Index of category sex

On Kodomo no Jikan and instigation

Thu, 31 May 2007 22:12:05 GMT

A great deal has already been said about Seven Seas and Kodomo no Jikan/Nymphet. People who want to know about that stuff already do. There is just one thing relating to that mess that I'd like to comment on here; it concerns a point in Jason DeAngelis's first public statement on the subject. He has since retracted some of the statement, but the principle illustrated is more general than just this one incident. [1151 words...]

No conviction for "luring" non-existent minor

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:20:18 GMT

This article in the Las Vegas Sun describes a Reno, Nevada man acquitted of chatroom child-luring because the 16-year-old woman he "lured" into an in-person meeting did not actually exist. She was actually a false persona created by the local sheriff's department. The judge ruled that you can't be guilty of "luring" a minor when no minor is actually involved, so no conviction; and the appeals court upheld that decision - continuing the US legal system's tradition of recognizing a difference between reality and fantasy. There is an added wrinkle that makes it less strong, however. [402 words...] NEW: Added note about a second case

Pornography not just for boys anymore

Tue, 14 Dec 2004 05:00:00 GMT

Here's an article from Mainichi Interactive (in English) on the trend towards explicit sexuality in shoujo manga (Japanese graphic novels marketed to girls). One point I find interesting is that this stuff is not at all new in shounen (aimed at boys) products, but apparently a line has been crossed now that the readers are female. Also interesting are some of the comments from youthful interviewees - one of whom pointed out that hey, if we're sitting here reading manga alone, that means we're not "cool" enough to be out there doing this stuff with boys in real life, so "parents should feel at ease". Another fingers sex-related Internet spam as a worse problem. The difference between fantasy and reality seems to be a lot clearer than it is for many North Americans. Notice also the tone of the article in the third paragraph; I don't know whether that adjective-heavy style is direct from the original Japanese or introduced by the translator, but I think somebody over at Mainichi has been spending too much time reading the wrong kind of fanfic.

VeriSign helps expose chatroom cops

Mon, 27 Sep 2004 04:00:00 GMT

Imagine for a moment that you're one of those creepy people we've heard so much about: a chatroom pervert. You've "stalked", you've "groomed", and now your prospective victim, who claims to be a 12-year-old girl, has finally agreed to meet you in person. Now you face a dilemma: do you make the date? Thing is, she might not really be 12. She might not even be a "she". Maybe she's someone much like yourself, in which case the two of you can grin uncomfortably at each other and walk away; but maybe she's actually a male undercover cop, in which case the consequences of trying to date her may be more serious. How do you know? Well, thanks to VeriSign, now you can be sure. [981 words...]

"Child" charged for "child porn" - of self

Wed, 07 Apr 2004 04:00:00 GMT

Spotted in Mike Sugimoto's blog - a 15-year-old near Pittsburgh is being charged with sexual abuse of children, possession of child pornography, and dissemination of child pornography, for distributing photos of herself "in various states of undress and performing a variety of sexual acts". I wonder how wide a "variety of sexual acts" is actually possible given that she was the only person in the pictures, and here was me thinking the term "self-abuse" had fallen out of fashion in the middle of last century, but those are minor issues. [237 words...]