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I think you should take a second look at how quickly this statement moved from "these people are doing something nonviolent I don't understand or approve of" to

I think you should take a second look at how quickly this statement moved from "these people are doing something nonviolent I don't understand or approve of" to "these people are a scourge on society and responsible for some of our most horrible crimes." I would bet that there's someone in the world you love and admire who watches this kind of media, though for obvious reasons they haven't told you about it.

Eumenes 3y ago
> admire yeah just the quality I look for in people I admire ... their passion for hentai
- maxbond 3y ago
  You probably admire other qualities and are oblivious to that one in particular. They might be a coworker who's saved your bacon, they might be a friend who's given you valuable counsel, etc. I think you're thinking circularly, that being into weird hentai implies they aren't a valued part of your life and that being a valued part of your life means they're not into weird hentai. I can understand how that might be comforting to you in this moment, but it's not so. One doesn't imply the other, they're largely unrelated. ETA: The real point of contention here is that you believe the only people who would enjoy this material are people who are traumatized and on the brink of mass murder. I've been avoiding addressing this head on because I struggle to critique this delicately, but I'll be frank with you. This appears to be to be a failure of imagination combined with some catastrophism. I don't think there's a way to put this delicately, but people are into kinky stuff, and they almost never talk about with people other than their partners. A lot of people have trouble talking to their partners about it. I know nothing about the proclivities of the vast majority of people in my life - but I don't take that as evidence of the absence of such proclivities.

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I think you should take a second look at how quickly this statement moved from "these people are doing something nonviolent I don't understand or approve of" to

by maxbond 3y ago

Eumenes 3y ago
> admire yeah just the quality I look for in people I admire ... their passion for hentai
- maxbond 3y ago
  You probably admire other qualities and are oblivious to that one in particular. They might be a coworker who's saved your bacon, they might be a friend who's given you valuable counsel, etc. I think you're thinking circularly, that being into weird hentai implies they aren't a valued part of your life and that being a valued part of your life means they're not into weird hentai. I can understand how that might be comforting to you in this moment, but it's not so. One doesn't imply the other, they're largely unrelated. ETA: The real point of contention here is that you believe the only people who would enjoy this material are people who are traumatized and on the brink of mass murder. I've been avoiding addressing this head on because I struggle to critique this delicately, but I'll be frank with you. This appears to be to be a failure of imagination combined with some catastrophism. I don't think there's a way to put this delicately, but people are into kinky stuff, and they almost never talk about with people other than their partners. A lot of people have trouble talking to their partners about it. I know nothing about the proclivities of the vast majority of people in my life - but I don't take that as evidence of the absence of such proclivities.