Earlier this month, the popular Korean-born artist, “DJ Soda“He reported through his official social networks that he had gone through a difficult situation during a live performance in Japan.
“DJ Soda” mentioned that the events occurred during the Osaka Music Circus Festival. After coming down from the stage to greet the Japanese fans just like he does after every show, “DJ Soda” Revealed That Many People Reached Out Their Hands and Groped Her Breasts. In his words, it is the first time in ten years of his career that this has happened when trying to get closer to his fans.
The popular artist showed some photos where members of the public can be seen touching her inappropriately, and although it is noticeable that she is extending her hand to greet the audience, people ignore her gesture and go straight for her breasts. While “DJ Soda” received many comments in his favor, others claimed that this situation was “his fault” for inciting Japanese men with his tight clothing.
This led to endless opinions emerging on social networks, but one in particular became a trend by accusing the anime of this situation:
- I don’t think they understand the fundamentals of why the sexual assault on DJ Soda and the consumption of erotic anime content are related. The root of the problem is that the consumption of anime pornography has led to an increase in sexual crimes in real life. While it’s true that 2D girls aren’t real, otakus direct their sexual assaults at real women accordingly.
- In that case, of course, the desire for sexual assault would be directed at DJ Soda (no one should have the desire for sexual assault, but you can’t expect much from men). Therefore, DJ Soda has been the victim of sexual harassment. This is a fact. And in the two-dimensional case? Since 2D girls aren’t real, these men’s desire for sexual aggression is mirrored towards real women.
- Worldwide, a man with a desire to perpetrate a woman in her teens is treated as a rather abnormal person, but such individuals appear in large numbers among Japanese men. This is because many anime works depict middle school and high school girls in school uniforms as targets for sexual consumption.
- I’m tired of hearing the argument that there’s no such thing as anime’s influence on attitudes in the real world. Can any other reason explain the unusual global obsession of Japanese men with women in school uniforms? Through the sexual consumption of anime works, the Japanese have embraced the idea that it is okay to assault women who fit this description.
- It is due to this background and the fact that anime works are criticized. The problem is that the target of the attack is not an erotically dressed girl, but all the women in Japan. This is why they arouse criticism, which exists on a whole other level than the basic premise of “individuals are free to dress as they like”.
And of course, this opinion did not go unnoticed in the comment forums in Japan:
- «Understandable. Why don’t they try to ban it once and for all?».
- «I don’t understand what the solution would be then, the same women authors also use that erotic archetype, do they want to put women authors out of work?».
- «I don’t understand why directly attack anime consumption with this situation, do you think that all sexual offenders consume anime?».
- «Feminists should be banned too, according to them, anyone who is a man should commit suicide. Left unchecked, his ideas could lead to genocide.».
- «Well, when there were those anime of gangs and motorcycles, the crimes of gangs and motorcycles increased. There is certainly a relationship between what is trending in anime and what is happening in the world today. Shonen is supposed to be light content for teens, but there are so many adults reading shonen who imbue these stories with erotica just to please them.».
- «Do you want to further regulate sex and pornography? In the end, it seems that Japan wants to become a country of only women».
- «It does not make sense to debate with a person who does not have proof of what he affirms».
- «I understand the logic that is presented in this statement, however, I do not see that it fits in any way with what happened to the artist. There is no way to verify that these offenders consume that genre of anime constantly».
- «Hmmm, I don’t think you understand how the mind of anime consumers works, especially those who only consume hentai. They’ve gotten to the point where only 2D girls turn them on and real porn doesn’t turn them on, do you think someone like that is going to go out and assault women?».
- «If someone commits a crime under the influence of an anime illustration, it’s the fault of the person who committed the crime, right? If you use that argument to say that erotic anime is bad, then DJ Soda herself is guilty of being harassed by men, precisely because of the image with which she sells herself.».
- «Erotic models and porn stars have consistently said they disagree with many feminist ideas. For this reason, now this sect of women who are dissatisfied with current life has no choice but to start attacking anime».
