AsianBlossom wrote:Now, America, on the other hand, is supposed to be a country based on Judeo-Christian principles.
Even in G-rating Japanese manga, it isn't unusually to see boyfriend and girlfriend having sexual intercourse just because they are in the mood. What is worst is that everyone thinks it is normal. They were not married, it is plain adultery. Even if there is no "adult scene" drawn, how could people sell those things to kids?
AsianBlossom wrote:Now, America, on the other hand, is supposed to be a country based on Judeo-Christian principles.
AsianBlossom wrote:It's important to realize that Japan is a country based on Shinto and Buddist principles.
AsianBlossom wrote:I'm leaving this thread permanently, but I'd like to leave one final thing here: I said "Judeo-Christian principles" not "Judeo-Christian lifestyles." If we are not, then why the heck do we have the Ten Commandments at the US Courthouse?
Nate wrote:In Europe they have things called "Kinder surprise." They're chocolate eggs with a small orange capsule inside containing a small figurine or toy. These are all the rage with kids over there, but they can't be sold in the United States. Why? Because the FDA has a law that prohibits embedding "non-nutritive items" in food. It's acceptable everywhere else in the world, but not here. It's just different standards.
If we are not, then why the heck do we have the Ten Commandments at the US Courthouse?
Nate, if you can't politely tell someone they're wrong, don't do it at all. Good-bye. *exits*
Wait wait wait... are you SERIOUS about that? We've had them in Canada for eons and I've NEVER heard about that.... Wow that's strange^^
AsianBlossom wrote:In today's society, however, the meaning has been skewed into having absolutely no religion at all (namely, Christianity) in anything public. It's sad, really.
Mave wrote:I would also observe that the movies in U.S are being equally demoralized if you compare them to the movies made in the 30s.
I just think that the rating system could be a little bit more strict but that's arbitrary.
Corrie wrote:For instance, sexual content is not as taboo there, but violence is (in video games, at least--I heard this while watching G4 long ago, before it started to suck XD).
Nate wrote:As far as violence goes, Japan doesn't really have a problem with violence.
Nate wrote:As far as violence goes, Japan doesn't really have a problem with violence.
Nate wrote:I think that's become a fairly recent thing, the belief that somehow the older decades were "more clean." The simple fact is that they weren't. Oh, sure, maybe it wasn't as overt, but the sexuality was there.
I disagree; I believe the ratings system is where it needs to be. Actually if anything I already find them to be more strict than they should. I'm sorry, but showing someone smoke on a cartoon is not bad, and it's ridiculous that cigarettes have to be edited out of Y7 or heck, even PG rated TV shows!
There's also a huge level of disparity between how cartoons/comics, movies, and video games are rated...but that's a rant outside of the scope of this topic.
And that's what should always happen rather than censorship. I'm not saying you advocate censorship, Mave. XD I'm just saying it in general.
Nate wrote:That's not exactly true, really. I could get into it, but it wouldn't be exactly appropriate for this forum, so I'll refrain. As far as violence goes, Japan doesn't really have a problem with violence. Look at the entertainment we enjoy, stuff which is meant for children in Japan that gets edited and watered down to fit American crap standards. Japan has a very healthy attitude towards violence, and guess what? They're not all mindless killers. But we censor violence and shield our kids and our violent crime rate is higher. Hmm. Just food for thought.
Mave wrote:Don't get me wrong, I'm not anti-sex or some wrinkled up prude. But sometimes, we really don't need to see the whole act played out in order to get the message "Oh btw, just so you know, they had sex. Yup, they really did. See? See? Can't you see that they went all the way?
When I mean arbitratry, I mean to say that the rating system is not standardized. One group of reviewers may rate the same movie 'R' while another PG-13. I think we have some agreement in this sense.
I do advocate censorship to a certain limit (or certain age, really).
But what I heard in my social problems class is while the ratings systems and such try to protect kids, there are parents who will buy anything for their kids or let them watch anything, and the parents themselves won't even know what's in it.
K. Ayato wrote:Wouldn't it be better if the sex or violence scenes in comics or movies were just left up to the reader/viewer's imagination instead of displaying it in full view for a series of shots?
Oh oh, I didn't say this clearly! I think we agree that ratings can be arbitrary (previous paragraphs) but I don't expect anyone to agree on censorship. I'm perfectly fine with that. So, there's no longer a need to follow up on this part of the discussion. ^^Nate wrote:That's the difference, I think, is I don't. XD I'm not saying I advocate giving hardcore porn to a six year old, so don't hear it that way. I just think the regulations in this country concerning children are a bit ridiculous.
Wouldn't it be better if the sex or violence scenes in comics or movies were just left up to the reader/viewer's imagination instead of displaying it in full view for a series of shots?
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