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Bani · 05-08-2011, 03:24 AM

It seems like this case here is more about Amazon objecting to one of the characters being 17 years old. What's funny to me though is that if the character were 18 or even 25, I doubt they would look all that different. Fanciful and exaggerated as manga drawings are, they're still intended to be reflections of Asian people. We typically age slowly. In my case, annoyingly so. Even though I'll be turning 25 in a few months, I'm stlll mistaken as 15 years old, max. And this was after getting a "mature" haircut. :\

Anyway, back on topic, I hope Amazon will be consistent if it turns out to be an issue with porn, period. Banning the gay porn but allowing het porn makes no sense for a site like Amazon that aims to be diverse.

05-08-2011, 03:24 AM	#151
Bani Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: USA Device: Kindle DX	It seems like this case here is more about Amazon objecting to one of the characters being 17 years old. What's funny to me though is that if the character were 18 or even 25, I doubt they would look all that different. Fanciful and exaggerated as manga drawings are, they're still intended to be reflections of Asian people. We typically age slowly. In my case, annoyingly so. Even though I'll be turning 25 in a few months, I'm stlll mistaken as 15 years old, max. And this was after getting a "mature" haircut. :\ Anyway, back on topic, I hope Amazon will be consistent if it turns out to be an issue with porn, period. Banning the gay porn but allowing het porn makes no sense for a site like Amazon that aims to be diverse. Last edited by Bani; 05-08-2011 at 03:27 AM.