I mean I agree child sex is bad. I also agree incest is bad.
But there were societies that promoted both and still kept existing. Just because I have a set of social norms, caused by my upbringing, doesn't mean I get to judge people that had different upbringing.
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Let me clear some things. Pedo content 99 times out of 100, isn't literal child rape. Hell, there isn't any sex at all (actual scenes of sex get you 18+ rating so anime and manga would avoid actual depictions since you narrow the audience). If there are any such scenes where an older person has involuntary sex with a younger person, they are depicted as vile and heinous acts.
It's usually just minors* having sex with other minors with both parties agreeing. It's usually not depicted as actual non-consensual sexual acts.
So where is the child rape? Well, in the details, i.e. consent. See my comment about apparent age. It gets into squicky territory quickly.
* - One of the minors or both might have different apparent age than actual age.
But there were societies that promoted both and still kept existing. Just because I have a set of social norms, caused by my upbringing, doesn't mean I get to judge people that had different upbringing.
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Let me clear some things. Pedo content 99 times out of 100, isn't literal child rape. Hell, there isn't any sex at all (actual scenes of sex get you 18+ rating so anime and manga would avoid actual depictions since you narrow the audience). If there are any such scenes where an older person has involuntary sex with a younger person, they are depicted as vile and heinous acts.
It's usually just minors* having sex with other minors with both parties agreeing. It's usually not depicted as actual non-consensual sexual acts.
So where is the child rape? Well, in the details, i.e. consent. See my comment about apparent age. It gets into squicky territory quickly.
* - One of the minors or both might have different apparent age than actual age.