


In the comments on twitter there are already people calling this act an attempt at censorship by the UN.
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Hoppy800



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:03 pm Reply with quote
UN=0 Credibility and a graveyard for a closet

They should be ignored like the loons they are.
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Chris Handsome



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:07 pm Reply with quote
There is nothing wrong with looking. It's normal human behavior. The audacity of people.
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tygerchickchibi



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:24 pm Reply with quote
Changeman wrote:
Shay Guy wrote:
I anticipate the bulk of the "outrage" will be directed at UN Women (and possibly Ishikawa and/or Jibu personally), rather than at Kimura and Kodansha. That's generally how these things go.


In the comments on twitter there are already people calling this act an attempt at censorship by the UN.


....yikes.
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Dynamo-



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:32 pm Reply with quote
I stopped reading when I saw HuffPost.
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