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Cool Blue Posts: 916 Joined: Wed Mar 02, 2005 2:39 am

Why do the Japanese censor their pornography?

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Post by Cool Blue » Thu Jun 09, 2005 12:46 am

With stupid digital circles over insertion shots? Other than the obvious. :dork: I find it contradictory to allow porn, yet 'censor' it. They allow cocks. They allow cunts. But they don't allow cocks to be in cunts. :( Top R00k Posts: 15188 Joined: Mon Dec 18, 2000 8:00 am
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Post by R00k » Thu Jun 09, 2005 12:47 am

I think it has something to do with their 'culture of shame.' I've never really understood it either. Top Guest
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Post by Guest » Thu Jun 09, 2005 12:50 am

Yeah :mad: Top MaCaBr3 Posts: 1482 Joined: Mon Nov 15, 1999 8:00 am
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Post by MaCaBr3 » Thu Jun 09, 2005 12:50 am

It's in their law. Top MaCaBr3 Posts: 1482 Joined: Mon Nov 15, 1999 8:00 am
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Post by MaCaBr3 » Thu Jun 09, 2005 12:51 am

Where is horton when you need him. Top bitWISE Posts: 10704 Joined: Wed Dec 08, 1999 8:00 am
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Post by bitWISE » Thu Jun 09, 2005 12:55 am

Why do you want to watch little cocks getting stuck into hairy vaginas? Top Cool Blue Posts: 916 Joined: Wed Mar 02, 2005 2:39 am
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Post by Cool Blue » Thu Jun 09, 2005 12:55 am

bitWISE wrote:Why do you want to watch little cocks getting stuck into hairy vaginas?
It makes me think of you. <3 :lol: :p Top SoM Posts: 8489 Joined: Fri Dec 03, 1999 8:00 am
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Post by SoM » Thu Jun 09, 2005 12:56 am

they cant stand seeing others fucking their loved ones [color=red][WYD][/color]S[color=red]o[/color]M Top dzjepp Posts: 12839 Joined: Wed Mar 28, 2001 8:00 am
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Post by dzjepp » Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:04 am

It's cuz men of oriental descent have little dicks so it brings them shame to display it for all Top Guest
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Post by Guest » Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:05 am

It's laws implemented after WW2 I think by the US. If not it was definitely influenced by the US, but it was laws enacted right after WW2. Top AmIdYfReAk Posts: 6926 Joined: Thu Feb 10, 2000 8:00 am
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Post by AmIdYfReAk » Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:05 am

showing pubes is illegal in most parts of asia.. showing insertion is illegal in most parts of asia.. Etc etc etc.. its actually quite amazing how much they have found ways around it and etc.. g0lden. Top Guest
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Post by Guest » Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:06 am

that's why there's so many tentacle monsters in their anime. They can't show a dick fucking a pussy but they can show a girl getting raped by a "tentacle" Top dzjepp Posts: 12839 Joined: Wed Mar 28, 2001 8:00 am
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Post by dzjepp » Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:08 am

On a similar note... why are all the pokemon characters named 'peeka-choo' 'squirt-tle' or some equal shit? Damn pedos all of them. Top User avatar PhoeniX Posts: 4067 Joined: Fri Aug 04, 2000 7:00 am
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Post by PhoeniX » Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:08 am

It's like here, on TV (past 9pm at night, which also allows any kind of swearing you like) they can show dicks, but not errect dicks. Not that I'd like to see that, but still.. it's not hugely offensive. Top The HavoX Posts: 1207 Joined: Sun Jan 23, 2005 4:31 pm
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Post by The HavoX » Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:20 am

MaCaBr3 wrote:It's in their law.
Correct. In Japan, it is illegal for any commercial publications to depict the female clitoris or male glans. Any publications depicting the penis or vagina must be shrink-wrapped and barred from sale to minors. However, it is not uncommon for pictorial magazines to depict nude women with their genitalia airbrushed over in black, and video pornography routinely depicts explicit sex scenes with the participants' genitalia mosaiced out. Until 1991, the entire pubic region, including hair, was deemed obscene and unpublishable. It is also illegal to bring pornographic material into Japan, and customs agents are known for checking videotapes in international mail and hand baggage. Extreme cases, like multiple offenders or attempt at a commercial importation, could be punished by fines but most merely have their stuff confiscated. Applications of this law did not change in recent years but more offenders are caught in recent years as checks became tighter to prevent drug trade and terrorism. There is also a thriving genre of underground pornography in Japan (called urabon) that ignores these censorship laws: it has become especially prevalent on the internet, as there are no mechanisms in place to prevent its transmission from Japanese nationals to the outside world. Japan recently has begun a crackdown on child pornography especially photographs and videos involving an act of sex between a minor and an adult, largely due to US pressure in attempts to gain a control over Internet trafficking. Top Geebs Posts: 3849 Joined: Tue Feb 08, 2005 4:56 pm
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Post by Geebs » Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:24 am

I love the way the Japs won't show genitals, but they're happy to have women crying while they're fucked Top AmIdYfReAk Posts: 6926 Joined: Thu Feb 10, 2000 8:00 am
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Post by AmIdYfReAk » Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:25 am

yea, i still dont get that whole crying thing... Top MaCaBr3 Posts: 1482 Joined: Mon Nov 15, 1999 8:00 am
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Post by MaCaBr3 » Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:26 am

Geebs wrote:I love the way the Japs won't show genitals, but they're happy to puke on each other while eating shit and loose their viginity on a televion show and many other fucked up things.
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Post by mjrpes » Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:53 am

PhoeniX wrote:It's like here, on TV (past 9pm at night, which also allows any kind of swearing you like) they can show dicks, but not errect dicks. Not that I'd like to see that, but still.. it's not hugely offensive.
Wha?? Are you talking about being able to see your basic full frontal nudify, a la the movie Quills or some other artsy movie? I can't see how that would fit into the context of a TV show or drama. Top Hannibal Posts: 1853 Joined: Sun Nov 26, 2000 8:00 am
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Post by Hannibal » Thu Jun 09, 2005 4:27 am

R00k wrote:I think it has something to do with their 'culture of shame.'
Not really. Their porn laws are somewhat of an artifact of our occupation post WWII. Their constitution, AFAIK, was created to include a ban on obscenity...partially to appease us...and of course what WE considered illegal obscenity back in the 1940's included depictions of genitalia/penetration. So thank Douglas MacArthur for the pixelation madness. While our anti-pornography laws have liberalized over the years, theirs have not....which seems to have led to the superabundance of cartoon bondage, schoolgirl rape and monster fucking themes that you find in a lot of Japanese erotica today. Top mjrpes Posts: 4980 Joined: Tue Nov 28, 2000 8:00 am
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Post by mjrpes » Thu Jun 09, 2005 4:37 am

You mean to say that Douglas MacArthur is responsible for hentai? What a fucked up general. [size=85]yea i've too been kind of thinking about maybe a new sig but sort of haven't come to quite a decision yet[/size] Top Massive Quasars Posts: 8696 Joined: Fri Dec 15, 2000 8:00 am
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Post by Massive Quasars » Thu Jun 09, 2005 5:18 am

Odd. [url=http://www.marxists.org/][img]http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3050/avatarmy7.gif[/img][img]http://img506.imageshack.us/img506/1736/leninzbp5.gif[/img][img]http://img506.imageshack.us/img506/1076/modulestalinat6.jpg[/img][img]http://img506.imageshack.us/img506/9239/cheds1.jpg[/img][/url] Top User avatar Transient Posts: 11357 Joined: Fri Feb 09, 2001 8:00 am
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Post by Transient » Thu Jun 09, 2005 5:22 am

What I find odd is that aside from the pixellation of real penetration, hentai-type things are popular and somewhat mainstream. I was watching a show on the History Channel about Japanese sexuality since 1500, and it showed this guy reading a tentacle porn graphic novel on a subway train like it was any old regular book. All the people around him couldn't give a fuck (pardon the pun, heh) and they all acted like it was normal and not shameful. It's been a while since I saw the episode, though, so I could be interpreting/remembering things a bit off. Anyone that knows more able to verify/elaborate? Horton? Top horton Posts: 1080 Joined: Thu Oct 04, 2001 7:00 am
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Post by horton » Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:19 am

japanese culture and sex is seriously fucked up. no cock, no cunt, no insertion - however as long as the genitals are censored there is no problem showing enemas, shitting, pissing etc. ive seen cunts on the train reading 'sports newspapers' which are basically softcore porn with a few baseball scores etc, no one cares - and they dont give a fuck if someone with their 6yr old kid is sitting next to them. the law regarding porn doesnt not seem to be based on morals, its based on pure rules, ive seen porn where some woman is getting hurt and crying, but never seen an actual pussy. as much as i love japan, it pisses me off because 90% of the population are far too polite to ever complain about the other 10% who behave like pricks, i could masturbate on the train and no one would try to stop me, they would just look away and moan to their friends about it. Top horton Posts: 1080 Joined: Thu Oct 04, 2001 7:00 am
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Post by horton » Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:20 am

MaCaBr3 wrote:Where is horton when you need him.
fuck knows. Top Post Reply
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