2D Lolis Exhibited In Denmark, Danes Not Amused

Under the dubious pretense of "Discuss plx!", a museum from Denmark began hosting a gallery of non-explicit drawings taken from erotic manga this week, much to the indignation of public opinion (and of false-preaching politicians, as usual). The depicted themes range from oversized-breasts in manga such as Pink Sniper or Juicy Fruits (pictured below), to office sex in the manga The Spirit of Capitalism, and even fantasy porn in Bondage Fairies.



But the ones sparking most of the public rage were - again, as usual - drawings depicting fictional children in a sexual manner, a prime example of this being Taro Shinonome's manga Swing Out Sisters, also sampled there. The museum's curator, Christian Hviid Mortensen claims that it's all a big misunderstanding (where have we heard that before?...), and that the true purpose of the exhibition was to get people talking about the power of the media, when it comes to brainwashing people.

For example, one of the perfectly valid questions asked is: "Why should a ban [on animated child pornography, proposed by Denmark's Social Democrats] not include crime, violence and horror films, and documentaries such as about Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union?". And indeed, why shouldn't it? Is murder and genocide any better than fingering a loli?

Or another question: "Should we listen to the scientists who say that there is a correlation between exposure and crime? Or to the experts who say the opposite?". Surely, living your fantasies in the confines of your own home, loli drawings and napkins at hand, is a better way to protect children, than banning said drawings and forcing lolicons to get their fix out in the real world.

And that's not even bringing into the discussion the most fundamental of arguments - that nature made us sexually capable from a young age for a reason. It's only today's increasingly puritan society that keeps raising that bar, all the while making us oblivious to the real horrors of the world. Like dressing your daughter in anything other than pink. The horror!... The horror!...

Anyway, the thought-provoking "repulsive" gallery will remain open until October 24, at Kunsthallen Brandts' media museum in the city of Odense (unless forcibly shut down before that). Just in case anyone has a chance to drop by.